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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An admissions professional I follow is adamant that retention is largely about the inputs (students and their backgrounds) and shouldn't be overly judged.

I definitely wouldn't treat less than 90% as "low." According to USNews, Harvard is at 92% and Yale has "only" a 90% retention rate. So yes, there are lots of solid schools below 90%. E.g. Trinity, Connecticut, Reed, Mount Holyoke and Bryn Mawr at at 89%. American and Dickinson are at 88%.

I think it's fair to think about the student body and their commitment to education, but I wouldn't be too strict in using one measure to understand that.[/quote]

exactly!  I look at international student %, low income %, First Gen % as a start.  All of those groups are much more likely to "not be able to continue" for a variety of reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the universities education or for reasons that won't affect my kid (Ie.  both parents have advanced degrees in our household, so we understand how to help our kid navigate college.  We are full pay and cost will not be an issue---our kid doesn't have to worry about working to pay for college or possibly needing to quit/take a break because the family at home needs them to work or be at home to help care for family members, etc. )[/quote]

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