PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Thomas J. Kane
TI  - Evaluating the Impact of the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.XLII.3.555
DP  - 2007 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 555--582
VI  - XLII
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XLII/3/555.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XLII/3/555.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2007 Jul 01; XLII
AB  - The D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant program dramatically changed college prices for District of Columbia residents, allowing them to pay in-state tuition at public institutions around the country. Between 1998 and 2000, the number of D.C. residents attending public institutions in Virginia and Maryland more than doubled; when public institutions in other states were added, this number again nearly doubled. The impact was largest at nonselective public four-year colleges, particularly predominantly black institutions. The total number of financial aid applicants, Pell Grant recipients, and college entrants from D.C. also increased by 15 percent or more.