PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cohodes, Sarah R.
AU  - Ho, Helen
AU  - Robles, Silvia C.
TI  - Diversifying the STEM Pipeline
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.1024-13934R2
DP  - 2026 Apr 08
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 1024-13934R2
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2026/04/01/jhr.1024-13934R2.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2026/04/01/jhr.1024-13934R2.full
AB  - Pipeline programs intended to increase diversity in STEM fields are common, but there is little rigorous evidence of their efficacy. We fielded a randomized controlled trial to study a suite of such programs targeted to underrepresented high school students and hosted at an elite technical institution. Students offered seats in the STEM summer programs were likelier to enroll in, persist through, and graduate from elite colleges and to graduate with a degree in a STEM field. These improvements in college outcomes raised predicted earnings by 3–15 percent.