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Table 5 Time path of median legacy and white non-legacy class rank

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

 

Base rank

Adjusting for mean grade

Adjusting for selection

 

Non-legacy

Legacy

Difference

Non-legacy

Legacy

Difference

Non-legacy

Legacy

Difference

Year 1

0.631

0.480

-0.152

0.636

0.522

-0.114

0.628

0.536

-0.092

Year 2

0.612

0.605

-0.007

0.628

0.573

-0.055

0.628

0.613

-0.014

Year 3

0.628

0.589

-0.039

0.606

0.572

-0.033

0.620

0.561

-0.058

Year 4

0.620

0.523

-0.097

0.639

0.504

-0.135

0.634

0.504

-0.130

Gain from

         

Year 1 to Year 4

-0.012

0.043

0.055

0.003

-0.018

-0.021

0.006

-0.032

-0.038

  1. Note: “Base Rank” denotes the median class rank, “Adjusting for Mean Grade” denotes the median class rank but adjusted by average course grades, and “Adjusting for Selection” denotes the median class rank adjusted for course selection. Non-Legacy refers only to white non-legacy.