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Excellence comes from distance: the case of a Croatian higher education institution
Article | Year: 2025 | Pages: 457 - 468 | Volume: 49 | Issue: 3 Received: October 10, 2024 | Accepted: March 17, 2025 | Published online: September 3, 2025
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FIGURES & DATA
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CROSSMARK POLICY
METRICS
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Variable
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Mean
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SD
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Min
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Median
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Max
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GPA
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3.33
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0.40
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2.00
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3.30
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4.59
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Total no. of exams passed
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26.65
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9.51
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1.00
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31.00
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35.00
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HS points
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309.22
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40.78
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220.00
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309.60
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398.40
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Home students
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0.41
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0.49
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0.00
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0.00
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1.00
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Student dormitory
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0.11
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0.31
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0.00
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0.00
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1.00
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Gymnasium
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0.39
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0.49
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0.00
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0.00
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1.00
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Note: Observations = 249. Source: Authors’ calculations.
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(1)
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(2)
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GPA
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No. of courses passed
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High school points
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0.006*
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0.080*
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(0.000)
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(0.015)
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Home region
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0.015
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-2.425*
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(0.035)
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(0.535)
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Student dormitory
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0.176**
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4.184*
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(0.073)
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(0.959)
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Gymnasium
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0.250*
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3.723*
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(0.039)
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(1.075)
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_cons
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1.478*
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0.909
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(0.097)
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(5.387)
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N
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249
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249
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R2
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0.428
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0.190
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Note: Standard errors in parentheses. ** p < 0.10, * p < 0.05. Source: Authors’ calculations.
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(1)
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(2)
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|
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GPA
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No. of courses passed
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High school points
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0.567
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0.344
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Home region
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0.018
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-0.126
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Student dormitory
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0.136
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0.137
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Gymnasium
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0.302
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0.191
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2019/2020 cohort
(I year of study)
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2019/2020 cohort
(II year of study)
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2019/2020 cohort
(III year of study)
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no_courses
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no_courses
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no_courses
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High school points
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0.082*
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0.080*
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0.065*
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(0.015)
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(0.010)
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(0.008)
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Home region
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-2.659*
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-1.260*
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-0.572
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(0.403)
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(0.427)
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(0.599)
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Student dormitory
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4.257*
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1.835*
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1.426**
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(1.053)
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(0.402)
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(0.658)
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Gymnasium
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4.047*
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1.633
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2.089*
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(1.025)
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(0.923)
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(0.772)
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_cons
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0.676
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4.111
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8.833*
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(5.274)
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(3.477)
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(3.260)
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N
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243
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224
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209
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R2
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0.205
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0.280
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0.287
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Source: Authors’ calculations.
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