I examine the effects of peer ethnic composition on college students' educational outcomes. I use a sample of freshmen … cohorts from 1991 to 2002 at Texas universities from the Texas Higher Education Opportunity Project data. This paper … the college completion rates of Hispanic students. The results also suggest that the total peer effects on college …

chooses a science major and on his or her cumulative GPA. Conversely, students who attend campuses with stronger peers in the … sciences are less likely to graduate with a science degree. Weaker, non-minority students typically react to stronger peers in …

of a two-day freshman orientation program for university students, I find that higher ability peers generate positive … students by 0.05 to 0.08 SD. I provide evidence that the effects result from the formation of lasting social ties, and that …

students, a group of disadvantaged Black and mixed-race students from low-income families and with lower levels of education … and environment, impacting students' efforts. Using two rich administrative data sets and a rule of admission at one top … and labour market outcomes. The rule creates two potential effects on students: peer and ranking effects. The last student …