Affiliation:
1. Department of Counseling and Higher Education Higher Education Program The University of North Texas Denton Texas USA
2. Department of Educational Administration Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education Program Michigan State University East Lansing Michigan USA
Abstract
AbstractAlthough universities are often characterised as ‘elite’, institutions can attain status in multiple dimensions—reputation, research, money and selectivity. We studied 21st century public universities in the United States, using latent profile analysis to identify which universities followed each path to status. Most universities pursued none, and very few pursued all four. Membership in the four groups was stable over time, indicating limited mobility.