RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Quantile Treatment Effects of College Quality on Earnings JF Journal of Human Resources JO J Hum Resour FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 200 OP 238 DO 10.3368/jhr.51.1.200 VO 51 IS 1 A1 Andrews, Rodney J. A1 Li, Jing A1 Lovenheim, Michael F. YR 2016 UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/51/1/200.abstract AB We use administrative data from Texas to estimate how graduating from a state flagship or a community college relative to a nonflagship university affects the distribution of earnings. We control for the selection of students across sectors using a rich set of observable ability and background characteristics and find evidence of substantial heterogeneity in the returns to quality. Returns increase with earnings among UT–Austin graduates but decline among Texas A&M graduates. For community colleges, returns are negative for lower earners but go to zero for higher earners. Our estimates also point to differences in the distribution of returns by race/ethnicity.