University student retention: Best time and data to identify undergraduate students at risk of dropout

JM Ortiz-Lozano, A Rua-Vieites… - … in education and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Student dropout is a major concern in studies investigating higher education retention
strategies. However, studies investigating the optimal time to identify students who are at risk …

Bachelor's degree student dropouts: Who tend to stay and who tend to leave?

P Berka, L Marek - Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2021 - Elsevier
Factors of students' dropout can be studied either by surveys among students or by
analyzing data the university collects. In the work reported in this paper, we analyzed data …

Dropout and transfer paths: What are the risky profiles when analyzing university persistence with machine learning techniques?

LJ Rodríguez-Muñiz, AB Bernardo, M Esteban, I Díaz - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
University dropout is a growing problem with considerable academic, social and economic
consequences. Conclusions and limitations of previous studies highlight the difficulty of …

Dropping out of university: a literature review

A Behr, M Giese, HD Teguim Kamdjou… - Review of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study provides a comprehensive review of the phenomenon of students dropping out
from tertiary education. Student withdrawal is the result of a long decision‐making process …

Data mining and machine learning retention models in higher education

T Cardona, EA Cudney, R Hoerl… - Journal of College …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This study presents a systematic review of the literature on the predicting student retention in
higher education through machine learning algorithms based on measures such as dropout …

Machine learning prediction of university student dropout: Does preference play a key role?

M Segura, J Mello, A Hernández - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
University dropout rates are a problem that presents many negative consequences. It is an
academic issue and carries an unfavorable economic impact. In recent years, significant …

Analysis of first-year university student dropout through machine learning models: A comparison between universities

D Opazo, S Moreno, E Álvarez-Miranda, J Pereira - Mathematics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Student dropout, defined as the abandonment of a high education program before obtaining
the degree without reincorporation, is a problem that affects every higher education …

Predicting student attrition with data mining methods

D Delen - Journal of College Student Retention: Research …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Affecting university rankings, school reputation, and financial well-being, student retention
has become one of the most important measures of success for higher education institutions …

[HTML][HTML] Freshmen program withdrawal: Types and recommendations

A Bernardo, A Cervero, M Esteban, E Tuero… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
University program dropout is a problem that has important consequences not only for the
student that leaves but also for the institution in which the withdrawal occurs. Therefore …

Predicting student dropout in higher education

L Aulck, N Velagapudi, J Blumenstock… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2016 - arxiv.org
Each year, roughly 30% of first-year students at US baccalaureate institutions do not return
for their second year and over $9 billion is spent educating these students. Yet, little …