The University had a freshman retention rate of 91.1 percent for the students who entered in fall of 1998. The rate is now consistent with the top fifty universities in the country. Though the Student Resource Center has increased the freshman retention rates, 8.9 percent of students still leave. The site contains information about every service on campus. The writing, logic and math centers are the most prominent tutoring centers on campus.
Many departments also maintain their own smaller tutoring operations.
Students are under more pressure to perform and are preparing for exams and writing papers. While these centers serve students throughout the semester, peak times create a crunch for these services. The Writing Center is so busy that they filled all their appointments for last week by Tuesday of the previous week. Due to their extensive training and traveling schedules, athletes can access services within the Sports Center, at the Academic Support Center. Pay careful attention to what instructors tell you to do and keep up with the assignments.