Download or read book A Longitudinal Analysis of Student Retention Using Neighborhoods as Socioeconomic Proxies written by Tyler Hallmark and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study draws on theories that seek to explain factors that impact college student retention/attrition for understanding any possible differences between individuals from different type of neighborhoods. Additionally, sociological theories pertaining to segregation and capital accumulation underlie key assumptions of this study. The site for this study included a large, public, four-year state flagship institution, referred to as Midwest University. This study utilizes the incoming Autumn 2012, in-state undergraduate cohort -- a sample of nearly 6,000 individuals -- and a series of analyses -- including binomial regression and survival analyses -- in order to examine how students' neighborhood-based socioeconomic variables may be correlated with their retention, success, and status changes over a six-year period. As a result of these analyses, I demonstrate neighborhood socioeconomic context (as measured at the census tract and block group levels) to be a valuable indicator of students' retention and success after enrolling in college and provide implications for future research, policy, and practice.