The number of U.S. College students who leave college without a degree or any credential has risen to in the past two years, according to a new report “Some College, No Credential,” by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
The report found that 39 million, up from 36 million in 2019, students left college without any type of credential. Black and Hispanic students continued to make up a disproportionate share of the total number. The total number of uncredentialled students reported represents an 8.6 percent increase and partly reflects the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic outcomes of college students who faced unprecedented financial and personal challenges, including job and income losses and the sickness and deaths of family members.