Dive Brief:
- According to a National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report, less than 50% students who started college in 2007 finished a degree at the school they initially enrolled at.
- Almost 30% of those students aren't working toward a degree at all anymore.
- The data shows that only 56% of that group have finished their coursework on any campus.
Dive Insight:
The study suggests the sorts of schools that might lose out with a college ratings system based in part on graduation rates: Students at private four-year, not-for-profit schools are more likely to finish than those at public four-year or four-year, for-profit schools.
