Institutional selectivity and institutional expenditures: Examining organizational factors that contribute to retention and graduation

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 613-642

  Gansemer Topf, Ann M ^a   Schuh, John H ^b  

^a GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finance; Graduation; Higher education; Retention; Small colleges

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744783380     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-006-9009-4     Document Type: Article

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