For many, it can be an overwhelming shift. No matter your background or university choice, the sudden change in lifestyle can sometimes be too much to cope with. There could be many reasons for a student to drop out of education. Their insights reveal that computer sciences are the subjects which suffer from the highest dropout rate at 9.8%, with medicine, dentistry and veterinary science being the subjects which see the lowest, at just 1.5%. The research, from student careers service, Debut Careers, also shows the dropout rates by subject. The more ‘prestigious’ and well-known institutions seem to sit at the top of the league, with a certain degree of stability evident. London Metropolitan University has the highest dropout rates in the UK at a huge 18.6%, while the University of Cambridge has the lowest.

University of Abertay Dundee (12.1% dropout rate).

University of Wolverhampton (12.2% dropout rate).

Plymouth College of Art (12.5% dropout rate).

Middlesex University (12.6% dropout rate).

University of Suffolk (13.6% dropout rate).

University of the Highlands and Islands (14% dropout rate).

University of Bedfordshire (15.2% dropout rate).

The University of Bolton (15.4% dropout rate).

London Metropolitan University (18.6%dropout rate).

UK Universities With Highest Dropout Rates

University of Sheffield (2.7% dropout rate).

University of Birmingham (2.5% dropout rate).

London School of Economics and Political Science (2.4% dropout rate).

Glasgow School of Art | University of St Andrews (2.1% dropout rate).

University of Bristol | Durham University | University of Exeter | Royal Veterinary College | St George's, University of London (1.9% dropout rate).

The University of Bath | Royal Academy of Music (1.7% dropout rate).

Courtauld Institute of Art (1.6% dropout rate).

Royal College of Music (1.5% dropout rate).The University of Oxford (1.2% dropout rate).The University of Cambridge (1% dropout rate).UK Universities With Lowest Dropout Rates

Looking into dropout rates of over 140 of the country's higher education institutions, they can reveal the universities with the highest and lowest percentage of students who have dropped out of their courses. With drop-out rates amongst UK students rising, perhaps there is a need to look closer into the divide - and that’s what the team at Debut Careers have done. Check upcoming open days and book your placeĦ in every 100 (6.3%) - that's how many students drop out of university in the UK on average.

College drop out stats