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Table 6 Estimates of gains in class rank

From: What happens after enrollment? An analysis of the time path of racial differences in GPA and major choice

 

Senior rank−Freshman rank

Junior rank−Freshman rank

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Female

0.228***

0.220***

0.228***

0.123***

0.107**

0.111**

 

(0.048)

(0.048)

(0.048)

(0.043)

(0.044)

(0.044)

Black

0.047

-0.028

-0.062

-0.083

-0.165*

-0.180**

 

(0.089)

(0.095)

(0.096)

(0.081)

(0.086)

(0.087)

Hispanic

-0.027

-0.073

-0.067

-0.060

-0.098

-0.096

 

(0.087)

(0.088)

(0.089)

(0.078)

(0.080)

(0.081)

Asian

-0.281***

-0.239***

-0.207***

-0.097

-0.059

-0.040

 

(0.070)

(0.070)

(0.070)

(0.063)

(0.064)

(0.064)

SAT Score

 

-0.085 ***

-0.040

 

-0.092***

-0.066**

  

(0.028)

(0.030)

 

(0.025)

(0.027)

Mother college

 

-0.026

-0.026

 

-0.033

-0.039

  

(0.066)

(0.065)

 

(0.059)

(0.059)

Mother Ph.D.

 

0.261***

0.259***

 

0.176**

0.175**

  

(0.078)

(0.078)

 

(0.071)

(0.071)

Father college

 

0.057

0.032

 

0.054

0.032

  

(0.086)

(0.085)

 

(0.078)

(0.077)

Father Ph.D.

 

-0.012

0.014

 

0.059

0.073

  

(0.055)

(0.055)

 

(0.050)

(0.050)

Duke Achievement

  

-0.200***

  

-0.151***

   

(0.060)

  

(0.054)

Duke Curriculum

  

-0.036

  

0.010

   

(0.055)

  

(0.050)

Duke Essay

  

0.040

  

0.096**

   

(0.054)

  

(0.049)

Duke Recommendation

  

-0.120**

  

-0.096**

   

(0.054)

  

(0.049)

Duke Personal Qualities

  

0.109**

  

0.056

   

(0.052)

  

(0.047)

R 2

0.039

0.067

0.089

0.01

0.035

0.052

  1. Note: OLS regressions, dependent variables denote change in transformed class rank. Std. errors in parentheses. *, ** and *** indicate that the coef. is significant at 10%, 5% and 1% respectively. N=1132. See footnote 14 for an explanation on how the variables Achievement, Curriculum, Essay, Recommendation and Qualities were constructed. Results in columns 2, 3, 5 and 6 also include controls for family income (not statistically significant) and type of high school (i.e. pub. or priv.). SAT score was normed to N(0,1).