Data and Code for: The Common Application and Student Choice

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Brian Knight, Brown University; Nathan Schiff, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

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Project Citation:

Knight, Brian, and Schiff, Nathan. Data and Code for: The Common Application and Student Choice. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-05-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E137561V1

Project Description

Summary: We study the effects of the Common Application (CA) platform, which allows students to submit a single application to multiple institutions, on student choice. Using individual-level data from freshman surveys over the period 1982-2014, we develop two proxies for student choice, one based upon the number of applications submitted and another based upon students attending non-first choice institutions. Using these proxies, we first document sharp increases in student choice over time. Linking these outcomes to the timing of CA membership, we provide evidence of a link between CA entry and increased student choice.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Common Application; Tertiary Education; College Admissions

JEL Classification:
H00 Public Economics: General
I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions

Geographic Coverage: Continental United States

Time Period(s): 9/1/1982 – 9/1/2014 (Fall semester of 1982 through Fall semester of 2014)

Collection Date(s): 10/31/1982 – 10/31/2014 (Survey is collected from schools in fall semester--see HERI CIRP documentation)

Universe: Participating colleges in the United States

Data Type(s): survey data

Methodology

Sampling: Data is collected every year from students at participating colleges. Not all colleges participate every year, and not all students at a participating college fill out the survey.

Unit(s) of Observation: student level

Geographic Unit: location of participating college

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