There are a number of reasons that college students drop out, but these are the top ten reasons:

1. Too much fun at the expense of classes and grades

2. A sense of not belonging; isolation, homesickness

3. Academically unprepared; burned-out on education

4. Financial constraints; low on funds

5. Personal family issues

6. Wrong academic climate/fit

7. Choice of wrong major; major not offered

8. Lack of advising, guidance

9. Demands from part-time or full-time employment

10. The move to a different geographic location.