American Economic Journal: Economic Policy · 2025 · Ashley Edwards、Justin C. Ortagus、Jonathan Smith、Andria Smythe
中文摘要
利用近120万名参加SAT考试的黑人学生数据，我们发现最初入读传统黑人大学（HBCU）的学生获得学士学位的可能性高出14.6个百分点，且在30岁左右时，其家庭收入比未入读HBCU的学生高5%，学生贷款余额多12,000美元。我们发现，这一结果主要是由学生更有可能从入学门槛相对宽松的HBCU完成学位（而非就读两年制学院或不上大学）所驱动的。(JEL G51, I23, I26, J15, J31)
Abstract
Using data from nearly 1.2 million Black SAT takers, we find that students initially enrolling in a historically Black college and university (HBCU) are 14.6 percentage points more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree and, around age 30, have 5 percent higher household income and $12,000 more in student loan balances than those who do not enroll in an HBCU. We find that results are largely driven by an increased likelihood of completing a degree from relatively broad-access HBCUs in lieu of a two-year college or no college. (JEL G51, I23, I26, J15, J31)