Party on Dude, But not if you’re a Top Academic Achieving Student: How being named a Top Party School Changes the Academic Profile of a University

Austin F. Eggers and Peter Groothuis

No 20-09, Working Papers from Department of Economics, Appalachian State University

Abstract: Some universities acquire reputations as academic schools and others as party schools. We explore how being named the top party school in the nation by the Princeton Review, affects the quality of students enrolling at a university. Using panel study, we find that being named the top party school in the nation lowers the number of top-tier students who choose to attend the university as measured by academic test scores. We suggest the publicity of being named the top party school in the nation enhances a school’s undesired reputation, which subsequently influences student enrollment decisions, particularly among top-tier students. Key Words: Higher Education, Academic Ranking, Party School

JEL-codes: I23 J24 Z22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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