College-Going Culture and Enrollment at Highly Selective Postsecondary Institutions for Students of Color

• In Event: 66.088 - Sheraton Roundtable 13 - Osgoode Ballroom
  In Roundtable Session: 66.088-4 - Expanding the Conversation on College Choice

Abstract

Black and Latinx students remain underrepresented in America’s most highly selective institutions (Carneval & Strohl, 2013). Given that students of color who attend highly selective post-secondary institutions are more likely to complete their bachelor’s degree than those who attend less selective institutions (US Department of Education, 2016), more needs to be understood about whether a student’s race moderates the relationship between a high school’s college-going culture (CGC) and enrollment at a highly selective institution. Using the ELS 2002 dataset and logistic regression, this study found that race and CGC are predictors of attending a highly selective institution; however, race does not moderate the relationship. Practical implications are discussed along with suggestions for future analysis.

Authors

• Emma Bausch, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

• Ronnie Rios, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

• Nicole Wilson, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor