https://doi.org/10.1177/1052562919869384 Journal of Management Education 1–27 © The Author(s) 2019 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/1052562919869384 journals.sagepub.com/home/jmd Research Article Direct Effects of High-Impact Practices on the Success of Business Majors in Large, Mostly Nonresidential Public Universities Malu Roldan 1 , Tanvi Kothari 1 , and Linda M. Dunn-Jensen 2 Abstract High-impact practices (HIPs) have been shown to be effective in helping first-year students successfully transition into college. However, since most of the research on HIPs has been done in small liberal arts settings, little is known about the efficacy and implementation practices of HIPs in large, public, primarily nonresidential institutions, or business schools within these institutions. This article seeks to address this need. Our study suggests that a comparison among students involved in HIPs versus those who forgo the experiences shows significant differences in impact, particularly on degree completion. However, further analysis shows that the gains were primarily achieved among students who were not members of underrepresented minority (URM) groups. As institutions face pressure from key constituents to improve graduation rates while reducing achievement gaps, it is becoming increasingly important for administrators and faculty to assess which approaches are most likely to achieve both these aims, particularly as scaling 1 San José State University, San Jose, CA, USA 2 California State University, Turlock, CA, USA Corresponding Author: Malu Roldan, School of Information Systems and Technology, Lucas College and Graduate School of Business, San José State University, 1 Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192- 0244, USA. Email: malu.roldan@sjsu.edu 869384JME XX X 10.1177/1052562919869384Journal of Management EducationRoldan et al. research-article 2019