Jacob Jackson
Research Fellow
Expertise: Higher education
Jacob Jackson is a research fellow at the PPIC Higher Education Center. His research includes work on college costs, college readiness, community college participation, access to higher education, and college completion. Before joining PPIC, he was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Davis, and a middle school and high school teacher in Sacramento, California, and Columbia, Missouri. He holds a PhD in education from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s degree in education from the University of Missouri.
Blog Post · September 28, 2023
Tuition at CSU and UC Is Growing—but So Is Aid
Report · August 2023
Strengthening California’s Transfer Pathway
Policy Brief · August 2023
Policy Brief: Strengthening California’s Transfer Pathway
August 2023
Strengthening California’s Transfer Pathway
June 2023
Student Loan Debt in California
October 2022
The Effects of COVID-19 on Transfer-Intending Students in California’s Community Colleges
October 2022
Policy Brief: The Effects of COVID-19 on Transfer-Intending Students in California’s Community Colleges
December 2021
Keeping College Affordable for California Students
January 2021
California’s Future
January 2021
California’s Future: Education
October 2019
Higher Education in California
June 2019
State Financial Aid in California
November 2018
Modernizing California’s Education Data System
September 2018
California’s Tuition Policy for Higher Education: The Impact of Tuition Increases on Affordability, Access, and Quality
November 2014
Higher Education in California: Student Costs
September 28, 2023
Tuition at CSU and UC Is Growing—but So Is Aid
February 9, 2023
What Student Debt Relief Means for Californians
March 15, 2022
The Pandemic’s Effects on Higher Education
October 21, 2021
College and Major Can Matter A Lot for Starting Wages
August 20, 2021
Applications for Dream Act Financial Aid Have Fallen
January 29, 2021
Newsom’s Budget Advances Long-Overdue Education Data System
November 19, 2020
Testimony: Getting to Graduation on Time at California State University
October 14, 2020
The Pandemic’s Effect on Community College Enrollment
May 5, 2020
COVID-19 Alters College Admissions
April 10, 2020
Displaced by COVID-19: Moving Out of College Housing
February 6, 2020
Pointing Eligible Students to Available CSU Campuses
January 28, 2020
Making Progress on Connecting Student Data across California
August 29, 2019
Integrating California’s Education Data
August 15, 2019
The Associate Degree for Transfer May Help CSU Meet 2025 Goals
July 25, 2019
A New Look at College Enrollment Rates
February 5, 2019
More Students Than Ever Ready for UC and CSU
January 17, 2019
One Step Closer to a Statewide Educational Data System
October 11, 2018
Standardized Testing and College Eligibility
October 5, 2018
College Rankings and Social Mobility
May 7, 2018
Out-of-State Students and Tuition at UC
March 14, 2018
The Rising Cost of College: Student Fees
December 20, 2017
High Housing Costs Hurt College Affordability
September 11, 2017
California’s Dream Act
August 25, 2017
California’s Partisan Divide on Higher Education
August 17, 2017
UC Admissions: What the Numbers Mean
August 10, 2017
CSU Ends Remedial Courses
June 12, 2017
Federal Data Could Help Students Choose a College
June 1, 2017
UC May Struggle to Meet Transfer Requirement
March 27, 2017
Can Mandatory College Entrance Exams Boost College Access?
January 20, 2017
College Costs Could Rise for Some Students
November 23, 2016
CSU and UC Are a Better Value Than Universities Nationwide
October 20, 2016
Comparing College Readiness across States
October 13, 2016
Race, Ethnicity, and For-Profit College Enrollment
September 26, 2016
The Promise of a Four-Year Degree in California
September 1, 2016
Free University Tuition: How Many California Students Would Benefit?
June 22, 2016
Does Guaranteed Tuition Lower College Costs?
June 7, 2016
Race and College Admissions in Texas
April 28, 2016
Reducing Tuition Volatility at California’s Universities
February 26, 2016
Increasing On-time Graduation Rates at CSU
October 22, 2015
How the New FAFSA Can Help Californians
October 12, 2015
What the New College Scorecard Can—and Can’t—Tell You
September 22, 2015
College Readiness and the New State Exams
June 15, 2015
Increasing Transfer Students at UC
May 29, 2015
Are Enough Californians Attending UC?
January 29, 2015
Commentary: Obama’s Community College Plan No Panacea
November 19, 2014