Abstract
GIS Analysis of University Enrollment Using Census Data and Geo-Coding
Track: GIS for Administration & Planning
Author(s): J M Pogodzinski
The purpose of this paper is to determine economic and demographic characteristics of three populations - applicants, students accepted to, and students who enroll, in an urban university in California. The addresses of applicants are geo-coded, distinguishing applicants who were admitted and applicants who enrolled. Using spatial joins these subgroups are identified with the census block group of the address. The effect of economic and demographic variables on applications, admissions, and enrollment can then be analyzed. The project focuses on the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area from which the majority of applicants arise. This area consists of more than 4,400 census block groups. In addition to census data, regional authorities such as the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), make available a large amount of data concerning the nine counties of the study.
J M Pogodzinski
San Jose State University
Dept of Economics (0114), San Jose State Univ, 1 Washington Square
San Jose , CA 95192-0114
US
Phone: 408-924-5421
E-mail: jmp@pogodzinski.net