Table 5.
Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition of difference in mean retention rate between 2017 & 2004
| Mean retention rate | |
| 2017 retention | 54.64*** |
| (0.304) | |
| 2004 retention | 50.29*** |
| (0.386) | |
| Difference | 4.352*** |
| (0.491) | |
| Total explained by compositional factors | 0.775 |
| (0.611) | |
| Contributions to explained difference | |
| Student body composition variables | |
| Percent need-based grant recipients | 0.041 |
| (0.336) | |
| Percent part-time, FTF | 0.739*** |
| (0.211) | |
| Percent female, FTF | − 0.057 |
| (0.149) | |
| Percent Black, FTF | 0.0021 |
| (0.051) | |
| Percent Latinx, FTF | 0.235 |
| (0.238) | |
| Percent Asian, FTF | − 0.015 |
| (0.022) | |
| Percent Native, FTF | 0.050 |
| (0.153) | |
| Percent first-time freshmen (FTF) | − 0.012 |
| (0.046) | |
| Total student body composition | 0.983* |
| (0.490) | |
| College environment variables | |
| Enrollment (FTE), logged | 0.040 |
| (0.087) | |
| Tuition | − 0.444*** |
| (0.129) | |
| Percent loan recipients | 0.0322 |
| (0.170) | |
| Student-faculty ratio | 0.084 |
| (0.055) | |
| Adjunct share of instructional staff | 0.015 |
| (0.024) | |
| Instructional spending/FTE, logged | 0.549 |
| (0.891) | |
| Academic support/FTE, logged | 0.434 |
| (0.586) | |
| Student services/FTE, logged | − 0.206 |
| (0.872) | |
| Scholarships/FTE, logged | − 0.773** |
| (0.258) | |
| Total college environment | − 0.268 |
| (0.292) | |
| County unemployment rate | 0.0612 |
| (0.214) | |
| Observations | 833 |
Source: IPEDS; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001