> This shows that dropouts have a lower income as graduates Obviously. The aforementioned crippled autist doesn't have the ability to be a graduate. And will s

> This shows that dropouts have a lower income as graduates Obviously. The aforementioned crippled autist doesn't have the ability to be a graduate. And will suffer economically because of the same life challenges. In other words, people aren't the same. But you are playing the same silly game colleges love to, pretending that all people are exactly the same, which is obviously not the case. It is telling that you avoided presenting a report that breaks income down by equivalent (to the extent that is reasonably possible) people. The report you offer is valid for what it is, but doesn't support your claim as it is made within the context of this discussion. > The dropouts in the top 1% are outliers. To be in the top 1% requires being an outlier[1] full stop. The dropouts are disproportionately represented, though. There are surprisingly, on the surface, few "bachelor only" members in the top 1%. But when you think about it, it isn't all that surprising. It's hard to reach 1% status with other distractions going on in your life. There is only so much time in the day. [1] Granted, the data suggests that the top 1% is more like 20% of the population. It does not require being the extreme outlier that it may originally seem. How can 20% be 1%? Time. The top 1% is not fixed membership.