University Urban Development and Studentification: Evidence of Neighborhood Change Unique to Higher Education
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| Title: | University Urban Development and Studentification: Evidence of Neighborhood Change Unique to Higher Education |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Paul M. Garton |
| Source: | Higher Education Politics & Economics. 2026 12(1):69-91. |
| Availability: | Higher Education Politics & Economics. 2309 Education Building, Norfolk, VA 23529. Tel: 757-683-4118; e-mail: hepe@odu.edu; Web site: http://ojed.org/index.php/hepe/index |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Urban Universities, College Students, Neighborhoods, Community Change, Residential Patterns, Community Development, School Community Relationship, Costs, Housing |
| ISSN: | 2577-7270 2577-7289 |
| Abstract: | Studentification is a process of neighborhood change characterized by the inmigration of postsecondary students. While studentification is generally conceptualized in the literature as an organic process tied to shifts toward mass higher education participation, I argue universities are not powerless actors in development. They have some degree of control over student residential patterns through university-led urban development initiatives, known as anchor institution initiatives. Utilizing US decennial census data from 1970 to 2010, I employ an inverse probability weighting difference-in-differences model to estimate the effect of anchor initiatives on rates of studentification. Results show a positive effect on studentification in neighborhoods targeted by an anchor initiative. I also find a positive relationship between studentification and rent prices. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1501283 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Studentification is a process of neighborhood change characterized by the inmigration of postsecondary students. While studentification is generally conceptualized in the literature as an organic process tied to shifts toward mass higher education participation, I argue universities are not powerless actors in development. They have some degree of control over student residential patterns through university-led urban development initiatives, known as anchor institution initiatives. Utilizing US decennial census data from 1970 to 2010, I employ an inverse probability weighting difference-in-differences model to estimate the effect of anchor initiatives on rates of studentification. Results show a positive effect on studentification in neighborhoods targeted by an anchor initiative. I also find a positive relationship between studentification and rent prices. |
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| ISSN: | 2577-7270 2577-7289 |
