Statistics of the College Drop-Out Overview
Number of Students Dropping Out of College
3 million students enroll in some form of higher education each year
33% of 2.75 million students dropped out of college in the year 2000
40% of 4.5 million college students will leave higher education without getting a degree
53% of 1.75 million students at public institutions starting classes for 2008-2009 academic years have dropped out.
Only 38% of 800,000 students at for-profit colleges starting in the 2008-2009 academic year will graduate within six years.
20-30% of 625,000 college freshmen drop-out.
64% of 850,000 students at non-profits starting classes in the 2008-2009 academic year have dropped out.
Financial Situations of the College Drop-Out
60% of all college dropouts received no help from their parents
70% of dropouts had no scholarship or loan support
50% of students who drop out of college have income under $35,000/yr
Hours Spent on School Each Week
On average students spend their time doing the following activities:
- 3.7 hours/week doing leisure and sports
- 41 hours/week socializing
- 3.3 hours/week educational activities
Top 20 Reasons for Dropping Out
- Finances
- Failing
- Outside Job
- Unprepared
- Partying
- Wrong Course
- Bad Fit
- Family Problems
- Bad Love
- Homesick
- No Mentor
- Health
- New Course
- Life
- Move
- Children
- Distance
- Housing
- Outside Problems
- Burn Out