Merit-Based Student Aid and Freshman Interstate College Migration: Testing a Dynamic Model of Policy Change |
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| Authors: | Meechai Orsuwan and Ronald H. Heck |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education and Human Services, Ronan Hall 329, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA;(2) Department of Educational Administration, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1776 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study examines how state merit-based scholarships individually and simultaneously with prepaid tuition plans influence the interstate migration of college-bound freshmen. State freshman migration percentages were examined over a 10-year period. Results of an interrupted time-series model suggested that students generally respond to merit-based tuition aid in accordance with our initial prediction based on factors influencing student choice in attending postsecondary institutions. More specifically, many students choose to attend an in-state college in order to be eligible for state merit-based scholarships. Moreover, for home states that adopted both merit-based scholarships and prepaid tuition contracts, student out-migration was further reduced over time. |
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| Keywords: | College financial aid Freshman college migration Merit-based college scholarships Prepaid-tuition Policy analysis Growth modeling |
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