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Attrition and Retention at Unisa
• Previous cohort analyses have
highlighted a high (40-50%) and
in some cases very high (above
60%) first-year dropout rates
(ibid).
• These coupled with low (10-15%)
and very low (6%) completion
rates within the time period set by
the Admissions Policy, mean that
Unisa is not well placed within
the context of student success
(Barnes, 2015; Barnes & Van Zyl,
2014).
• The results of the cohort of
2007-2012 first-time entry
recorded 41, 4% of first-year
dropout rate across the
institution.
• These results were higher than
the 3-year UG Certificates/
Diploma (41.1%), 3-year General
Bachelor Degrees (29, 1%), the
3-year Professional Bachelor
Degrees (24, 5%), and the 4-year
Professional Bachelor Degrees
(29, 4%) (ibid).
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