@article{075f8e235c9a4d048a2a0f27b2503cf3,
title = "University differences in the graduation of minorities in STEM fields: Evidence from California",
abstract = "We examine differences in minority science graduation rates among University of California campuses when racial preferences were in place. Less prepared minorities at higher ranked campuses had lower persistence rates in science and took longer to graduate. We estimate a model of students' college major choice where net returns of a science major differ across campuses and student preparation. We find less prepared minority students at top ranked campuses would have higher science graduation rates had they attended lower ranked campuses. Better matching of science students to universities by preparation and providing information about students' prospects in different major- university combinations could increase minority science graduation.",
author = "Peter Arcidiacono and Aucejo, {Esteban M.} and Hotz, {V. Joseph}",
note = "Funding Information: Partial funding for Arcidiacono came from the Searle Freedom Trust. We thank Joshua Rasmussen for research assistance and seminar participants at UC Berkeley, Duke Young Economists Jamboree Conference, University of Colorado, Columbia University, Cornell University, Federal Reserve of New York, Lehigh University, New York University, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Oxford University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, Washington University in St. Louis, the 2012 Brookings conference on the Effects of Racial Preferences on Student Outcomes, the 2013 NBER Education Program meeting, and the 2015 Institute for Research on Poverty''s Summer Workshop for helpful comments. The authors declare that they have no relevant or material financial interests that relate to the research described in this paper.",
year = "2016",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1257/aer.20130626",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "106",
pages = "525--562",
journal = "American Economic Review",
issn = "0002-8282",
publisher = "American Economic Association",
number = "3",
}