Transfer from two-year to four-year college: an analysis of gender differences

Nearly one-third of all students who attend a two-year college transfer to a four-year college by the time they turn 25. This paper demonstrates that women are less likely than men to transfer, and that women who do transfer are less likely to earn a bachelor's degree. Given the large wage retu...

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Published in:Economics of education review 2001-04, Vol.20 (2), p.151-163
Main Author: Surette, Brian J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bachelors Degrees
College Choice
College Students
Community college
Community Colleges
Higher Education
Human capital
Return to college
Sex Differences
Transfer
Transfer Students
Two-year college
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Summary:Nearly one-third of all students who attend a two-year college transfer to a four-year college by the time they turn 25. This paper demonstrates that women are less likely than men to transfer, and that women who do transfer are less likely to earn a bachelor's degree. Given the large wage returns to each year of college, and the large sheepskin value of a bachelor's degree, the lower propensity by women to transfer may reduce their subsequent earnings. This paper tests several plausible explanations for the transfer rate difference. Most notably, marital status, the presence of children, and gender differences in occupational preferences do not fully explain women's lower transfer rates. Despite controlling for these and other factors, women remain less likely than men to transfer from a two-year to a four-year college.
ISSN:0272-7757
1873-7382
DOI:10.1016/S0272-7757(00)00013-3