Student departure is a long-standing problem to colleges and universities. Approximately 45 percent of students enrolled in two-year colleges depart during thei

More than a quarter of the students who enter four-year institutions and half of those who enter two-year schools depart at the end of their first year. This ph

Drawing on studies funded by the Lumina Foundation, the nation's largest private foundation focused solely on increasing Americans' success in higher education,

As enrollments continue to decline, student retention is increasingly vital to the survival of most colleges and universities. In the new edition of his widely

In this 1994 classic work on student retention, Vincent Tinto synthesizes far-ranging research on student attrition and on actions institutions can and should t