First Time In College: Non-Reenrolling Student Study

2013 Draft Findings

OverviewPrepared for Academic & Student Affairs to examine the antecedents of Non-Reenrollment for First Time in College Students (FTIC).

Descriptive Statistics Data Collected from a Survey of Non

Reenrollees to determine… Reasons for Non-Reenrollment Current activities of “Non-Reenrollees” Educational Institutions Selected Reasons for Selecting Another

Educational Institution Likelihood of Returning to UWF

Data from 2012 include fall and spring non re-enrollments. Data from 2013 include only spring non re-enrollments.

Key Facts about Respondents• Of the 1596 students in the Fall 2012 cohort, 180

did not reenroll in the spring • The Center received contact information for 177 of

these individuals • 14 had incorrect or no contact information for a

valid pool of 163 respondents• 123 Non-Reenrollees decided to participate – 9

declined• The calculated response rate was 75.9%

Why Did They Leave?

Descriptive Statistics for Reenrollees and Non-reenrollees2012 2013

 Reenrollees

Non -Reenrollee

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Reenrollees

High School GPA 3.29 3.16 3.47 3.43Percent Female 58.1 56.5 58.1 57.8Percent Black 15.0 17.5 15.5 5.4Percent Asian 2.9 1.8 3.2 4.5Percent Hispanic 9.0 7.1 11.1 9.7Percent Non Northwest Florida 50.6 51.4 56.9 53.9ACT Combined 22.9 22.4 22.9 22.9SAT Two 1009 1003 1013 1036Percent Pell Grant 41.8 43.0 45.1 45.5Percent Scholarship 69.0 56.0 59.8 53.2Percent Living on Campus 58.7 52.3 59.4 20.1First Semester GPA 2.86 1.78 2.65 2.35FAFSA 92.7 91.2 94.0 92.2

Why Did They Leave?

Reasons for Non Reenrollment

2012 2013Percent of Responses

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Avg. Term GPA

Percent of Responses

Avg. Term GPA

Financial 23% 1.94 21% 1.62Transferred 28% 2.54 13% 2.42Not a Good Fit 3% 0.78 11% 2.18Moved 9% 1.91 10% 1.90Taking Time Off / Not Enough Time for School 2% 2.16 7% 1.08Grades 6% 1.47 7% 0.35Too Far from Home 3% 2.50 6% 2.10Military 3% 1.47 5% 2.47Working 3% 1.19 2% omittedOther / Personal 18% 1.65 19% 1.22Suspended /Expelled Omitted this Round – Values Recalculated*

What Are They Doing?

Current Activities of Non Re-enrollees

Status2012

Responses

2013 Response

sIn School 62% 62%Working / Military / Law Enforcement 29% 33%

Other 9% 6%

Where Are They Now?

Institutions to Which UWF

Students Transferred

2012 2013

% UWF GPA 1st HS GPA % UWF

GPA 1st HS GPA

Florida State University System 17.6 3.09 3.39 9.7 2.18 3.77Florida State College 60.7 1.73 3.18 72.2 1.90 3.41Florida Private University 2.4 3.22 3.60 5.5 1.92 3.50Out of State Four Year College 8.5 2.58 3.04 6.9 1.95 3.32Out of State Two Year College 5.5 2.28 3.10 4.1 omitted

Trade/Other 4.9 1.38 3.12 1.3 omitted

Key Facts about Transfers• 36.1% left to attend a local state college

• Pensacola State College captured 23.6%• Northwest Florida State College captured 9.7%

• College and Universities in South Florida captured 30.6%• Miami-Dade College capture 11.1%

• Over half (58.1%) left to attend a school outside the Northwest Florida Region

Where Are They Now?

Reasons for Choosing New School

Reasons for Enrolling at New Institution

2012 2013

Percent of Responses

Avg. Term GPA

Percent of

Responses

Avg. Term GPA

Location / Closer to Home 48% 2.04 58% 1.88

Cheaper (Cost / Scholarship) 18% 1.93 21% 2.33

Degree Program 19% 2.65 8% 1.88

Other / No Response 6% 2.68 13% 2.12

Improve Grades 9% 1.01 - -

How Likely Are They to Return?

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Likelihood of Returning

In 2012:• 42% indicated some

interest in returning

• 31% said they would not return

• 28% were unsureIn 2013:• 29% indicated that

they were highly likely to return (8 or above; Avg. Term GPA = 1.82)

• 41% indicated that they were unlikely to return (3 or below; GPA = 1.72)

Questions?

Questions?