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- Title
EXPLAINING COLLEGE FRESHMAN RETENTION RATES ACROSS THE US WITH APPLICATIONS TO SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA.
- Authors
Pfitzner, C. Barry; Brat, David; Lang, Steven
- Abstract
Regression results for a sample of 367 U.S. colleges and universities identify important determinants of differing rates of freshman-to-sophomore retention. Factors representing the quality of the institution (percentage of faculty holding PhDs, SAT scores, and admissions acceptance rates) help to explain retention rate variations between colleges. Other factors related to retention rates include the following: whether the institution is private or public, tuition levels, the percentage of freshmen housed on campus, and student performance as represented by the percentage of the freshman class in good academic standing at the end of the freshman year. The estimates from the regressions are utilized to compare predicted and actual retention rates for a sample of Virginia colleges and universities.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SCHOOL dropout prevention; COLLEGE students; COLLEGE applications; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges
- Publication
Virginia Social Science Journal, 2011, Vol 46, p1
- ISSN
0507-1305
- Publication type
Article