Examining Critical Factors Influencing Academic Performance of Freshman Engineering Students at Private Universities in Egypt

This research aims to uncover the pivotal ele-ments that contribute to the success of engineering students in their inaugural academic year. To achieve this, we will investigate the influence of numerous intrinsic and extrin-sic factors, treating them as independent variables in our study. Our methodology is grounded in quantitative research techniques, and our primary source of data will be surveys distributed amongst first-year engineering students attending private universities in Egypt. The survey will encompass a wide variety of factors. On the student side, we will consider variables such as age, gender, preexisting notions and perceptions, prior knowledge, study habits, parental education, and ethnicity. Simultaneously, we will also examine institutional factors like the curriculum's design, the pedagogical expertise and scientific knowledge of the professors, as well as the quality of academic support services available to students. The collected data will be subjected to a comprehensive statistical analysis using multivariate regression techniques. The objective of this rigorous analysis is to glean valuable insights into the key determinants of success for first-year engineering students within Egypt's private university system. The results of this study are expected to significantly augment our understanding of the factors that drive student success. This, in turn, will be instrumental in formulating effective strategies to enhance student outcomes. Furthermore, the findings promise to enrich the existing body of literature on engineering student success and could serve as a valuable reference for future research in this domain.