Tuition-dependent colleges and universities face increasing competition for students. This study examined whether accreditation sanctions might serve as signals of quality and relate to enrollment. Results of a panel analysis showed enrollment declined for institutions after being placed on sanction with their regional accreditor. Specifically, 4-year private not-for-profit institutions had a 7.7% decline in FTE enrollment 2 years after warning (p < .05) and public 4- and 2-year institutions had a 5.5% and an 9.4% relative decline in FTE 2 years after probation, respectively (p < .05). Additional results demonstrated that a relationship remained up to 4 years post-sanction.

依赖学费的高校面临着越来越多的学生竞争。这项研究检查了认可制裁是否可以作为质量的信号并与入学率有关。小组分析的结果显示，受地区认证机构制裁的机构注册人数有所下降。具体来说，四年制非营利性私人机构的FTE入学率在预警后两年下降了7.7％（p  <.05），而公立4年制和2年制非营利机构的FTE入学率相对下降了5.5％和9.4％。缓刑后2年分别进行FTE（p  <.05）。其他结果表明，这种关系在制裁后长达4年。