Nonresident Enrollment at Religious and Secular Colleges
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Description
Institutional characteristics and regional economic data are used to determine if religious private colleges have a higher percentage of nonresident students than do secular colleges. A test of means and a two-stage least squares regression are used on a data set of 827 private higher education institutions to present evidence on the differences between religious and secular private colleges. The study finds that the percentage of nonresident students is higher at secular than at religious private colleges. Evidence suggests that religious colleges may serve a special niche in their local market. It does not appear that nonresident students are willing to attend a religious college solely for religious reasons as their lower tuition levels do not result in higher out-of-state enrollments.
Citation Information
Dotterweich, Douglas; Baryla, Edward A.; and Rochelle, Carolyn F.. 2011. Nonresident Enrollment at Religious and Secular Colleges. Christian Higher Education. Vol.10(1). 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/15363750903526936 ISSN: 1536-3759