Examining Student Retention in a College of Business at a U.S. Research University (RU/VH)

Abstract

Prior research has documented the impact of the residential hall experience of college students on academic achievements. Integrating and engaging in college residential hall experience increases their chances to persist and complete their degree. In this paper, we examined the retention of college of business students who resided and did not reside in a College of Business Content-Based Residential College (CBRC) at a Research University in the Southern Region of the United States. The findings showed a statistically significant relationship between race, the number of hours during each of their first four semesters of enrollment, and retention into the fifth semester.