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Braunstein, Andrew W.; Lesser, Mary H.; Pescatrice, Donn R. – College Student Journal, 2008
This study compares the freshman to sophomore retention rate for all freshmen at a medium-sized college to the retention rate for freshmen who participated in a program for disadvantaged students. The retention rate (over a three-year period) was nearly identical for the two groups. That finding is an indicator of the benefits of the special…
Descriptors: Special Programs, Grade Point Average, Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement