The phenomenon of drop out studies appears in the current Romanian context as an acute problem of the national education system. In the present research we will try to identify how factors such as Dropout at higher education levelThe term "dropout" is commonly used to describe the situation of students who enroll at a certain institution of education and leave without obtaining a diploma or passing their final examinations. According to statistics, the retention rate in Romania at higher education level is approximately 77% (Report on the state of higher education in Romania, 2015). The dropout situation in Romania is similar to that found at the global level, with the highest rates of dropout being incurred immediately after the first year (Tinto, 1975). Factors that influence dropoutThe factors that influence dropout can be divided set in two categories: personal and institutional. Most sociological theories that address the complex problem of school drop-outs begin with an analysis of these factors (Rumberger, 2001). Among the personal factors identified in the scientific literature, the most frequently encountered are weak educational results, socio-economic status (the representatives of the lower social classes have a higher risk of dropout than those in the middle and upper classes), children from single-parent families, and ethnic minorities. When gender is taken Unauthenticated Download Date | 5/12/18 12:11 AM

This paper is aimed at finding the degree of commitment to the goal of completing studies in higher education of students in the institution they are registered in. The study relies on a questionnaire-based survey, which was applied to students enrolled in the PractiPASS project. The questionnaire was applied to students from the University of Oradea, University of Bucharest, and "Aurel Vlaicu" University from Arad. The analysis was carried out starting from theoretical models from papers, which had studied the same subject. The most important variables that were used for analysis are student's integration (social and academic), financial resources, socioeconomic background, organizational climate, specialization, etc. Using these variables, we tried to find differences between the levels of engagement of students from the three universities, and to find out some of the causes of dropping out.

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