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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



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"An excellent, interesting, well-written book.... It is a significant contribution to the history of higher education, and in particular, to the history of liberal arts colleges."—David W. Breneman, University of Virginia

Table of Contents
List of Figures and TablesForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. IEnrollment, Admissions, and Quality1Ch. 1Enrollment Pressures: Ebbs and Flows3Ch. 2The Admissions Process34Ch. 3Student Quality76Pt. IIResponses to Social Forces103Ch. 4The Coeducation Movement105Ch. 5Minority Recruitment137Pt. IIIThe Evolution of Financial Aid167Ch. 6The Development of Need-Based Aid169Ch. 7The Growth of Merit Aid205Conclusion228Notes233App. ASurvey Forms267App. BInterviews273Bibliography277Index286

Crafting a Class

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 7/14/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780691603551
      978-0691603551
      ISBN-10 0691603553

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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



      Trade Review
      "An excellent, interesting, well-written book.... It is a significant contribution to the history of higher education, and in particular, to the history of liberal arts colleges."—David W. Breneman, University of Virginia

      Table of Contents
      List of Figures and TablesForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. IEnrollment, Admissions, and Quality1Ch. 1Enrollment Pressures: Ebbs and Flows3Ch. 2The Admissions Process34Ch. 3Student Quality76Pt. IIResponses to Social Forces103Ch. 4The Coeducation Movement105Ch. 5Minority Recruitment137Pt. IIIThe Evolution of Financial Aid167Ch. 6The Development of Need-Based Aid169Ch. 7The Growth of Merit Aid205Conclusion228Notes233App. ASurvey Forms267App. BInterviews273Bibliography277Index286

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