The provision of grant aid is important to students' postsecondary opportunities and success.
It is well established that grant aid increases the probability of enrollment in postsecondary …

College choice has been a topic of investigation for many years. Since the 1990 publication
of Michael Paulsen's ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report on student enrollment behaviors …

We show that the vast majority of very high-achieving students who are low-income do not
apply to any selective college or university. This is despite the fact that selective institutions …

When students choose where to attend college, they often stay in close proximity to home
and work. Much of the college choice literature, however, does not engage with the …

The increasing tension between the perceived necessity of a college degree and the
challenge of paying for it has led to a proliferation of financial aid policy in the United States …

Only a minority of high-achieving, low-income students apply to colleges in the same way
that other high-achieving students do: applying to several selective colleges whose …

High-achieving, low-income students attend selective colleges at far lower rates than
upperincome students with similar achievement. Behavioral biases, intensified by …

High-achieving, low-income students attend selective colleges at far lower rates than upper-
income students with similar achievement. Behavioral biases, intensified by complexity and …

Growing concerns about low awareness and take-up rates for government support programs
like college financial aid have spurred calls to simplify the application process and enhance …

We analyze a Massachusetts merit aid program that gives high-scoring students tuition
waivers at in-state public colleges with lower graduation rates than available alternative …