Student attrition at six South Carolina colleges was studied: three of the colleges were small, traditionally black, four-year private colleges, while three were mid-sized, public, four-year colleges, one of which was traditionally black. The sample of first-time freshmen consisted of 301 black males, 538 black females, 220 white males, and 319 white females. At the start of the sophomore year, there were 1,039 persisters, 141 transfers, and 170 dropouts. The 52-item Student Survey questionnaire covered race, sex, marital status, number of siblings, religious preference and church attendance, hometown size, family income, parents' education and occupations. Also assessed were: students' views of the importance of college graduation, parental influence on attending college, extent of student employment, influences on career goals/plans, sources of student funds, educational aspirations and expectations, choice of major, concern about money, personal values/motivation, students' perceptions of the college environment, and participation in extracurricular activities. Information about withdrawals was obtained with the Student Follow-up Survey, which is appended along with the Student Survey. Self-reported responses by black and white females and males are reported separately. (SW)