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The Impact Of Local Conditions On The Retention Of College Freshman Across Regional, Public Universities

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  • Oscar FLORES
  • Tonya Jo HANSEN

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As a result of decreases in support from the state governments, changes in the higher education market, and changes in student characteristics, four-year, public universities in the United States have turned to student enrollment management and in particular retention of Newly Entering Freshman (NEF) students to stabilize their budgets. Using panel data analysis, we attempt to explain variations in the retention of NEF across four-year, public universities; we find that, ceteris paribus, universities located in cities with better employment conditions have lower retention rates. By contrast, prior studies on retention across institutions had not included the impact of local economic conditions.

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  • Oscar FLORES & Tonya Jo HANSEN, 2015. "The Impact Of Local Conditions On The Retention Of College Freshman Across Regional, Public Universities," Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 15(2), pages 91-104.
    • Handle: RePEc:eaa:eerese:v:15:y2015:i:2_6
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    Keywords

    Retention; Newly Entering Freshman; Local Economic Conditions; Public Universities;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development

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