students perform across HBCUs and non-HBCUs by looking at a relatively broad range of outcomes, including college and graduate … school completion, job satisfaction, social mobility, civic engagement, and health. HBCUs punch significantly above their …

profile of their earnings. We show that students' family background is strongly related to the earnings paths of the major … they choose. Students with more educated parents, especially those who have graduate degrees, choose majors with lower …

We study whether female students benefit from being taught by female professors, and whether such gender match effects … larger classes. This difference suggests that direct and frequent interactions between students and professors are important … increase performance of female students …

We study whether female students benefit from being taught by female professors, and whether such gender match effects … larger classes. This difference suggests that direct and frequent interactions between students and professors are important … increase performance of female students …

to seek evidence to enhance self-esteem, there is left-digit bias in this life-changing decision. Students with scores …

It is well established that female students perform better when taught by female professors. However, little is known …, but are absent in larger classes. These results suggest that direct and frequent interactions between students and … sufficient to increase performance of female students. …

Higher education policymakers are concerned about the success of first-generation college students. In this study, we … investigate one potential factor that may influence outcomes: first-generation students' peers. To mitigate common biases that may … impacts first-semester English grades for first-generation students. Our findings for math are inconclusive, with at best …

students have a strong sense of belonging are important school-level predictors of having a K-12 natural mentor … informal mentoring relationships between students and teachers, counselors, and coaches. Using longitudinal data from a … in college attendance. Effects are largest for students of lower socioeconomic status and robust to controls for …

We study how geographic access to public postsecondary institutions is associated with students' college enrollment … in students' local college options, with White, Hispanic, and rural students having, on average, many fewer nearby … options than their Black, Asian, suburban, and urban peers. We then show that students are sensitive to the distance they must …

Exams play a key role in a student's learning process at university, and their organization may affect student … average quality of students enrolled following the reform. Additionally, the policy contributed to an increase in on …