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More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit

While the proportion of U.S. high school graduates enrolling in college has been rising, so has the proportion who are leaving without receiving a degree. And the numbers are barely improving.

The proportion of high school graduates going on to college has been rising, but the proportion who stay once they get there is flat or down, new federal data show.

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