Higher Education
HIGHER EDUCATION THE CHALLENGE OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION 2013 90% of respondents feel that Universities are operating in a more competitive 40% of 'At risk' students are identified too late environment following the introduction for the University of tuition fees.. of these respondents only 31% felt that this increased competition would drive up quality and improve the student experience to resolve the students issue(s). 31% 111 UNIVERSITY Seven out of ten respondents estimate that up to 20% of 'At Risk' Students in 8 of the Universities believes they have sufficient visibility as to how 'at risk' student cases are being managed. Only are reversable and can be reengaged. The top three challenges facing the University when managing 'at risk' students? UNIVERSITY Inability to communicate consistently and effectively #1 with students due to the number of people involved in that student's experience. of Universities surveyed 89% The sheer volume of students we have makes it TT2 difficult to effectively manage each individual case. We discover the threat too late to be able #S to sufficiently address the underlying causes. indicated that they collect or plan to collect student attendance data. Universities leading the way in the area of Student Attendance, Engagement and Retention are using the following data sources: 194% |61% Library Access 67% 78% 22% Lecture/seminar/ 0022 tutorial attendance Virtual Leaming Environment Course Submissions land Assessments Accessing Student Services The costs of student attrition and potential savings [1] Full-time first degree young entrants. [2] Based upon average attrition rate for the UK of 6.3% based upon HEFCE statistics for 2010/11. [3] Based purely on the current level of per student annual fees of £9,000. [4] Assumes that the cost of losing a residential student prematurely within their first year of study is on average £33,900. The figures quoted relate to a recent paper sponsored by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) entitled What Works? Student Retention & Success, Professor associated with improving engagement and retention. First Year Number no Longer 1* Year Revenue Total Revenue 1" Year Revenue Entrants' in Higher Total Revenue Lost due to First Lost due to First leakage prevented leakage prevented Year Attrition by a 0.5 percentage by a 0.5 percentage point reduction in attrition Education Year Attrition point reduction in attrition 500 32 £ 283,500 £1,067,850 £22,500 £84,750 £850,500 £ 67,500 £ 254,250 £ 339,000 1,500 95 £3,203,550 2,000 126 £1,134,000 £4,271,400 £97,000 3,000 189 £1,701,000 £6,407,100 £ 135,000 £ 508,500 z Thomas, March 2012. £ 180,000 [5] Reduction in average first year attrition from 6.3% to 5.8%, 4,000 252 £2,268,000 £8,542,800 £678,000 XMPro www.xmpro.com 5th Floor, 201 Great Portland Street London, W1W SAB Call: +44 (0) 20 7268 9810 Visit www.xmpro.com Email: [email protected]. Copyright © 2013 XMPTO Inc. All rights reserved. XMPro® and IBOST are registered trademarks of XMPTO Inc.
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