Entrance systems in comparative perspective: why does SISU increase drop out rates? The UNB case

The goal of this study is to analyze the impact of different entry methods on dropout and stop out rates for Universidade de Brasília (UnB)’s students, that is a comparison between dropout rates between those who entered university through SISU, through Programa de Avaliação Seriada (PAS) or through Vestibular, between 2014 and 2018. We used the annual dropout rate and the accumulated dropout rate as proposed by INEP (2017) and we concluded that PAS and Vestibular have similar dropout patterns with peaks in the second and third years of university trajectory, while SISU has a much higher dropout rate, that happens sooner, with peaks in the first year of trajectory.

Keywords:
Dropout; SISU; Entry in Higher Education