Lucena, Edzana Roberta Ferreira da Cunha VieiraSousa Júnior, Lenilson Firmino de2025-01-132025-01-132024-08-30SOUSA JÚNIOR, Lenilson Firmino de. Permanência no ensino superior: um estudo de caso em um Curso de Graduação em Ciências Contábeis de uma instituição privada do Rio Grande do Norte. Orientadora: Dra. Edzana Roberta Ferreira da Cunha Vieira Lucena. 2024. 90f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências Contábeis) - Centro de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2024.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/61161The permanence of students in private higher education has become an important topic in the educational context, both in Brazil and internationally. In this context, the objective of this study is to analyze the factors that contribute to the permanence of students in the undergraduate course in Accounting Sciences at an institution. private sector in Rio Grande do Norte (RN). Two main approaches were used to collect data: analysis of institutional data on the number of students enrolled each academic semester, in addition to numbers relating to abandonment, withdrawal, transfer and cancellation of the course over the last 19 years, referring to the cohort from 2005 to 2023, to identify patterns and trends in student behavior over time, allowing the calculation of the dropout rate for 37 semesters and 28 classes, in addition to collecting the numbers of beneficiaries of public policies such as FIES and PROUNI. An adapted questionnaire based on the study by Castelo Branco, Nakamura and Jezine (2017) was also applied, with the aim of evaluating the students' retention in the course under study. Data analysis highlights an average dropout rate per class of 65.29%, with a predominance of young women, limited racial diversity and the prevalence of students from public schools. The majority belong to families with an income of 1 to 1.9 minimum wages, and the choice of course was guided by affinity, not just ease of access. Identification with the course is strong, reflected in 52.6% of total agreement and 45.6% of partial agreement, indicating greater persistence. The perception of teachers is positive, with 50.9% considering them excellent and 49.1% good. Financial difficulties, infrastructure and previous education are the main risk factors for dropout. The intention to stay on the course is high, at 87.7%, reinforcing the students' commitment to completing the course.Acesso AbertoPermanência dos alunosEvasãoEnsino superiorInstituição privadamasterThesisCNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS