Document Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
2023
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Educational Leadership
First Advisor
Karen A Card
Abstract
The present study examines the differences between public baccalaureate institutional expenditures and Pell Grant recipient graduation rates at high and low Pell Grant recipient graduating institutions. IPEDS data were analyzed, including instructional, academic support, student services, institutional support, and Pell Grant recipient 6-year graduation rates from the 2018 academic reporting year. Results from a Mann-Whitney U test compare 99 institutions divided into a high graduation rate group (N_high=40) and a low graduation group (N_low=59). The analysis showed there are mean rank differences between the groups that are statistically significant. These results support the need for further study to make sense of the differences between the level of spending on these criteria for the two institutional types.
Subject Categories
Higher Education
Keywords
graduation, Pell
Number of Pages
55
Publisher
University of South Dakota
Recommended Citation
Sellers, Lamont Alphonso, "An examination of Pell grant recipient graduation rates and institutional expenditures at public baccalaureate institutions" (2023). Dissertations and Theses. 209.
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis/209