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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s interesting that you consider that article you just posted a link to to be positive. If Beloit is so great, why do so many kids not return for sophomore year?[/quote]

Average retention rate for students at colleges in the US is 61%. Beloit's rate is just under 80%. 
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_ctr.asp

And, that's a good point for exploring all of the schools on the CTCL list. Some are definitely in financial trouble (Hampshire College is on the list and is in major trouble), some aren't.  But, generally, the pool of students at these schools isn't the same as schools that perform the best on the metrics above PP references -- graduation and retention rates are higher at highly selective schools for many reasons besides just the fickleness of the student body.

It's weird how much the above poster is set on tearing down the CTCL concept. Although I wouldn't claim that the CTCL schools have a monopoly on being "good schools," or that they're right for everyone, I don't know why the concept is so triggering to people here![/quote]

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