DOI: 10.36347/sjebm.2015.v02i01.009

Pages: 54-60

This study investigates the effects of age, gender, race, post-secondary level result and place of origin on the academic performance of first year undergraduate students at Faculty of Economics and Administration, University Malaya, Malaysia. All undergraduate students during the academic year 2013/2014 were examined and a sample of 100 students were randomly selected. Cross-tabulation and Multinomial Logistic Regression were applied. The outcomes revealed gender and place of origin as insignificant determinants, the entry qualification as a weak factor, and the student’s CGPA of entry qualification as the strongest variable that determines the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of first year students.