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Huo, Huade; Cui, Jiashan; Hein, Sarah; Padgett, Zoe; Ossolinski, Mark; Raim, Ruth; Zhang, Jijun – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2023
Student attrition represents one of the greatest challenges facing U.S. postsecondary institutions. Approximately 40 percent of students seeking a bachelor's degree do not graduate within 6 years; among nontraditional students, who make up half of the undergraduate population, dropout rates are even higher. In this study, we developed a machine…
Descriptors: Student Attrition, Postsecondary Education, Nontraditional Students, Dropout Rate
Brown, Daniel A.; Soto, Julio G.; Anand, Sulekha; Weimer, Nicholas E.; Black, Victoria A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2023
We examined three large freshman cohorts from Texas State University, a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), to identify risk factors that might affect academic retention. Risk factors supported by empirical studies such as first-generation, ethnicity, gender, financial aid need, high school performance, and living off campus were examined. We also…
Descriptors: Risk, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Intervention
Ertem, Hasan Yücel; Gokalp, Gokce – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2022
Students in graduate education have a desire to hold a degree because of contributions of graduate education such as opportunity to become faculty member, professional development, and promotion. Despite these benefits of graduate education, there are students who do not persist on gaining a graduate degree. This study aims to develop and test a…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attrition, Dropout Characteristics, Academic Persistence
Johnson, Shannon L. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
A recent increased focus is being placed on college completion agendas, yet there is limited research on senior attrition. Examining why students leave school when they are so close to being done and what motivated them to return when they did, this exploratory case study analyzes several data sets at one public university where a degree…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Nontraditional Students, Adults, Stopouts
Weuffen, Sara; Fotinatos, Nina; Andrews, Tulsa – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
While no major change in relation to student attrition and retention data has been recorded over the past 20 years, the increasingly neoliberal agenda imposed on Australian higher education institutions has led to increased scrutiny around such data. In this case study, we explore discourses of attrition and retention to understand better the…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, College Students, Student Participation, Social Influences
Radunzel, Justine – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
First-generation (FG) students are generally less likely than their continuing-generation (CG) peers to persist and complete a degree. Using student data available at initial enrollment, this multi-institutional study examines retention and transfer at the second year in relation to academic readiness, financial resources, college intentions,…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition, Dropout Rate
Amlani, Salma A.; Paulson, Eric J. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2020
The purpose of this multisite case study was to understand students' experiences of academic services and policies at community colleges (CCs) in India and how they perceived these experiences as impacting their success in college. Participants included 19 students from four CCs across diverse geographical locations in India who agreed to respond…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Experience
Maher, Michelle A.; Wofford, Annie M.; Roksa, Josipa; Feldon, David F. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2020
High attrition rates have been a defining characteristic of doctoral education for decades, representing a loss of time, talent, and effort for departing students and their faculty. This qualitative study uses a biomedical science doctoral student sample to collect "real time" data on attrition within the first 2 years of doctoral…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Student Attrition, Biomedicine
Lake, Erinn D.; Koper, Jordan; Balayan, Ariana; Lynch, Lian – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2018
The purpose of this article is to examine student retention rates and graduation among a doctoral program at a Mid-Atlantic institution. This qualitative study found that faculty encouragement, self-motivation, the cohort model, and the structure of this program contributed to its success. The authors recommend a universal model of retention, as…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Qualitative Research
Alschuler, Mari; Yarab, Jessica – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2018
Student veterans face many challenges when transitioning to college. This two-phase study first examined their retention and persistence through the use of archival data at one Midwestern public university. Results indicated a 50% graduation rate, comparable to the national average and above that for nonveterans at the same university. The second,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Veterans, Prevention, Student Attrition
Yomtov, Dani; Plunkett, Scott W.; Efrat, Rafi; Marin, Adriana Garcia – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2017
The effectiveness of a peer-mentoring program was examined at a university in California. Previous studies suggest university peer mentoring might increase students' feelings of engagement, which can contribute to their retention. Pretest and posttest data were collected from 304 freshmen (mentored and nonmentored) during the fall of 2012 in a…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Mentors, Peer Teaching, Pretests Posttests
Mellor, David T.; Brooks, Wesley R.; Gray, Steven A.; Jordan, Rebecca C. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2015
Student attrition from colleges in the United States is a widespread phenomenon, posing real stresses to students, their families, and to universities. We examined the causes of poor academic performance in students' first semester through interviews and questionnaires and administered a small intervention course to freshmen on academic probation…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, College Readiness, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Gensheimer, Leah K.; Diebold, Charles T. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2014
College student attrition rates remain constant despite institution level efforts. This retrospective archival study examined how individual instructors at the course level might impact academic success and retention by acting on a real time at risk warning system. Five semesters of scores on the first exam in an undergraduate psychology course…
Descriptors: Student Attrition, Academic Persistence, Undergraduate Students, Psychology
Miller, John W.; Lesik, Sally S. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2014
Retention and graduation rates of an entire cohort of 1,913 first-time full-time college students are analyzed. The effects of participation in a first year experience (FYE) course and of entry level academic preparation (ELAP) on retention and graduation are examined, both descriptively and with discrete-time survival analyses. Although…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Persistence, First Year Seminars, School Holding Power
Xu, Yonghong Jade – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2014
Structured within an expanded econometric theoretical framework, this study uses national data sources to identify the critical factors that influence college graduates' advance to and persistence in graduate education and to compare the systematic differences between students in the STEM and non-STEM majors. The findings indicate that there is a…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Performance Factors, Achievement Need, Graduate Study