What Works in Student Retention?

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

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All Survey Colleges (22 pages; 138KB)
Four-Year Private Colleges (25 pages; 154KB)
Four-Year Public Colleges (26 pages; 156KB)
Two-Year Public Colleges (25 pages; 152KB)

Appendix 1: Review of Retention Literature (8 pages; 54KB)
Appendix 2: Bibliography (6 pages; 36KB)
Appendix 3: The Survey Instrument (4 pages; 47KB)

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ACT Policy Report

The Role of Academic and Non-Academic Factors in Improving College Retention (41 pages, 615KB)

National Collegiate Retention and Persistence to Degree Rates

(Formerly called "Dropout and Graduation Rates")

Trends: 1983–2007 (4 pages, 37KB)
Tracking Charts: 1988–2007(2 pages, 26KB)
2007 (10 pages, 53KB)
2006 (10 pages, 57KB)
2005 (10 pages, 107KB)
2004 (10 pages, 71KB)
2003 (8 pages, 66KB)
2002 (8 pages, 67KB)
2001 (8 pages, 67KB)
2000 (8 pages, 67KB)

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