Do college students benefit from placement into higher-achieving classes?

Nicolás de Roux and Evan Riehl

Journal of Public Economics, 2022, vol. 210, issue C

Abstract: We examine a unique admission system at a flagship Colombian university that tracked admitted students into high- and lower-ability classes in the same majors. In a regression discontinuity design, we find that marginal admits to the high-ability classes were less likely to pass their first-year courses, and less likely to earn a college degree in the long-run. These results suggest that college students may benefit when their academic preparation is high relative to that of their classmates, particularly at schools where there is a substantial risk of failing courses.

Keywords: College tracking; Academic preparation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2022.104669

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