NEWS.com.au | University attrition rates: Why are so many students dropping out? NEWS.com.au FIRST year university students are leaving their original chosen courses at a higher rate than ever. New data shows about one in five commencing bachelor students left their original course in 2014, and about 15 per cent dropped out completely. The ... Demand-driven system failures NSW Universities: Decade of drop-outs prompts warning from Simon Birmingham Swinburne University tops dropout rate for first-year Victorian university students |