Download this 32-page report to examine the most and least effective practices for improving undergraduate student retention and college completion rates, based on a national poll of campus officials in spring 2015. Included are rankings of 48 strategies and tactics; 33 internal management operations, such as metrics for diagnosing campus retention issues; 12 practices for retaining online learners; graduation rate trends; and quality ratings for written retention plans, retention committees, and retention leaders.

Findings are reported separately for private four-year institutions vs. public four-year institutions vs. two-year public institutions.