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Luo, Mingchu; Williams, James E. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2013
Enrollment practitioners commonly discuss the effect of geographic factors on retention at rural or small-city institutions. This study examined the correlations between geographic characteristics of first-year college students' home location and their retention to the second year at a university located in a small city. The dimension of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Academic Persistence, Small Schools