Substantially revised and updated, this new edition addresses contemporary and anticipated student demographics and enrollment patterns, a wide variety of campus environments (such as residential, commuter, online, hybrid), and a range of outcomes including learning, development, and achievement.

Preface Acknowledgments Part One: Inputs 1. Characteristics of College Students in the United States 2. The College Choice Process 3. Student Enrollment Patterns Part Two: Environments 4. Transition to College 5. College Environments 6. College Student Learning and Development Part Three: Outcomes 7. Retention and Persistence 8. Student Outcomes 9. Serving College Students in the United States Today and Tomorrow References About the Authors Index

Robert D. Reason is Professor of Student Affairs and Higher Education at Iowa State University. From 2003 to 2011, he was on the faculty in the College of Education at Penn State University, where he also held an appointment as Senior Research Associate in Penn State's Center for the Study of Higher Education. His research has been published in The Journal of College Student Development, Research in Higher Education, and The Review of Higher Education. He currently serves as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs in the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University.