The Influence of University Academic Factors on Student Retention in the College of Business at a U.S. Research University (RU/VH)
Keywords:
business, economics, student retention, college of business, higher education, content based residential college, student successAbstract
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the influencing university academic factors on the student retention in the College of Business at a Research University (RU/VH) in the United States. Student records of 786 in the entering class in the College of Business in the southern region of the United States were studied. The researchers examined the five university academic factors including number of credit hours earned, GPA achieved, whether or not students changed major or college, whether or not students resided in the Business Content Based Residential College (CBRC), and whether or not students were retained in their third semester in the College of Business. The findings suggest that some factors were more influential than others with participation in the Business Content-Based Residential College (CBRC) being unexpectedly less influential on retention of business students into their fifth semester in Business at a Re-search University.
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