Recent research suggests that dual enrollment programs are a useful recruiting tool for colleges and universities as many high school students remain at their dual enrollment institution after high school graduation. Students staying enrolled at their dual enrollment institution for college may be beneficial for institutions, but is it beneficial for participating dual enrollment students? We find that students who participate in dual enrollment in high school are more likely to experience college undermatch than similar students who do not participate in any postsecondary acceleration opportunities. Students who participate in a dual enrollment program at a 2-year institution and stay at the institution after high school graduation are up to 29% points more likely to undermatch than the average dual enrollment student enrolling in a different postsecondary institution after high school graduation. The difference is reduced to 9% points for dual enrollment students who stay at a four-year institution. Most significantly, our research shows that the decision to stay at a 2-year dual enrollment institution has negative consequences for bachelor’s degree attainment. Students who stay at a 2-year dual enrollment institution where they are undermatched have about a 33% point lower probability of completing a bachelor’s degree when compared to similar 2-year dual enrollment students who move to a 4-year institution where they are not undermatched after high school graduation.

最近的研究表明，双录取计划是学院和大学的有用招聘工具，因为许多高中生在高中毕业后仍留在双录取机构。留在双录取院校就读的学生可能对院校有利，但对参加双录取的学生是否有利？我们发现，参加高中双录取的学生比不参加任何中学后加速机会的类似学生更有可能经历大学不匹配。在 2 年制机构参加双录取计划并在高中毕业后留在该机构的学生与高中毕业后在不同的高等教育机构就读的平均双录取学生相比，不匹配的可能性高达 29%。对于留在四年制机构的双录取学生，差异减少到 9%。最重要的是，我们的研究表明，决定留在 2 年制双录取机构会对学士学位的获得产生负面影响。