Authors

Ann M. Gansemer-Topf
John H. Schuh

Institutional Grants: Investing in Student Retention and Graduation

Abstract

This study examines how institutional expenditures and grants (student financial aid) relate to retention and graduation. It looks at this relationship over a 10-year period and examines differences between institutions with low- and high-admissions selectivity standards. In general, expenditures for institutional grants positively contributed to retention and graduation rates except at high-selectivity institutions, where institutional grants did not significantly contribute to retention and graduation rates.

Recommended Citation

Gansemer-Topf, Ann M. and Schuh, John H. (2005) "Institutional Grants: Investing in Student Retention and Graduation," Journal of Student Financial Aid: Vol. 35 : Iss. 3 , Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55504/0884-9153.1051
Available at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jsfa/vol35/iss3/1