Faculty Success Center

External Resources Related to Student Retention

According to Vincent Tinto in “Promoting Student Retention Through Classroom Practice” there are five conditions known to promote persistence.

These are:

  • Expectations – Students are likely to persist and graduate in settings that expect them to succeed.

  • Support – Students are more likely to persist and graduate in settings that provide academic, social, and personal support.

  • Feedback – Students are more likely to persist and graduate in settings that provide frequent and early feedback about their performance as they are trying to learning and persist.

  • Involvement – Students are more likely to persist and graduate in settings that involve them as valued members of the institution.

  • Learning – Students are more likely to persist and graduate in settings that foster learning.