The SSTAR Lab brings “geography of opportunity” into higher education research beyond just college choice literature (e.g., geography of ROI, geography of student loan debt, mapping rural colleges, etc.).
Recent work
Wisconsin College-Going Rates
2022 Data Brief: College-Going Rates Among Graduates of Wisconsin Public High Schools Posted: November, 2022 This data brief documents college-going rates among Wisconsin’s public high school graduates. It focuses on overall college-going rates and disaggregates …
January 8, 2025Mapping Rural Colleges
In June, 2020, the SSTAR Lab partnered with Ascendium to undertake a year-long study on rural higher education. This project culminated in an interactive mapping tool and report based on new data from various sources including …
January 8, 2025