Race, Ethnicity and Nativity and the Prestige of Colleges Attended

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Fishman, Samuel H. (2021). Race, Ethnicity and Nativity and the Prestige of Colleges Attended. Social Science Research, 94, 102518. PMCID: PMC7926035

Abstract

Although much literature examines racial/ethnic variation in college attendance, comparable research on the prestige of colleges attended is quite limited. Of particular interest are the colleges attended by Asian and Hispanic Americans, two populations with varied education outcomes across ethnicity and nativity. The analysis draws on a diverse sample from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to estimate OLS and Heckman selection models of prestige of the bachelor's institution attended among current college enrollees (Wave III) and graduates (Wave IV). Across all model specifications Chinese Americans tend to enroll and graduate from more prestigious colleges than Whites and most other racial/ethnic-nativity groups in the analysis. In contrast, economic disadvantage accounts for Mexican Americans' enrollment at less prestigious colleges than Whites. These findings suggest the important role of college prestige in stratification, especially for specific Asian American populations.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2020.102518

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2021

Journal Title

Social Science Research

Author(s)

Fishman, Samuel H.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC7926035

Data Set/Study

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health)

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

Race/Ethnicity

White
Black
Asian American
Hispanic/Latinx

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