Spread the loveStudent retention remains one of the greatest concerns for higher education institutions worldwide. In the U.S. only about 60% of students graduate within six years. Retention rates are used as an indication of how many undergraduate students who start their studies at a college will continue their studies that at that college. Many factors play a role in early withdrawal from university, mostly to do with financial and personal reasons. Universities and colleges also lose students when they decide to study at other schools, or take online courses at other schools or decide to take their sophomore year … Continue reading Using Machine Learning to Predict Student Outcomes