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Student Persistence

Student Persistence is a longitudinal academic construct denoting the continued enrollment and active participation of an individual student in a specific educational program or course of study despite potential obstacles, distinguishing it from related constructs such as retention and achievement by focusing on the individual’s sustained commitment to academic progression over time.

7.5K

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536.8K

Citations

14.3K

Authors

2.8K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

1.8K

Parents

Children

Publications

7.5K

Dropout from Higher Education: A Theoretical Synthesis of Recent Research

Vincent Tinto · Review of Educational Research · 1975 · 7.4K citations

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Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition

John P. Bean, Vincent Tinto · The Journal of Higher Education · 1988 · 6.7K citations

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What Matters in College? Four Critical Years Revisited.

Kenneth A. Feldman, Alexander W. Astin · The Journal of Higher Education · 1994 · 5.8K citations

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How College Affects Students: Findings and Insights From Twenty Years of Research.

John C. Weidman, Ernest T. Pascarella, Patrick T. Terenzini · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1992 · 3.1K citations

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Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition

Stanley Schwartz, Vincent Tinto · Academe · 1987 · 2.8K citations

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Authors

14.3K

  1. ET
    Ernest T. Pascarella

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    56 publications · 14.7K citations

    44

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  2. PT
    Patrick T. Terenzini

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    32 publications · 11.2K citations

    29

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  3. VT
    Vincent Tinto

    Syracuse University, United States

    25 publications · 27.9K citations

    23

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  4. EP
    Edward P. St. John

    University of New Orleans, United States

    26 publications · 2.6K citations

    23

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  5. AN
    Amaury Nora

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    21 publications · 4.7K citations

    20

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1–5 of 14.3K

Institutions

2.8K

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    44 h-index

    130 publications

    14K citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    36 h-index

    106 publications

    18.4K citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    36 h-index

    119 publications

    12.2K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    36 h-index

    113 publications

    11.5K citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    35 h-index

    200 publications

    14.9K citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    33 h-index

    121 publications

    9.4K citations

  7. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    32 h-index

    68 publications

    7.5K citations

  8. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    31 h-index

    100 publications

    7.1K citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Higher Education

    JHE · 155 publications · 39.4K citations

    74

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  2. Research in Higher Education

    154 publications · 16.6K citations

    72

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  3. Journal of College Student Retention Research Theory & Practice

    CSR · 320 publications · 18.2K citations

    66

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  4. Journal of college student development

    JCSD · 141 publications · 13.5K citations

    58

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  5. Journal of Educational Psychology

    100 publications · 16.4K citations

    50

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