ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
— This study investigates the differential effects of faculty size, faculty composition— specifically the proportion of faculty with bachelor’s and master’s/doctoral degrees—and institutional type (university or college) on student enrollment across various quantiles in Philippine public higher education institutions. A quantile regression model was developed to capture the heterogeneity in the impact of these variables at different points in the enrollment distribution. The results reveal that an increase in faculty number has a significant positive effect on student enrollment at the 50th and 90th quantiles (p-value < 0.01), indicating that larger faculties are particularly influential in mid-to-high enrollment institutions. Furthermore, the proportion of faculty with master’s or doctoral degrees positively affects enrollment at all quantiles, with the strongest influence found at higher quantiles (p-value < 0.01), emphasizing the importance of faculty qualifications for attracting more students. The model also shows that institutional type significantly moderates these effects, with universities demonstrating more substantial growth in enrollment linked to faculty qualifications compared to colleges. These findings underscore the importance of tailored, data-driven policy interventions that focus on expanding faculty qualifications and numbers, especially at higher enrollment levels, to enhance access and quality in Philippine higher education. The developed model effectively captures the nuanced relationships across the enrollment spectrum, providing a valuable tool for policy formulation. Keywords — Faculty Size (Number), Faculty Qualification (Composition), Institutional Type, Student Enrollment, Quantile Regression, Higher Education Policy