| Title: |
From Passive Promises to Proactive Guarantees: The Efficacy of Financial Certainty Interventions among Automatically (In-)Admissible Students. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1158 |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Matt S. Giani; Richard Murphy; Stella M. Flores; Jori Barash; Brian Dixon; Julio Mena Bernal; Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University |
| Source: |
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2025. |
| Availability: |
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
43 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
High Achievement; Low Income Students; College Admission; Intervention; Student Financial Aid; College Enrollment; Selective Admission; College Applicants; Tuition; Noninstructional Student Costs; College Housing; Public Colleges |
| Geographic Terms: |
Texas (Austin) |
| Abstract: |
Low-income high-achieving students are less likely than high-income peers to enroll in selective colleges. Financial certainty interventions can address administrative burdens that stifle their enrollment, even when colleges are tuition-free for them. However, we do not know whether these interventions are effective when students enjoy admissions certainty (e.g., with percent plans) or how financial certainty interventions interact with automatic admissions. We tested the efficacy of a direct-to-student intervention that proactively guaranteed low-income students free tuition, on-campus housing, and a housing scholarship at the University of Texas at Austin. The intervention increased application rates for the full sample, but only increased enrollment at the university among students eligible for automatic admission, for whom the intervention nearly doubled enrollment (43% vs. 24%). |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
ED672526 |
| Database: |
ERIC |