University of Montana makes retention effort that will benefit entire state

“We’re starting to have a lot more employers reach out to us and say, ‘Can you help us figure out how to get your UM grads here?” Brian Reed, University of Montana’s associate vice provost for student success, explained.

As COVID-19 funding expires, universities are working to retain students and keep enrollment up. In addition to benefiting the universities, the higher retention also helps cutdown on the worker shortage.

University of Montana retained 86.8% of its first-year students from fall to spring semester.

This is important because that first year is when most universities will lose its largest percentage of a class.