Persistence to Achieving a Degree

Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 in reverse chronological order

#	Title	Date	Summary
1	Last dance with tuition Northern Iowan 105:47, p.7	04/07/2009	Realities of college life; 25 to 30 per cent of college students do not return for their sophomore year, after six years, fifty per cent of college students have not graduated.
2	UNI ranks as one of 12 'success' schools Northern Iowan 102:13, p.1	10/11/2005	American Association of State Colleges and Universities has named UNI as a college with a higher than average graduation rate.
3	UNI student athletes find balance between competition, classroom Northern Iowan 97:3, p.10	09/01/2000	In 1999, UNI's graduation rate for student athletes was 77 percent; photo.
4	UNI ranks number one in graduation rates Northern Iowa Today 83:1, p.25	01/01/1999	Study shows UNI athletes have 69% graduation rate; leads MVC.
5	Recently at the Regents Campus News Network 5:7, p.2	11/28/1994	Regents receive reports on student persistence and faculty attrition.
6	UNI graduation rate on the rise: students taking longer to graduate from UNI Northern Iowan 90:60, p.1	06/17/1994	Officials assess reasons for changes in graduation rate.
7	UNI graduation statistics outrank peer institutions Northern Iowan 90:30, p.1	01/21/1994	UNI graduates 61% within six years; leads peer institutions.
8	Major grant will support student retention at University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1992:636, p.1	05/11/1993	$1.3 million grant for Academic Support programs and Services is announced.
9	Marwick study: four-year degree no longer norm Northern Iowan 86:21, p.1	11/14/1989	Consultant report analyzes reasons for longer stays in college.
10	Athletes, student body graduate at equal rate Northern Iowan 85:56, p.13	05/02/1989	Rate of graduation rate for student-athletes proves comparable to the student body.
11	Dropout rates are decreasing despite aid cuts Northern Iowan 84:33, p.6	01/29/1988	Phil Patton interprets statistics on why students leave school.
12	Most college dropouts do not leave school because of grades Northern Iowan 83:28, p.4	12/09/1986	Registrar Leahy talks about persistence and reasons for leaving college.
13	Transfer enrollments growing Northern Iowan 65:52, p.3	04/22/1969	About 20% of UNI students are transfers; grades tend to drop off some, but 58% do graduate.
14	Those freshman placement test scores reveal all College Eye 31:12, p.5	12/08/1939	J. b. Paul talks about the predictive value of the placement examinations.
15	Forecasting success in college Alumnus 23:1, p.3	01/01/1939	Professor Paul analyzes correlation between placement tests taken by over three thousand ISTC students from 1929-1933 and their academic success; finds that placement tests are good predictors.
16	No fall graduation, but here's a story on it Alumnus 20:1, p.1	01/01/1936	Eleven students graduate but no ceremony is held due to the small number; small mid-year numbers are due to students persisting to four year degree.
17	Editorials; the cost of education College Eye 24:13, p.2	12/09/1932	Perseverance overcomes all obstacles.