Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D. in Higher Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Amy E. Wells Dolan
Second Advisor
Katie Busby
Third Advisor
David Rock
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Using Perna’s (2006) college choice model as the conceptual framework, the researcher utilized two data analyses to complete this study. First, multiple regressions were performed on three groups of variables: entrance examination, core high school gpa, and cumulative high school gpa; gender, ethnicity, and residency; and first-generation status and Mississippi congressional district. Second, a chi square test was completed to discover how likely it is that a student’s application date is related to the acceptance rate (likelihood of acceptance) and yield rate (likelihood of matriculating) of the University of Mississippi freshman class.
Recommended Citation
Phillips, Jennifer Leigh, "Apply Now!: Utilizing Application Date to Predict College Enrollment" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1552.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1552