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Retain a Freshman Today…
Produce a Graduate Tomorrow
UCCS Campus Forum on Retention, November, 2007
Barbara Gaddis and Robyn Marschke
RETENTION
The process of holding or keeping in
one’s possession.
Success –
Not Retention
What Retention Is and Is Not
Retention is helping students reach high
academic standards
Retention is NOT lowering academic
standards
Retention is NOT keeping students who
should not be here
Student Persistence….
Student Engagement….
Student Success
Retention Rates 1993-2006
68%
67%
66%
67%
66%
64%
62%
63%
61%
61%
60%
'93
'94
61%
62%
59%
'95
'96
'97
'98
'99
'00
'01
'02
'03
'04
'05
'06
Highest Student
Retention Ever at
UCCS!
Thank you for all your
hard work
Realities of Student Retention
We lose 1/3 of freshman
class each year
Of 27 peers*, 21 have higher
retention, 6 have same or lower
$7.5 million-plus at risk
Failure to progress = failure to
reach personal goal, failure of
human potential
* Data not available from 4 peers.
Comparisons with Colorado Institutions
90%
80%
84%
68%
83%
71%
70%
61%
56%
57%
62%
ADAMS
MESA
METRO
57%
% Freshman
Retention
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
UCCS
UCD
UC-B
CSU-FC
FT. LEWIS
CSU-P
Institution
The Retention Puzzle:
Who Do We Lose? And Why?
Factors Affecting Student Persistence
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Demographics
First Generation
Housing
Fall GPA
Credit Hours Attempted
College and Major
Freshman Seminar
Excel Centers
Financial Aid
Intention to Transfer
Fall 2006 Entering Cohort
Gender & Ethnicity
• Men (67%) and women
(68%) have similar retention
rates.
• Students of color (64%) are
less likely to be retained
than whites (69%).
• Among students of color,
mens’ rates are higher.
Ethnicity
86%
66%
58%
First
Nations
Asian
61%
Black
69%
64%
Latino/a Students White
of Color
Fall 2006 Entering Cohort
First Generation
• About 40% of freshmen are
first generation
All
First Generation
77%
• Students of color are more
likely to be first-generation:
66%
58% 57%
50% of Asian students,
50% of Black students,
57% of Latino/a students,
36% of White students
73%
69%
61%
56%
• First Generation is beneficial
for some groups.
Asian
(N = 52)
Black
(N = 36)
Latino/a
(N = 100)
White
(N = 752)
Fall 2006 Entering Cohort
Housing
• Second cohort in which
students living on campus
have lower retention rate.
69%
66%
• Speculation:
– Expectations?
– Expenses?
Off campus
On campus
Fall 2006 Entering Cohort
Fall GPA
GPA < = 2
GPA > = 2
Retain
33%
Non
Retained
67%
Non
Retained
25%
Retain
75%
Fall 2006 Entering Cohort
Credit Hours Attempted
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Attempted Hours in First Semester
14
16
18
20
Fall 2006 Entering Cohort
Major Group
Retained
Undetermined (55%)
Not Retained
70
58
Education (61%) 11 7
Social Science (63%)
69
Engineering (64%)
40
85
Natural Science (66%)
47
59
Arts & Humanities (69%)
30
68
31
Business (73%)
185
Nursing & Health Sciences (75%)
127
0
50
67
42
100
150
200
250
300
Freshman Retention by College
• Declared major: 69%
• Undecided (LSUD): 55%
• Pre-college : 57%
(PRNU, PRBU, PREN,
PRED)
Fall 2006 Entering Cohort
Retention by Top 10 Majors
LSUD, 55%
BUUD, 66%
BIOL, 63%
PRNU, 63%
PSYC, 60%
MKTG, 81%
NUPR, 80%
ENGL, 77%
PREN, 50%
HIST, 68%
Freshman Seminar and Retention
Freshman Seminar and Retention
Retained
Not Retained
500
450
73%
Enrollment in ID101 Helps!
400
In 2006, 66% of freshmen
enrolled
350
300
250
62%
200
FS students have higher
retention (69%) versus 62%
of freshmen who didn’t enroll
Grade in FS predicative of
overall success.
150
100
50
44%
0
A and B
C to F
None, W
Excel Centers and Retention
The Impact of Financial Aid on Retention and
$tudent $ucce$$
In 2006-2007:
73% freshmen got some
type of award
40% freshmen took out
loans
48% freshmen received
scholarships
6% freshmen had workstudy awards
Financial Aid Affecting Retention
90%
82%
80%
76%
73%
69%
70%
67%
66%
65%
60%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Scholarships
No. Scholar.
Loans
No Loans
Work Study
Types of Aid
No WS
Unmet Need
No Unmet Need
Fall 2006 Entering Cohort
Where Did They Go?
Transferred
17%
Retained
68%
Unknown
15%
Fall 2006 Entering Cohort
Where Students Transferred
PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
AT DENVER HEALTH
SCIENCES
COLORADO STATE
UNIVERSITY
21%
47%
8%
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
AT BOULDER
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN
COLORADO
8%
METROPOLITAN STATE
COLLEGE OF DENVER
7%
4% 5%
ALL OTHER
Characteristics of Non-Retained
Students
Poor
Standing Exit
25%
Poor
Standing
Transfer
11%
Good
Standing Exit
22%
Good
Standing
Transfer
42%
Retention and Student Intentions
77% of the freshmen intended to
earn degree from UCCS
14% intended to transfer
76% say UCCS is first-choice
Retention Rates:
Students intending to stay: 71%
Students Intending to transfer: 59%
Students we are first choice: 72%
Lower Student Engagement
UCCS students below peers in:
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Contributing to class discussions
Service learning
Discussing career plans with faculty or advisor
Study abroad
Relationships with other students
Relationships with faculty members
Participating in co-curricular activities
Understanding people of other racial and ethnic
backgrounds
• Developing a personal code of ethics
• Contributing to the welfare of the community
2006 National Survey of
Student Engagement Results
About Our 2007 Freshmen Class
1013 freshmen (93% full-time)
18-19 years old (96%)
55% female, 23% minority
40% first generation
41% live on campus
Average index score: 103
Top Majors: LSUD, biology, preengineering, pre-nursing,
psychology, marketing, nursing
Ensuring Student Success: Past
Accomplishments, Current Efforts, Future Goals
Coaching
Freshman Seminar
Tutoring/Learning Workshops
Peer Mentoring
SWAT Team Mentoring
Early Alert/Early Intervention
Undecided/Pre-Major Workshops
Departmental Projects
Student Engagement Projects
Retention Research Projects
Early Alert System
Coaching, advising, tutoring
Decreased numbers of
freshmen getting below 2.0
Increased retention
LexNet web-based system
Undecided/Pre-Major Interventions
Business? English? Biology?
Pre-Major Advisor Kate
Lane
Undecided advising
workshops
Career Center
Future Selves
Sociology? Psychology?
Internships
Registration help site
Retention
and
Academics
Teaching and research interacts with student learning:
Chemistry, Engineering, Math, VAPA. and many more!
Student Engagement:
Linking Academics and Student Success
Learning Communities
Academic Orienteering
Engaging Pedagogies
Future Research: Finding a Key to Retention
Multiyear analysis of factors
affecting retention
Inventory of retention
activities
Focus groups on students’
experiences
Predictive modeling
Responsibility for Success: Whose is it?
Student
Student Success staff
Faculty
Staff
Administration
We are ALL responsible for student success!
Retain A Freshman..Make A Difference!
UCCS Campus Forum on Retention, November , 2007
Barbara Gaddis and Robyn Marschke
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Index Scores and Freshman Retention
Retention Rate by Gender & Ethnicity
Female
100%
Male
100% 100%
75%
71%
68%
65%
64%
65%
61%
55%
55%
70%
67%
68% 67%
Retention and Fall GPA
Retention and Fall GPA
90%
81%
73%
80%
78%
72%
70%
60%
41%
50%
40%
30%
20%
6%
10%
0%
<1.00
1.00-1.99
2.00-2.499
2.50-2.99
3.00-3.49
3.50-4.00
25%
24%
Fall GPA Range
7%
11%
14%
19%