This volume contains descriptions of programs for student success and retention at 68 state colleges and universities in the United States. Each institution is a participant in the National Retention Project, a research-based project working within broader campus cultures that are committed to providing access and success to students traditionally underrepresented in American higher education. The one-to-two-page program descriptions are arranged alphabetically by the name of the college. The programs are characterized by strategies which facilitate student success, such as: a student-centered philosophy, early intervention, routine faculty and student assessment, intrusive advising, involvement of faculty as well as senior administrators, and required orientation for new and transfer students. The volume contains a list of the members of the Sallie Mae National Retention Advisory Panel, a list of conferences and participants, and an 88-item bibliography of resources on student retention in higher education. (JB)