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Connecting the Dots

Campus Form, Student Perceptions, and Academic Performance
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Published July 31, 2018
By Amir Hajrasouliha
Planning Types: Campus Planning

Institutions referenced in this resource:
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

This report was produced by the researcher awarded the M. Perry Chapman Prize for 2016–2017.

This research evaluates the role the campus built environment plays in student retention and graduation. The relationship between objective and perceived measures of the physical campus and student academic performance was examined using the California State University (CSU) campuses as the sample. The results show that both objective and perceived measures are significantly associated with academic performance and provide higher education institutions with insight regarding the role of the physical campus in enhancing student retention and graduation rates.

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