# Student Retention Is Your Budget Strategy

In the time of shrinking budgets, Upswing helps you protect your bottom line by retaining more students and the tuition revenue they represent. It’s not just student support. It’s a financial strategy.

# Student Retention Is Your Budget Strategy

## Improve Student Retention with Holistic Student Support

Upswing’s wraparound student services platform provides your students with the support they need, when they need it. Our solutions and services are proven to improve retention rates by as much as **0.789 percentage points**. These results mean that more students can graduate and you can retain more students.

We do this by going beyond academic support and helping students with mental health, basic needs, advising, and on-demand information and encouragement. This holistic model, combined with your campus resources, allows students to find support easily when they need it the most.

Read our white paper to learn more about holistic student support and how Upswing provides the right services at the right time to keep more students on the path to graduation.

## Retention Savings Calculator

Total Number of Enrolled Students:  
Average Annual Tuition Received Per Student:  
Calculate

### Results:

Annual Expected Retained Students: 0  
Annual Retained Tuition: $0

### Sample Scenario

**Enrollment:** 4,500 \| **Tuition:** $4,000 per year \| **Contract Length:** 3 Years

| Contract Length | Students Retained | Tuition Saved |
| --- | --- | --- |
| After 1 Year | 35.5 | $142,000 |
| After 2 Years | 71 | $284,000 |
| After 3 Years | 106.5 | $426,000 |

## Grant resources for Upswing programming

Searching for grants can be an overwhelming process, especially when targeting funds for student-retention solutions that can range from academic support to outreach and engagement to mental health. Many of our partners have used non-profit organizations, state and local government, or alumni to help pay for Upswing. Additionally, some partners have used the following funding sources:

- [Title III](https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-higher-education/improvement-postsecondary-education/title-iii-part-a-programs--strengthening-institutions#Home)
- [Title V](https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-special-populations/grants-hispanic-students/developing-hispanic-serving-institutions-program--title-v)
- [Perkins](https://cte.ed.gov/legislation/perkins-v)
- [TRIO](https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-higher-education/trio)
- [Upward Bound](https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-higher-education/trio/upward-bound-program)

Download our free ebook on strategic grant writing to get advice on how to write and apply for grants to help your institution with funding resources.

## Testimonials

“Upswing has been a great resource for our students. Having great coaches available to help our students 24/7 is a blessing to me because we only have two on campus tutors at this time. As an administrator, the Upswing staff is so responsive to every whim I have. I love everything about Upswing!”

Robin Novak, Bladen Community College  
Upswing has been great for our school. It fits our needs perfectly. We are able to use our own tutors on the platform, not just the use of Upswing tutors.”

Cheryl Capuchina,North Central Texas College  
“Upswing is the best choice for tutoring for our students. I always say that students will reach out for help more often if they are not working with their instructor or someone from the campus. They can be open about their questions without fear of being embarrassed.”

Lisa Friesesn,Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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