Student Success & Experience
Guide Students to Greater Retention and Engagement Outcomes
Design meaningful support and connection practices to engage students on day one. Hanover Research provides you with strategic data and analysis to prevent student attrition, drive intervention, and improve completion rates.
Drive positive student success results and strengthen campus climate
Improve Student Retention
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Student Success & Retention Analysis
Predict success factors and risk signals. Evaluate early warning metrics to drive student achievement, on-time completion, and reduced attrition.
At-Risk Student Analysis
Reduce attrition with targeted interventions. Identify students at risk of stopping out using predictive modeling and tailor support strategies to keep them enrolled.
Dropped Student Interviews
Reveal the primary drivers of attrition. Investigate unmet student needs to identify support gaps, develop re-engagement practices, and allocate the right resources to improve retention and success.
Student Transfer Analysis
Understand students transfer behaviors. Reveal transfer behavior patterns, identify potential institutional partners, and develop profiles of successful students.
Understand Student Experience & Outcomes
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Campus Climate Survey
Uncover campus strengths and concerns. Track student and faculty satisfaction, needs, and perceptions to design impactful improvement and retention initiatives.
Graduate Outcomes Survey
Enhance student ROI and alumni success. Capture postgraduate experiences, career trajectories, and value perceptions to gauge workforce preparation gaps and opportunities.
Trusted by 2,000+ institutions for critical decisions
Critical insights to improve the modern student experience
Outcomes-focused research design
Our analysts build studies around your institution’s goals to connect data directly to the decisions you need to make, not hand out generic templates.
Effective attrition risk mitigation and intervention
We translate complex student data into clear, prioritized signals and strategies to intervene at the right moment with the right support.
Actionable alumni and employer intelligence
Our mixed methods approach surfaces career outcomes, skills gaps, and workforce alignment to set targets for improvement and differentiate from peers.
Gain a fuller picture of the student experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis
Clarion University of Pennsylvania Improves Retention Rates by 5% Using Research Insights
“Clarion has succeeded in raising our retention rates to totals significantly higher than the institution had experienced prior to using data-driven decision making. Using this retention data has helped us to develop interventions and identify high-impact programs that will not only help our students succeed, but also keep them here until graduation.”
– Ray Moneta, Director of Information Management and Institutional Research
Great Basin College Partners With Hanover to Boost Workforce Alignment
“Great Basin College partnered with Hanover Research to enhance data-driven decision-making and align our programs with regional workforce demands. This collaboration will provide valuable insights through regional needs assessments, student success analysis, and best practices for retention strategies. Our goal is to strengthen student engagement, improve retention, and ensure sustainable growth while expanding programs that build a skilled workforce. By leveraging research-driven solutions, we can better support economic development and create long-term opportunities for students and communities. For institutions considering external support, investing in strategic research ensures proactive, impactful decisions that drive student success and workforce readiness.”
Concordia University Irvine Supports Admitted Student Success with Survey Research
“We wanted to do a study that combined quantitative and qualitative methods, and Hanover offered that. We got deeper and better information than we would have had without it. The study provided additional rationale for the university to invest in workforce readiness and career services.”
— Peter Senkbeil, Vice President and Special Assistant to the President
Re-Envisioning ESL Programming from the Outside Looking in
“We were having to cancel ESL classes because there were not enough students … It didn’t make sense: There were more and more English language learners in the community, but they weren’t coming to us. We knew we needed help taking a fresh look at the problem.”
— Jennifer Kalfsbeek-Goetz, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Learning, Ventura College
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