Table 3.

Components of persistence programs at Capstone institutions, sorted by frequency of adoption

Program component	Barnard	Bryn Mawr	Carleton	Grinnell	Hope	CUNY Hunter	Morehouse	Smith	Spelman	Swarthmore	Xavier of LA	Percent of institutions
Curricular innovations	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	100
Student research—Summer	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	100
Faculty development	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	100
Interdisciplinary program	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	91
Mentoring (faculty)	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	91
Mentoring (peer)	X	X	X	X	X		X	X		X	X	82
Cohort programs	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X		X	82
Course-embedded research	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	82
Campus jobs	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		X	X	82
Inquiry-based learning	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		X	X	82
Student research—academic year	X	X		X	X	X		X	X		X	73
Career development	X	X	X	X	X			X	X		X	73
Physical space	X	X	X	X	X		X	X			X	73
Community outreach	X		X		X	X		X	X	X		64
Summer bridge	X	X		X	X		X	X		X		64
Developing quantitative skills	X	X	X	X	X	X					X	64
Community building			X	X			X	X	X	X		55
High school student Summer programs			X		X	X			X		X	45
Academic civic engagement		X	X		X	X						36
Technology (blended learning)	X	X				X					X	36