Why is the retention rate so low?

<p>I'm only a sophomore in high school, but St. John's has always appealed to me. When I bought a new Barron's guide, I was really dissapointed, though. It claims that 20% leave St. John's after the first year, and only something like 17% remian to graduate. Why is this percentage so small?</p>

<p>Probably because St. John's is so different from your average program such as it requires a lot of work and has mandatory books/classes that some people find while doing the program that they'd rather have a more normal college experience.</p>

<p>Check your stats. The Princeton Review shows 74% of Freshmen graduating within six years.</p>

<p>it's probably because some people realize they have interests they'd like to pursue that st john's just cant help them with. or maybe they long for large lecture classes or a big city or socal weather.</p>