Relation of scholastic aptitude to socioeconomic status and to a rural-to-urban continuum

Abstract

The study was an attempt to identify factors that might bias performance on a college aptitude test. For a group of 100 southern white college freshmen, three measures were collected: ACE Psychological Examination scores, scores on a socioeconomic status scale, and scores on a residence history scale. No significant correlation was found between scholastic aptitude and socio-economic status. A significant low (.245-.308) correlation was found between residence history and scholastic aptitude, students with more urban backgrounds tending to earn higher scholastic aptitude scores. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)