Profiles of University Students Who Graduate on Time: A Cohort Study from the Chilean Context

Author:

Moraga-Pumarino Ana1,Salvo-Garrido Sonia2ORCID,Polanco-Levicán Karina34ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Departamento de Administración y Economía, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile

2. Departamento de Matemática y Estadística, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile

3. Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile

4. Departamento de Psicología, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco 4780000, Chile

Abstract

Graduating from higher education on time is an important topic, given its relation to students’ academic success and the efficiency of the institutions. However, a low percentage of university students finish their studies on time, which poses a challenge that requires the identification of the factors that account for this phenomenon. This study aimed to identify and characterize profiles of students who graduate on time. The population is 514 university students (45% men, 55% women), with an average age of 19.5 years (SD= 1.9) studying business at a university in Chile who belong to four cohorts entering between 2011 and 2014. The results obtained from the Classification and Regression Tree (CART) technique demonstrate eight student profiles constructed considering different variables at the pre-university, transition-motivation, and university levels. As the primary outcome, the profile of the student who graduates on time is characterized by a good performance in the first year of university, enters university right after high school, and takes advantage of institutional support by participating in academic tutoring. These findings suggest that institutions can implement specific strategies from the beginning of the university journey to promote on-time graduation.

Funder

Dirección de Investigación, Universidad de La Frontera

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Behavioral Neuroscience,General Psychology,Genetics,Development,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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