Crafting a Class : College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994

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Crafting a Class : College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994

Title remainder

College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994

Creator

• Duffy, Elizabeth A

Contributor

• Goldberg, Idana

Subject

• Case studies
• College attendance
• College attendance -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
• EDUCATION -- Higher
• Electronic books
• History
• Student aid
• Student aid -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
• United States
• Universities and colleges -- Admission
• Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission | History -- 20th century -- Case studies
• 1900-1999

Genre

• Electronic books
• History
• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

Admissions and financial aid policies at liberal arts colleges have changed dramatically since 1955. Through the 1950s, most colleges in the United States enrolled fewer than 1000 students, nearly all of whom were white. Few colleges were truly selective in their admissions; they accepted most students who applied. In the 1960s, as the children of the baby boom reached college age and both federal and institutional financial aid programs expanded, many more students began to apply to college. For the first time, liberal arts colleges were faced with an abundance of applicants, which raised

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• Princeton legacy library

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EBLCP

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no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Princeton Legacy Library