Retention

First-generation students’ enrollment rates match their peers’, but a new report found these students face stubborn graduation rate gaps—regardless of their levels of income or academic preparation.

The University of Arizona surveys incoming students to understand their interests, goals and needs and then leverages those insights to provide proactive support.

Large, selective colleges enroll the greatest share of international students. But they’re not the institutions feeling enrollment drops so far this fall, early data shows.

Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses how one college addresses student questions and resource awareness using a text-based AI chatbot.

College administrators say federal funding cuts are impacting their ability to provide essential services for students.

Boston University’s Newbury Center provides resources and support for students of all levels who are the first in their family to pursue postsecondary education.

Stony Brook University sought to improve retention rates among humanities and social science students by creating paid first-year research experiences.

The program, which expects over 8,000 participants in fall 2025, works to recruit children of migrant fishers and farmworkers who didn’t plan to go to college.