The Effects of On-Campus Housing Requirements on Student Outcomes

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Thirteen
  In Roundtable Session: Navigating Academic Spaces (Table 4)

Abstract

Due to increased focus on student well-being and heightened competition in higher education, universities have adopted on-campus housing requirements for incoming undergraduate students. These requirements mandate that students live on campus for a certain number of years during their university tenure. While research on the effects of on-campus housing has been mixed, recent causal methods have identified some positive effects for minority students. Using OLS models, this paper estimates the effects of on-campus housing requirement lengths on students. While on-campus housing requirements are correlated with student outcomes, the effects become negligible when university fixed-effects are included in the model. This implies that other aspects of universities' auxiliary and student services expenditures may be more impactful for student outcomes.

Author

• Matthew J. Guzman, Michigan State University
  Presenting Author