Student Attrition At The Five Federal Service Academies
Abstract
Federal service academies are of high quality. As a group, they score well above the national average on standardized academic tests and their high school academic and athletic achievements are generally noteworthy. (See ch. 3.) While some attrition--i.e., students leaving before graduation--is normal, attrition has been high in recent years. The rates, although down from their peak levels,are still above normal at several academies. (See p. 9.)Those who drop out of the academies, while tending to score slightly lower as a group on some tests of performance and potential than those who stay, are still, by normal standards, of high quality. Some, GAO believes, would make good military or maritime officers. (See ch. 3.)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 05, 1976
- Accession Number
- AD1121559