The Impact of State Appropriations and Grants on Access to Higher Education and Outmigration

The question of how states can best use financial policy to achieve their goals is very important for many higher education stakeholders. In this study, the authors use panel data for all 50 states over a 20-year period to examine how state appropriations, need-based grants, and merit-based grants a...

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Published in:Review of higher education 2012-09, Vol.36 (1), p.51-90
Main Authors: Toutkoushian, Robert K, Hillman, Nicholas W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Access to Education
College Students
Colleges & universities
Education policy
Eligibility
Enrollment
Financial Policy
Government agencies
Grade Point Average
Grants
Higher Education
Human Capital
Paying for College
Postsecondary Education
Predictor Variables
Socioeconomic factors
Stakeholders
Standardized Tests
State Aid
State Government
Student Financial Aid
Student Mobility
Tables (Data)
Tuition
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Summary:The question of how states can best use financial policy to achieve their goals is very important for many higher education stakeholders. In this study, the authors use panel data for all 50 states over a 20-year period to examine how state appropriations, need-based grants, and merit-based grants affect student enrollment in college and whether students migrate to other states for their postsecondary education. We find that increases within states in both appropriations and merit-based grants, but not need-based grants, lead to gains in postsecondary enrollment rates, and that merit-based grants are most effective at reducing outmigration for postsecondary education. (Contains 7 tables and 5 footnotes.)
ISSN:0162-5748
1090-7009
1090-7009
DOI:10.1353/rhe.2012.0063