Abstract

The authors present a comprehensive study to identify factors that affect the retention rate of first-time freshman business students in a large four-year public university. Factors include background academic and demographic variables, current performance indicators, and course-taking patterns. Based on a logistic regression model and comparison between nonretained students and students who graduate on time, the authors determined that sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, grade point average, academic standing, and performance in foundational and remedial courses were significant predictors of nonretention. Underrepresented students were found to struggle more in college and be at a significantly higher risk for nonretention than were others with socioeconomic or financial reasons playing a big role along with poor academic performance.

摘要

作者提出了一项综合研究，以确定影响大型四年制公立大学首次商科新生保留率的因素。因素包括背景学术和人口统计变量、当前绩效指标和课程模式。基于逻辑回归模型和未保留学生与按时毕业学生之间的比较，作者确定性别、种族、社会经济地位、平均成绩、学术地位以及基础和补习课程的表现是未保留学生的重要预测因素。与社会经济或经济原因以及学习成绩差的其他人相比，代表性不足的学生被发现在大学里更加挣扎，并且被拒学的风险要高得多。