Attending a more selective college doesn't mean a better chance of graduating

Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 12:33 in Psychology & Sociology

It is commonly argued that students should attend the most academically selective college possible, since, among other reasons, highly selective institutions graduate students at higher rates. However, is it the institutions themselves that succeed in getting students through to degree completion, or is degree completion merely a result of the quality of the students entering the institutions?

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