Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. Acknowledgments viii
4. Preface xiv
5. Chapter 1. Educational Attainment: Overall Trends, Disparities, and the Public Universities We Study 1
6. Chapter 2. Bachelor’s Degree Attainment on a National Level 20
7. Chapter 3. Finishing College at Public Universities 32
8. Chapter 4. Fields of Study, Time-to-Degree, and College Grades 57
9. Chapter 5. High Schools and “Undermatching” 87
10. Chapter 6. Test Scores and High School Grades as Predictors 112
11. Chapter 7. Transfer Students and the Path from Two-Year to Four-Year Colleges 134
12. Chapter 8. Financial Aid and Pricing on a National Level 149
13. Chapter 9. Financial Aid at Public Universities 166
14. Chapter 10. Institutional Selectivity and Institutional Effects 192
15. Chapter 11. Target Populations 207
16. Chapter 12. Looking Ahead 223
17. Appendix A. The Modern Evolution of America’s Flagship Universities 239
18. Notes 265
19. List of Figures 337
20. List of Tables 347
21. List of Appendix Tables 349
22. References 357
23. Index 377