The Contributing Factors to Enrollment Growth at Private Liberal Arts Colleges

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Elder, Colin
Date Issued
April 29, 2025
Abstract
For years, enrollment at private liberal arts colleges has been in decline (Cenczyk). This project aims to find which factors that are most significant in growth in enrollment for LACs. The factors examined include endowment, tuition, applicant selectivity, and others. To complete this analysis, a panel ordinary least squares regresssion is run. Additionally, there is a dashboard which accompanies this project. This dashboard allows users to explore the data and plot visualizations, allowing the user to draw their own conclusions or analyze which schools have been performing well.
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Data Science
Economics
First Reader(s)
Graber, Emily
Nonnenmacher, Tomas W.
Department
Business and Economics
Computer and Information Science
Type of Publication
Senior Project Paper
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