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Financial Literacy and College Student Retention. October 21, 2013. Talking Points. What do we know already --Connections points What have we done? - Actions Taken Financial Literacy Webpage One on one counseling 8% rule for loans Default Study.
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Financial Literacy and College Student Retention October 21, 2013 University of Maryland, college park
Talking Points • What do we know already --Connections points • What have we done? - Actions Taken • Financial Literacy Webpage • One on one counseling • 8% rule for loans • Default Study University of Maryland, college park
Connection- Financial Literacy and Retention • What do we know? • Most decisions revolve around money • Conversation is difficult • Students learn differently • High correlation -- graduation rates and defaults • A little action goes a long way University of Maryland, college park
Actions • What did we do? • Financial Aid Website • One on one counseling • Chat Lines • 8% rule for loans • Default Study University of Maryland, college park
Financial Literacy and Defaults University of Maryland, college park
Default Study University of Maryland, college park
Default Study • Graduation is related to loan defaults: 10% of students who take a loan and never graduate ultimately default on their loans, compared to 3% of loan takers who do graduate University of Maryland, college park
Default Study University of Maryland, college park
Q and A Sarah Bauder Asst. Vice President Office of Student Financial Aid and Enrollment Services University of Maryland sbauder@umd.edu University of Maryland, college park