These reports highlight information on successful practices in college student retention based on ACT's national surveys that included more than 1,000 colleges.

2010 What Works in Student Retention Survey

Download institutional type reports in PDF:

• All Colleges and Universities (21 pages; 313KB)
• Private Four-Year Colleges and Universities (29 pages; 461KB)
• Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities (29 pages; 457KB)
• Community Colleges (29 pages; 465KB)
• Community Colleges with Twenty Percent or More Black Students Enrolled (26 pages; 468KB)
• Community Colleges with Twenty Percent or More Hispanic Students Enrolled (26 pages; 4635KB)
• Four-Year Colleges and Universities with Twenty Percent or More Black Students Enrolled(26 pages; 477KB)
• Four-Year Colleges and Universities with Twenty Percent or More Hispanic Students Enrolled(25 pages; 460KB)

See also: College Retention and Graduation Rates

Additional Retention-Based Research from ACT:

• The Role of Academic and Non-Academic Factors in Improving College Retention (41 pages; 615KB)
• Retention: Diverse Institutions = Diverse Retention Practices? (48 pages; 611KB)
• Where Are 2003 High School Graduates Seven Years Later? (11 pages; 100KB)