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The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into (Update)

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@Peter Blair : 本文探讨了美国精英大学招生规模长期停滞不前的现象。研究表明，精英大学的招生策略更像奢侈品市场，通过维持低录取率来提升学校声誉和吸引力。这种策略导致了申请人数激增，但招生规模却未见增长。作者认为，如果精英大学不追求声誉和排他性，那么录取率将会上升，竞争也会减弱。同时，作者也提出，精英大学可以通过与其他大学合作，协调招生策略，从而在保证教育质量的同时扩大招生规模。 @Morton Schapiro : 作者认为，美国社会对少数精英大学的关注过度，而忽略了其他大学。作者认为，精英大学扩张招生规模可能会降低其品牌价值，并建议大学应专注于提升教育质量，而非单纯追求招生规模。 @Amalia Miller : 研究表明，就读于更具选择性的大学并不会带来更高的收入。然而，精英大学对某些群体（例如弱势群体和少数族裔学生）的收入提升作用更大。 @Miguel Urquiola : 作者认为，精英大学更像奢侈品，声誉在学生选择大学时起着重要作用。同时，作者也指出，精英大学的声誉往往胜过教学质量，并且精英大学在教学和研究方面存在权衡。 @Zachary Bleamer : 加州大学系统成功地实现了扩张，其规模在过去30年里翻了一番多。作者认为，加州大学系统通过新建校区、吸引优秀师资等方式实现了扩张，并保持了较高的教学质量。其他州的大学可以通过增加教育投入和学生服务来提高教学质量，从而吸引更多学生。

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The episode explores the puzzling phenomenon of elite universities maintaining limited enrollment despite increasing applications. The Operation Varsity Blues scandal highlights the intense competition for limited spots. The discussion then shifts to the economic factors driving this trend.

The Operation Varsity Blues scandal exposed the lengths wealthy parents would go to for elite admissions.
Elite universities have seen a surge in applications, while less selective institutions face declining enrollment.
Despite high demand and tuition costs, elite universities haven't significantly expanded their capacity.

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America’s top colleges are facing record demand. So why don’t they increase supply? (Part 2 of our series from 2022, “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”)

SOURCES:
- Peter Blair, professor of education at Harvard University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
- Zachary Bleemer, assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
- Amalia Miller, professor of economics at the University of Virginia.
- Morton Schapiro, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.
- Miguel Urquiola, professor of economics at Columbia University.
RESOURCES:
- “Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes,” by Suqin Ge, Elliott Isaac, and Amalia Miller (Journal of Labor Economics, 2022).
- “Why Don’t Elite Colleges Expand Supply?” by Peter Q. Blair & Kent Smetters (NBER Working Paper, 2021).
- “Lori Loughlin Pleads Guilty via Zoom in College Admissions Case,” by Kate Taylor (The New York Times, 2020).
- Markets, Minds, and Money: Why America Leads the World in University Research, by Miguel Urquiola (2020).
- “To Cheat and Lie in L.A.: How the College-Admissions Scandal Ensnared the Richest Families in Southern California,” by Evgenia Peretz (Vanity Fair, 2019).
- The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money, by Bryan Caplan (2018).
- “The World Might Be Better Off Without College for Everyone,” by Bryan Caplan (The Atlantic, 2018).
- “Are Tenure Track Professors Better Teachers?” by David N. Figlio, Morton O. Schapiro, and Kevin B. Soter (NBER Working Paper, 2013).
- “Estimating the Payoff to Attending a More Selective College: An Application of Selection on Observables and Unobservables,” by Stacy Berg Dale and Alan Krueger (NBER Working Paper, 1999).
- "Report on the University’s Role in Political and Social Action," by the Kalven Committee (1967).
EXTRAS:
- "What Exactly Is College For? (Update)," by Freakonomics Radio (2024).

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