What Works in Student Retention (2009)

In collaboration with Innovative Educators, ACT will present free national webinars reporting on the results of the Fourth National Survey of "What Works in Student Retention."

Webinar Schedule:

Community Colleges: December 17 from 3:30 – 4:30 EST: Find more information and register
Four-year Public Colleges: November 4 from 3:30–4:30 EST: Find more information and register
Four-year Private Colleges: November 10 from 3:30–4:30 EST: Find more information and register

The 2004 reports highlight information on successful practices in college student retention based on ACT's third national survey that included more than 1,000 colleges.

Download in PDF:

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)

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