REACT Reenrolls Nearly Twice as Many Students Who Have Stopped Attending College


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By Julie Rubin, Colleen Sommo, Justin C. Ortagus

Over 40 million Americans have some college credits but no postsecondary credential. Many of these students are considered “stop-outs,” meaning they earned some college credit and then withdrew from college for a time with the intention of eventually returning. Stopped-out students earn less and are more likely to be unemployed than students who obtain a postsecondary degree. The Re-Enrollment and Completion Team (REACT) intervention is an evidence-based approach designed to help stopped-out students return to college and eventually complete their degrees. Initial findings from an evaluation of REACT indicate that it could meaningfully help stopped-out students return to college. Across four colleges and a sample of nearly 3,000 students, students who received the REACT intervention were nearly twice as likely to reenroll.

Rubin, Julie, Colleen Sommo, and Justin C. Ortagus. 2026. “REACT Reenrolls Nearly Twice as Many Students Who Have Stopped Attending College.” New York: MDRC.