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Title: University Urban Development and Studentification: Evidence of Neighborhood Change Unique to Higher Education
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.
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