
In 2020, first-year undergraduates who have attended public four-year schools had the lowest dropout rate at 17.6%.Between 20, two out of five (39.5%) first-year undergraduates at the public school dropped out of the school.For first-year students who are attending college for the first time, having the college dropout rate is highest at public schools.Since 2007, the dropout rate for fill-time first-year graduates has decreased to 5% points.The average dropout rate for the first year between 2015- 2020 was 24.3%.As of 2021, approx 31.6% of the students who have entered in the school either earned a degree or were not enrolled at any other college or school.The US experiences 40% of the college dropout rate each year. High school dropout rates are decreasing.Among the total dropout rate, college freshmen make up around 30%.


First-year dropout rates for American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, and Pacific Islander students are higher than for Hispanic, white, and Asian students.31.6% of the students who enrolled in 2015 were no longer enrolled in 2021 and had not yet earned a degree.Based on six years of data, men have a 4 % higher dropout rate than women.In 2021, approximately 1.4 million Americans had completed 4 or more years of college but had no degree.Approximately 24% of first-time, undergraduate first-year students dropped out between 20.39 million Americans (or 17% of all adults) had attended college, but they had no degree as of July 2020.
