Graduation and Attrition Rates: A Closer Look at Influences.

Goldman, Bert A.; Gillis, Jacqueline H.

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ERIC Number: EJ413573

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Graduation and Attrition Rates: A Closer Look at Influences.

Goldman, Bert A.; Gillis, Jacqueline H.

Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, v1 n1 p65-77 1989

This paper presents data showing how change of major, course load patterns, housing location, and first semester grade point average relate to the percentage of students in the following four outcomes: voluntarily not returning to college, being academically suspended, continuing enrollment, or graduating. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Change, College Freshmen, College Housing, Commuting Students, Dropout Research, Full Time Students, Grade Point Average, Graduation, Higher Education, Majors (Students), On Campus Students, Part Time Students, School Holding Power, Student Attrition

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Language: English

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