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Academic Integration as the Main Driver of Student Retention: A Multidimensional Analysis of Educational Ecosystems in Private Universities in Northern Peru

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  • Luis Edgardo Cruz Salinas

    (Institute for Research in Science and Technology, César Vallejo University, Campus Chepén, Trujillo 13001, Peru)

  • Marco Agustín Arbulú Ballesteros

    (Institute for Research in Science and Technology, César Vallejo University, Campus Chepén, Trujillo 13001, Peru)

  • Marilú Trinidad Flores Lezama

    (Institute for Research in Science and Technology, César Vallejo University, Campus Chepén, Trujillo 13001, Peru)

  • Mabel Ysabel Otiniano León

    (Institute for Research in Science and Technology, César Vallejo University, Campus Chepén, Trujillo 13001, Peru)

Abstract

Aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4), this study examines how personal factors, academic integration, and institutional support relate to students’ intention to persist in private higher education. Using a cross-sectional online survey, composite scores were computed for validated constructs and entered simultaneously into a single multiple linear regression model to estimate each dimension’s unique association with intention to persist. The overall model explained a substantial share of variance in persistence intentions (adjusted R 2 = 0.599). Academic integration showed the largest unique association, institutional support contributed a smaller additional association, and personal factors did not retain a unique association once overlap among constructs was taken into account. Given the cross-sectional, self-report design and single-institution sample, the findings are interpreted as conditional associations within this context, informing retention strategies that strengthen sustainable educational ecosystems as private higher education expands in Latin America.

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  • Luis Edgardo Cruz Salinas & Marco Agustín Arbulú Ballesteros & Marilú Trinidad Flores Lezama & Mabel Ysabel Otiniano León, 2026. "Academic Integration as the Main Driver of Student Retention: A Multidimensional Analysis of Educational Ecosystems in Private Universities in Northern Peru," Societies, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-16, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:16:y:2026:i:4:p:123-:d:1913095
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