[foundddit]

Apparently nearly half of college students drop out. [1] That gives us most people going to college, but a significant portion not graduating.

[1] https://educationdata.org/college-dropout-rates

[red-iron-pine]

stats also show that the average student is now taking longer to graduate, easing towards ~6 years instead of 4

takeaway is probably that a lot of not-really-qualified students are going to 4-year schools and probably shouldn't.