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ERIC Number: EJ497844
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Factors Influencing the College Choice Decisions of Graduate Students.
Kallio, Ruth E.
Research in Higher Education, v36 n1 p109-24 Feb 1995
A study investigated the relative importance of 31 institutional characteristics in 1,068 graduate students' decisions to enroll or not enroll in the institution. Factors having the greatest influence included residency status, quality and other academic environment characteristics, work-related concerns, spouse considerations, financial aid, and campus social environment. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Choice, College Environment, Decision Making, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Enrollment Influences, Graduate Students, Higher Education, In State Students, Institutional Characteristics, Out of State Students, Spouses, Statistical Analysis, Student Attitudes, Student Employment, Student Financial Aid
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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