Among fall 2015 entrants, Asian students had the highest persistence rate (84.2 percent) and Black students the lowest (66.9 percent)¶
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q2 i? Asian students had the highest persistence rate (84.2 percent, with 72.9 percent retained at the starting institution) and Black students the lowest (66.9 percent, with 54.5 percent retained). → First-Year Persistence and Retention 2017
Evidence¶
First-Year Persistence and Retention 2017¶
First-Year Persistence and Retention. (2017). National Student Clearinghouse Snapshot Report. https://nscresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/NSC_SnapshotReport28_PersistenceRetention_Data_Tables.xlsx
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Descriptive disaggregation of the fall 2015 entering cohort by race and ethnicity, all sectors (Figure 2). Race/ethnicity data covered 79 percent of the cohort. The report also states Black students had the lowest persistence rate at 66.9 percent with 54.5 percent retained.
"Asian students had the highest persistence rate (84.2 percent) with 72.9 percent returning to the starting institution and 1 1.3 percent returning to an institution other than the starting institution in fall 20 16."
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- Of students who started college in fall 2015, 73.4 percent persisted at any U.S. institution and 61.1 percent were retained at their starting institution in fall 2016
- In four-year private institutions, white and Asian students had nearly identical persistence rates (89.8 and 89.6 percent), but Asian students were more likely to continue at their starting institution (82.5 percent)
- In two-year public institutions, white students had a lower retention rate (50.2 percent) than Hispanic students (55.1 percent) because a higher share of white students transferred to four-year institutions
- First-year persistence declines with age at entry: 78.2 percent for students 20 and under, 57.8 percent for ages over 20 to 24, and 52.7 percent for students over 24
- Sector persistence rates for fall 2015 entrants: 81.7 percent at four-year public, 84.9 percent at four-year private, 62.7 percent at two-year public, and 55.7 percent at four-year for-profit institutions
- Latinx, Black, and Asian students participated at higher rates than White peers; household size explained Latinx, Black, and Asian differences — related
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Among fall 2015 entrants, Asian students had the highest persistence rate (84.2 percent) and Black students the lowest (66.9 percent) |
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Among fall 2015 entrants, Asian students had the highest persistence rate (84.2 percent) and Black students the lowest (66.9 percent) |
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