He previously worked as a new-student orientation leader and resident adviser
- Costs of participation (20 percent)
- Not living near campus (19 percent)
- Feeling like I don’t belong (18 percent)
- Care-taking responsibilities (15 percent)
- Mental health conditions (14 percent)
- Physical health conditions (6 percent)
Equity factors in here, too, with students receiving financial aid (n=2,181) being significantly more likely than their peers without financial aid (n=734) to cite various barriers to participation. Regarding off-campus work, 38 percent of students on financial aid say it’s a barrier to participation in campus life, compared to 29 percent of students not receiving financial aid.