Authors

Dai Li

Degree Attainment of Undergraduate Student Borrowers in Four-Year Institutions: A Multilevel Analysis

Abstract

Recent research on loan effects on student borrowers has focused on pre-college and post-college behavior, neglecting the loan effects during the within-college period. This study integrated the student retention models and financial nexus model to investigate the effects of different kinds of financial aid on degree attainment of undergraduates in 4-year institutions. The author employed multilevel analysis to examine the effects of loans and grants in within-institution, between-institutions, and comprehensive models, and found that grants were a better financial means than loans in assisting students to receive a degree.

Recommended Citation

Li, Dai (2008) "Degree Attainment of Undergraduate Student Borrowers in Four-Year Institutions: A Multilevel Analysis," Journal of Student Financial Aid: Vol. 37 : Iss. 3 , Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55504/0884-9153.1045
Available at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jsfa/vol37/iss3/1