Table 10 Effects of HOPE on earning a STEM degree by first-year GPA for initial STEM majors
From: The effect of Georgia’s HOPE scholarship on college major: a focus on STEM
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freshman GPA | <2.50 | 2.50-2.79 | 2.80-2.99 | 3.00-3.19 | 3.20-3.49 | 3.50-4.00 |
A. Total | −0.0718 | −0.1449 | −0.0632 | −0.0878 | −0.0321 | −0.1027 |
(0.0322) | (0.0281)** | (0.0563) | (0.0131)*** | (0.0143) | (0.0139)*** | |
{−14.75%} | {−22.90%} | {−10.01%} | {−13.11%} | {−4.47%} | {−12.70%} | |
B. Females | −0.0394 | −0.1306 | −0.1085 | −0.1629 | 0.0411 | −0.0704 |
(0.0456) | (0.0820) | (0.0826) | (0.0726) | (0.0417) | (0.0141)** | |
{−11.07%} | {−28.05%} | {−20.56%} | {−29.21%} | {7.18%} | {−9.73%} | |
C. Males | −0.0858 | −0.1356 | −0.0483 | −0.0950 | −0.1114 | −0.1247 |
(0.0404) | (0.0568)* | (0.0658) | (0.0148)*** | (0.0308)** | (0.0248)** | |
{−15.07%} | {−18.55%} | {−6.77%} | {−12.54%} | {−13.74%} | {−14.42%} | |
Sex, race/ethnicity dummies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
High school dummies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SAT dummies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
High school GPA dummies | No | No | No | No | No | No |
USG institution dummies | No | No | No | No | No | No |