The effective factors on the academic progress of the students of Tehran University of Medical Science

Objective: To examine factors influencing the academic performance of students at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: The retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted between 2008 and 2009 at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Data was obtained from the education office of the university and SPSS version 15 was used for data analysis. Results: Of the 670 students in the study, 230 (34.3%) were boys and 440 (65.6%) were girls. The highest mean score of courses belonged to the Psychiatry Institute (18.68) and the lowest was in the School of Medicine (15.20). Twenty nine per cent of students had failed course and 8.4% had failed semester. Conclusion: The variables gender, level of education, and school are the most important factors affecting the educational progress of students. Overall, students failure ratios varied significantly between schools and educational levels.