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Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2016
This report builds on the 2013 and 2014 Reports on Unmet Need and Student Success at Maryland Public Four-Year Institutions by providing data on six-year graduation rates for the students in the original 2008 entering cohort. For this report, both descriptive analysis and logistic regression were used to understand the relationship between…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, College Attendance, Academic Persistence, Graduation
Crowl, Justin – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examines the relationship between student perceptions of university police and fear of crime through the utilization of a rational choice perspective. Over the last three decades, a plethora of research has explored fear of crime and factors related to its occurrence. However, a thorough review of the literature revealed a limited…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Fear, Police, Correlation
Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2014
The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) submits this report in response to the 2014 Joint Chairmen's Report, which requested an update to the 2013 MHEC report that examined impacts of financial need on student success. The charge included in the 2014 Joint Chairmen's Report was the following: "As part of the Access, Affordability, and…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, College Attendance, Academic Persistence, Graduation
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Kelly, Gabrielle E. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2012
There is a perception that university students have changed dramatically in their modes of learning in recent years, mainly due to their widespread use of the Internet as an information source, the change in student body due to the greater accessibility of third level education and changes in experience in second level education. Lectures,…
Descriptors: Part Time Employment, College Students, Lecture Method, Internet
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Schudde, Lauren T. – Review of Higher Education, 2011
Despite theoretical evidence positing a positive relationship between campus residency and collegiate outcomes, prior research has not established a causal link. Utilizing propensity score matching and national longitudinal data, this study investigates whether living in university-owned housing impacts retention. The results suggest that the…
Descriptors: College Housing, Probability, School Holding Power, College Environment
Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2013
According to 2012 data, four-year, public institutions in Maryland enroll a slightly higher share of students than is exhibited nationwide. In Maryland, 40% of all undergraduates and 52% of full-time undergraduates attend these institutions. Moreover, tuition and fees at Maryland public four-year institutions only increased 0.3% (or $31) according…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, College Attendance, Academic Persistence, Graduation