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Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2023
This report provides insights into the challenges and factors affecting first-year students' motivation and success as they enter college, including the significant mental toll from the pandemic and economic uncertainty. The findings in this report are taken from data collected in 2022 from nearly 80,000 student records of first- and second-year…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Motivation, Pandemics, COVID-19
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2021
This report captures motivational data from students at the end of 2020--students who were in the thick of the pandemic and the pivot to online and hybrid learning, along with historic levels of social and economic upheaval. Starting strong is crucial to student retention. When entering students get off to a strong start, they are more likely to…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Motivation, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2016
As they begin taking classes, most incoming adult learners express a strong desire to complete a degree, but many also harbor concerns and attitudes that reduce their motivation and put them at risk for attrition. This report explores a wide range of these noncognitive, motivational attributes that influence completion. The study is based on a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Student Motivation, Barriers
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2016
As they start college, the vast majority of incoming freshmen exude a strong desire to complete a degree, but many also express early concerns and attitudes that reduce their motivation and put them at risk for attrition. This report looks beyond standardized test scores and high school transcripts to explore a wide range of these noncognitive,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Motivation, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2020
Ten years ago when Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL) published its annual study of freshman motivations, those students were entering college in the shadow of the worst recession since the Great Depression. That report, which examined attitudes of students from 2009, provided insight into their motivations, attitudes, and needs in the midst of a very…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Motivation, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2019
As entering students begin their college careers, they have been exposed to many mixed messages about whether college is "worth it"--from the media and public figures, to parents, to peers. There have also been significant changes in demographics, economics, college preparedness, and other key areas that may be influencing how freshmen…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Motivation, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition
Noel-Levitz, Inc, 2012
This annual report describes self-reported attitudes and motivations of today's first-year college students throughout the nation, based on survey responses from a sizable sample of freshmen attending college during the current academic year, 2011-2012. Among the highlights: (1) Compared to their female counterparts, many more incoming first-year…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Literature Appreciation, Student Surveys, Gender Differences
Noel-Levitz, Inc., 2013
This annual report goes beyond the usual metrics of standardized test scores and high school transcripts to explore a wide range of non-cognitive attitudes that influence college readiness, such as students' levels of self-discipline and confidence in their abilities. The report is based on student survey responses drawn from a sizable national…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Annual Reports, College Readiness
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2018
The "2018 National Freshman Motivation to Complete College Report" examines the noncognitive motivations of college freshmen at the beginning of their first year and as they progress throughout that year. This report provides key insights into how freshmen are gauging their potential to graduate, what barriers (financial, academic,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Motivation, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2015
This annual report from Ruffalo Noel Levitz goes beyond the usual metrics of standardized test scores and high school transcripts to explore a wide range of non-cognitive attitudes and motivations that influence student retention and college completion rates. The report is based on student survey responses drawn from a sizable sample of incoming…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, National Surveys
Noel-Levitz, Inc., 2014
This annual report goes beyond the usual metrics of standardized test scores and high school transcripts to explore a wide range of non-cognitive attitudes that influence student retention and college completion rates for today's entering college freshmen. Findings are reported separately for four-year and two-year institutions, private and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Student Surveys, Student Motivation, Self Management
Noel-Levitz, Inc., 2014
How much do the attitudes and needs of college freshmen change after attending classes for a semester and receiving targeted interventions aimed at increasing their success in college? To find out, Noel-Levitz compared pre- and post-survey data from more than 10,000 first-year undergraduates nationwide in 2013 who completed an initial motivational…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Student Motivation, Self Management, Study Habits
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2017
This report examines three focal points for understanding incoming first-year students' motivation to complete college: (1) academic motivational barriers and opportunities; (2) social motivational barriers and opportunities; and (3) financial motivational barriers and opportunities. [For "2016 National Freshman Motivation to Complete College…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Motivation, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition
Noel-Levitz, Inc, 2010
This supplemental report expands on the findings of the 2010 National Freshman Attitudes Report from Noel-Levitz by examining the wide-ranging attitudes and motivations of incoming, first-year students at two-year community, junior, career, and technical colleges. Specifically, this report contrasts the attitudes of: (1) Adult versus…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, First Generation College Students, College Freshmen, Two Year College Students
Noel-Levitz, Inc, 2011
This report describes self-reported attitudes and motivations of first-year college students nationally at the beginning of the undergraduate experience, based on a 100-item motivational assessment administered in the summer and fall of 2010. Highlighted this year are attitudes that may limit academic engagement, suggesting the need for…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Generation College Students, Adult Students, Nontraditional Students