<p>Out of sheer curiosity, why do students dropout from college, and what happens to them?</p>
<p>Which schools have the highest dropout rates? Just curious, I know that Steve Jobbs, and Bill Gates droped out. LOL.</p>
<p>The large majority drop out due to academic difficulty. Some drop out for financial reasons. many transfer to a less expensive or easier college. Some drop out because their interests change and they want a different school for a different major. Some have family problems. Some have problems with drugs or alcohol or depression.</p>
<p>But mostly it is bad grades. Poor motivation. Poor preparation for college. Lack of discipline.</p>
<p>I’m not sure whether dropout rates are released; the graduation rates do not reveal dropout rates because the former include those who transfer out (transfers obviously didn’t drop out completely–just transferred to a different school).</p>
<p>The overwhelming majority leave for financial reasons/family situations (often involving health care or illnesses).</p>
<p>For top colleges, make a list with the percentage of Pell Grant or near-Pell Grant students, turn it upside down, and you’ll have something close to the four-year graduation rates.</p>