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Michael John Bolen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to assess whether student satisfaction with faculty and academic advisors varied based on the sex of the student and the students' academic college at a large public university in the Southeast. With the university aiming to improve its graduation rates, particularly male graduation rates, the Theory of Student…
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, Faculty Advisers, Gender Differences, Graduation Rate
Rachel Conner Jennische – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative study examined the comparative factors of academic success between ECHS students (ECHS) and non-ECHS traditional college students, and utilized secondary data from National Student Clearinghouse and an East Texas community college. The enrollment of students in ECHS and non-ECHS traditional college students guided the study. The…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dual Enrollment, Community College Students, Academic Achievement
Channing, Jill; Lampley, Sandra; Lampley, James – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2023
This quantitative study of one doctoral department at a regional, state-supported university located in the Southeastern United States used descriptive, parametric, and non-parametric methods to determine the relationships between gender and each of the academic or graduation factors. Graduation rates were analyzed for doctoral students admitted…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Gender Differences, Graduation Rate, Doctoral Programs
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, 2024
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning serves as the governing board overseeing the eight public universities in Mississippi, including the University of Mississippi Medical Center located in Jackson. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is the accrediting body for each of the public universities in Mississippi.…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Research, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate
Joel David Mixon – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The challenge of increasing the number of minority students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) degrees is a systemic problem. In the case of higher education, one of the main challenges also includes the retention of academically prepared minority students who are underrepresented in STEM degree programs. President Barack Obama…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, STEM Education, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate
Perry, Elissa L.; Kulik, Carol T.; Mendelsohn, David B.; Shon, DaHee – Research in Higher Education, 2022
The current study examined the relationship between faculty gender diversity (GD) and college and university level outcomes and the role that diversity climate (DC) plays in these relationships in a sample of N = 282 4-year, public and private, non-profit, degree granting institutions in the U.S. Based on social categorization and signaling…
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Gender Differences, College Environment, Public Colleges
Graham, Michael; Wayne, Ivan; Moore, Susannah M.; Coffey, Brittany; Vaughan, Angela L. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2023
The purpose of this study was to assess differences in four-year persistence and graduation rates between students who participated in a research-based academic first-year seminar (n = 385) and a matched quasi-control group who did not (n = 385). Although research has consistently identified positive outcomes for students who participate in these…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, School Holding Power, Graduation Rate, College Students
Lisa Bradshaw; Julianne Vernon; Thomas Schmidt; Timothy James; Jianzhi Zhang; Hilary Archbold; Kenneth Cadigan; John P. Wolfe; Deborah Goldberg – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2023
Research has shown that undergraduate research experiences can have substantive effects on retaining students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). However, it is impossible to provide individual research experiences for every undergraduate student, especially at large universities. Course-based undergraduate research…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, STEM Education, Academic Persistence
Carol A. Mullen; Robert J. Nitowski – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2024
Dropout is a global crisis and an affliction in the United States. This study analyzes graduation rates based on prior academic achievement, attendance, and behavior at an urban American high school in Virginia over 4 years to identify who is (not) graduating and why. Using a correlational, nonexperimental design, four cohorts of graduates were…
Descriptors: Dropouts, High School Students, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement
Van Bussel, Melissa; Fecteau, Eric – Statistics Canada, 2022
This fact sheet explores the association between parental income and the pathways of young adults in postsecondary education for students who began their studies in the 2012/2013 academic year. Students from low-income families have previously been shown to have lower rates of educational access and attainment. This fact sheet focuses on…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Educational Indicators, Graduation Rate, College Students
Supports and Barriers to Black Male College Student Persistence at a Predominantly White Institution
Barbara J. Tucker – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This convergent mixed method study examined the supports and barriers of Black male student persistence at a predominantly White institution in the southeastern United States through four research questions: 1) To what extent do mean graduation rates vary across self-described racial designations and gender over the academic years 2013-2021 at a…
Descriptors: Barriers, Affordances, African American Students, Males
Bradley R. Curs; Casandra E. Harper; Sangmin Park – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This quasi-experimental study examined the effectiveness of a one-time emergency financial relief program among Pell Grant eligible undergraduate students in Spring 2015 pursuing their first bachelor's degree across academic and financial outcomes. The academic outcomes included retention to the next semester, degree completion, attempted credit…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Financial Aid, Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence
Carey Schroyer – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Low persistence and high attrition rates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are major challenges in higher education, particularly among underrepresented students. Therefore, it is important to identify barriers and examine strategies aimed at improving persistence, retention, and student completion in STEM courses and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Higher Education, Barriers, Academic Persistence
Vinajera-Zamora, Andrey; Gaus, Nurdiana; Rodríguez-Martínez, Yohandra – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2023
This article aims to examine how Cuban higher education has implemented and created frameworks for key performance indicators (KPIs) to enhance its higher education accountability and quality. Referring to the past 15 years of available data on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's website (2005-2020), this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Indicators, Performance
Harris, Kyle P. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Understanding undergraduate student success is central to addressing issues in the current education climate. Many barriers exist for students; however, even more barriers exist for first-generation college students. Especially difficult for first-generation college students is access to social capital with regards to higher education. The current…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Barriers, First Generation College Students, Access to Education