The Relationship between StudentCentered Management and Institutional Commitment of College Students

This study examined the impact of student-centered management in universities on institutional commitment, specifically assessing how faculty and staff perceptions of such management influence students’ commitment. Using data from 8,109 faculty and staff and 39,995 students at 68 universities, gathered from the University Innovation Capacity Assessment and the Korean National Survey of Student Engagement. The analysis employed hierarchical linear modeling as the method. The analysis revealed key insights. First, student-centered management perceptions among staff, more than faculty, significantly affected institutional commitment. Second, all factors related to academic and social integration positively influenced institutional commitment at the student level, except for time invested in self-development. Third, at the institutional level, a supportive campus environment positively impacted commitment, while financial aid, facility adequacy, and enrollment rates showed lower relevance. These findings suggest that a supportive educational environment is more vital for students’ institutional commitment than financial or infrastructural resources, emphasizing the need for universities to focus on actionable factors and to balance short- and long-term strategies in their student-centered management efforts.