Description of Table 3

Closing the Gap: Proactive Advising Cohort 3, Retention over 5 semesters

This table provides data on RCOAL and CNAS proactive advising cohorts from Fall 2019.

The title of the first column in the table is First-Generation Student Groups. The remaining four columns look at retention by particular semester as follows: Semester 2, Spring 2020; Semester 3, Fall 2020; Semester 4, Spring 2021; and Semester 5, Fall 2021.

RCOAL Proactive First-Gen Cohort (N=87)

There are four rows listed under the RCOAL Proactive First-Gen Cohort: MSU First Gen Students (N=800), Proactive Difference, RCOAL First Gen Non-Participants (N=21), and Within College Difference.

Retention by semester results for RCOAL Proactive First-Gen Cohort (N=87):

Semester 2 = 89%; Semester 3 = 69%; Semester 4 = 62%; and Semester 5 = 55%.

Retention by semester results for MSU First-Gen Students (N=800):

Semester 2 = 86%; Semester 3 = 73%; Semester 4 = 66%; and Semester 5 = 61%.

Retention difference between RCOAL Proactive First-Gen Cohort and MSU First-Gen students: 

For semester 2, the retention for the RCOAL proactive advising cohort is 3% higher than the retention for MSU first-generation students; for semester 3, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is 4% lower; for semester 4, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is 4% lower; and for semester 5, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is 6% lower.

Retention by semester results for RCOAL First-Gen Non-Participants (N=21):

Semester 2 = 86%; Semester 3 = 62%; Semester 4 = 67%; and Semester 5 = 48%.

Retention difference within college between RCOAL Proactive First-Gen Cohort and RCOAL First-Gen non-participants: 

For semester 2, the retention for the RCOAL proactive advising cohort is 3% higher than the retention for RCOAL first-generation non-participants; for semester 3, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is 7% higher; for semester 4, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is 5% lower; and for semester 5, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is 7% higher.

CNAS Proactive First-Gen Cohort (N=76)

There are three rows listed under the CNAS Proactive First-Gen Cohort: Proactive Difference, CNAS First-Gen Non-Participants (N=41), and Within College Difference.

Retention by semester results for CNAS Proactive First-Gen Cohort (N=76):

Semester 2 = 89%; Semester 3 = 75%; Semester 4 = 67%; and Semester 5 = 61%.

Retention difference between CNAS Proactive First-Gen Cohort and MSU First-Gen students: 

For semester 2, the retention for the CNAS proactive advising cohort is 3% higher than the retention for MSU first-generation students; for semester 3, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is 2% higher; for semester 4, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is 1% higher; and for semester 5, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is the same.

Retention by semester results for CNAS First-Gen Non-Participants (N=42):

Semester 2 = 79%; Semester 3 = 74%; Semester 4 = 62%; and Semester 5 = 60%.

Retention difference within college between CNAS Proactive First-Gen Cohort and CNAS First-Gen non-participants: 

For semester 2, the retention for the CNAS proactive advising cohort is 10% higher than the retention for CNAS first-gen non-participants; for semester 3, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is 1% higher; for semester 4, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is 5% higher; and for semester 5, the retention for the proactive advising cohort is 1% higher.