Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables ix
Acknowledgments xi
About the Authors xiii
1 Studying College Outcomes in the 2000s 1
2 Development of Verbal, Quantitative, and Subject Matter Competence 23
3 Cognitive and Intellectual Development 105
4 Psychosocial Change 159
5 Attitudes and Values 249
6 Moral Development 331
7 Educational Attainment and Persistence 361
8 Career and Economic Impacts of College 421
9 Quality of Life after College 487
10 How College Affects Students 523
11 Implications for Policy, Research, and Practice 575
Methodological Appendix: Considerations for Research on College Impact 603
References 621
Name Index 729
Subject Index 753