PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lindsay C. Page
AU  - Stacy S. Kehoe
AU  - Benjamin L. Castleman
AU  - Gumilang A. Sahadewo
TI  - More than Dollars for Scholars: The Impact of the Dell Scholars Program on College Access, Persistence and Degree Attainment
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.54.3.0516.7935R1
DP  - 2017 Dec 05
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 0516-7935r1
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2017/12/01/jhr.54.3.0516.7935R1.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2017/12/01/jhr.54.3.0516.7935R1.full
AB  - Socioeconomic inequalities in college completion have widened over time. A critical question is how to support low-income and first-generation students to achieve college success. We investigate one effort, the Dell Scholars Program, which provides a combination of financial support and individualized advising to selected students who attend institutions throughout the US. Using two quasi-experimental analytic strategies, regression discontinuity and difference-in-differences with a matched comparison sample, we find consistent evidence that being selected as a Dell Scholar leads to substantially higher rates of bachelor’s degree completion within six years as well improvements on multiple other measures of college success.