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Direct linkGansemer-Topf, Ann M.; Downey, Jillian; Genschel, Ulrike – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2020
Academic undermatching--students enrolling in colleges that are less academically selective than those for which they qualify--is a barrier hindering college degree attainment. Given the many reasons students undermatch, this phenomenon is likely to continue; yet, we know little about the characteristics that may be related to degree attainment…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Longitudinal Studies, Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics
