今天閱讀到一篇文章談到在美國延畢的大學生人數愈來愈多，居然有近一半的人計畫大學要讀到五到六年才畢業，甚至有近1/3的人可能在中間就drop out，看到這些數字不免覺得有點恐怖，也就是說美國的經濟景況真的不好，下是該作者所記錄的幾所大學四年學生畢業率，似乎愈名不見經傳的學校反而畢業率較正常(尚有70-80%畢業率): (下列並非排名)

1. Juniata College 74%
2. University of Michigan 70%
3. University of Southern California 65%
4. UCLA 59%
5. University of Texas 46%
6. University of Wisconsin 44%
7. Ohio State University 39%
8. University of Arizona 30%
9. University of Utah 21%
10. Georgia State University 15%

11. Union College 86%
12. Centre College 78%
13. Illinois Wesleyan University 76%
14. University of North Carolina 71%
15. Miami University 68%
16. Transylvania University 67%
17. Penn State University 56%
18. Indiana University 50%
19. University of Missouri 40%
20. University of Colorado 38%