1 option
Excelsior scholarship and college enrollment in new york evidence of unexpected gains Joseph Edward Howard
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Howard, Joseph Edward, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Higher education.
- Higher education administration.
- Educational leadership.
- Education finance.
- 0745.
- 0446.
- 0277.
- 0449.
- Local Subjects:
- Higher education.
- Higher education administration.
- Educational leadership.
- Education finance.
- 0745.
- 0446.
- 0277.
- 0449.
- Genre:
- Academic theses
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (156 pages)
- Contained In:
- Dissertations Abstracts International 87-12A
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 2026
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Many college promise initiatives seek to widen access via financial aid programs with readily easy-to-understand eligibility criteria. The State of New York's Excelsior Scholarship is one such effort to subsidize all out-of-pocket public college tuition expenses for needy students. While promise efforts have proliferated in recent years, data on program outcomes varies widely: Some studies show expanded access, some show shifts between sectors, and some show no changes in enrollment following a program's introduction. Though Excelsior launched in 2017, surprisingly little is known about the long-term effects of the program on subsequent college enrollments. Using federally-collected data on college enrollments, I leverage difference-in-differences estimations and event studies to discern changes in the state's enrollment dynamics following Excelsior's introduction. I test various permutations of the dependent variable, including overall enrollment, new student enrollment, enrollments from in-state students, and enrollments among Pell-eligible students. More precise specifications of the dependent variable - specifically first-time enrollments among Pell-eligible students - show meaningful gains in college-going following Excelsior's introduction. This finding is surprising insofar as most Pell Grant recipients do not benefit from Excelsior's financial support. Finally, I demonstrate that event studies are superior to difference-in-differences estimates, showing that policy effects can lag in the years following the introduction of a promise program
- Notes:
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-12, Section: A.
- Advisors: Baker, Rachel B. Committee members: Moneta, Larry; Perna, Laura W.
- Ed.D. University of Pennsylvania 2026
- Vendor supplied data
- Local Notes:
- School code: 0175
- ISBN:
- 9798252431420
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.