Survey suggests students' intent to transfer could threaten some colleges under proposed ratings system
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 08:00
in Psychology & Sociology
A college rating system proposed by the U.S. Department of Education could hurt many broad-access and minority-serving colleges and universities given that those institutions are enrolling more students who may ultimately graduate from a different college or university, data from a national student survey shows. According to UCLA's annual CIRP Freshman Survey, more than one-quarter of incoming freshmen at such colleges plan to transfer to another institution.