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Using a Merit-Based Scholarship Program to Increase Rates of College Enrollment in an Urban School District:
The Case of the Pittsburgh Promise*
Robert Bozick, Gabriella Gonzalez, and John Engberg
RAND Corporation
November 2012
*This study was supported partially by the R. K. Mellon Foundation and The Heinz Endowments to the Pittsburgh Promise. All analyses and commentary
are strictly those of the authors.
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The Pittsburgh Promise
• Support: $100 million from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Inception: First made available to class of 2008
• Award: $5,000 a year, up to four years
• Eligibility: Resident of Pittsburgh attending and graduating from a public or charter high school, meeting academic requirements
*Research Objective: Does the Promise improve rates of college enrollment among high school graduates in Pittsburgh?
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Data
• Pittsburgh Public School District administrative data to determine scholarship eligibility and sociodemographic background
• National Student Clearinghouse data to determine college enrollment
• Public school graduates from the classes of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
• N = 8,718
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Eligibility Requirements
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Eligibility Distribution
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Difference-in-Difference Estimation
η = difference-in-difference parameter
X = sex, race, free/reduced price lunch, age, English proficiency
τ = annual unemployment rate
ν = fixed-effects
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Logistic Regression Predicting College Enrollment
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Summary of Findings
• No Direct Overall Effect: Eligible students as likely to attend college before and after the scholarship was introduced
….but…
• Increase in Enrollment at Four-Year In-State Schools
• Caution: It is still early, the program is gaining traction
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Next Steps
• Award Increased: $5,000 to $10,000 a year
• Additional Incentives: Dependent on PSSA scores
• Regression Discontinuity: Eligibility and geo-spatial cut-points
• New Haven Promise: Behavioral requirements and full tuition
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