Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center

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    Improving College Affordability

    Adela Soliz, Jordan Matsudaira, Clare McCann

    Researchers can help fill holes in the evidence base to help policymakers address the affordability challenges students face. This review of the literature explains how.

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    How New Graduate Loan Limits Will Affect Colleges

    Jordan Matsudaira, Meredith Welch, Jeff Wheble, and Clare McCann

    Explore the data with the PEER Center’s Graduate Loan Limit Impact Explorer

    Data Explorer
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    Anticipating Workforce Pell

    Jordan Matsudaira, Meredith Welch, CJ Libassi, Ian Mikkelsen, Daniel Oliver, Lashawn Richburg-Hayes

    An exploration of short-term certificate programs and their outcomes in Washington state

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Recent Publications

Research & Analysis
Improving College Affordability: A Review of the Literature
Adela Soliz, Jordan Matsudaira, Clare McCann
Improving College Affordability: A Review of the Literature
Adela Soliz, Jordan Matsudaira, Clare McCann
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Adela Soliz, Jordan Matsudaira, Clare McCann
PEER Center Comments: U.S. Department of Education EDGAR Grantmaking Regulations
Stephanie Riegg Cellini, Jordan Matsudaira, Clare McCann
PEER Center Comments: U.S. Department of Education EDGAR Grantmaking Regulations
Stephanie Riegg Cellini, Jordan Matsudaira, Clare McCann
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Stephanie Riegg Cellini, Jordan Matsudaira, Clare McCann
Anticipating Workforce Pell: An Exploration of Short-Term Certificate Programs and Their Outcomes in Washington State
Jordan Matsudaira, Meredith Welch, CJ Libassi, Clare McCann, Ian Mikkelsen, Daniel Oliver, Lashawn Richburg-Hayes
Anticipating Workforce Pell: An Exploration of Short-Term Certificate Programs and Their Outcomes in Washington State
Jordan Matsudaira, Meredith Welch, CJ Libassi, Clare McCann, Ian Mikkelsen, Daniel Oliver, Lashawn Richburg-Hayes
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Jordan Matsudaira, Meredith Welch, CJ Libassi, Clare McCann, Ian Mikkelsen, Daniel Oliver, Lashawn Richburg-Hayes
PEER Center Comments: OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance
Stephanie Riegg Cellini, Jordan Matsudaira, Clare McCann
PEER Center Comments: OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance
Stephanie Riegg Cellini, Jordan Matsudaira, Clare McCann
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Stephanie Riegg Cellini, Jordan Matsudaira, Clare McCann
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Student Loans
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About Us

The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center generates actionable research to drive policy improvements in postsecondary access, affordability, experience, and outcomes. As scholars from American University and The George Washington University, we conduct policy-relevant analyses, engage with researchers, and provide technical support directly to state and federal policymakers.

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