When Less Is Not More: Recovery after a Decline in the Size of the Freshman Class at Private Small Liberal Arts Colleges

When Less Is Not More: Recovery after a Decline in the Size of the Freshman Class at Private Small Liberal Arts Colleges

The authors examined factors that affected the size of the freshman class at small liberal arts colleges after a decline of ten percent or more. Although top ranked national schools needed to do little, lesser ranked ones enjoyed a greater degree of recovery by offering larger amounts of financial a...

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Veröffentlicht in:College and university 2018-05, Vol.93 (2), p.2-15
Hauptverfasser: Gitter, Robert J, MacDonald, Faith, Greenleaf, Daniel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Class size
College Freshmen
College students
Colleges & universities
Costs
Declining Enrollment
Enrollment Trends
Enrollments
Higher Education
Institutional Characteristics
Liberal Arts
National Surveys
Reputation
School Size
Space
Student Financial Aid
Supply and Demand
Tables (Data)
Tuition
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Study
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Zusammenfassung:The authors examined factors that affected the size of the freshman class at small liberal arts colleges after a decline of ten percent or more. Although top ranked national schools needed to do little, lesser ranked ones enjoyed a greater degree of recovery by offering larger amounts of financial aid and regional schools by awarding aid to more students.
ISSN:0010-0889