<p>To answer phanatic’s comment about a high dropout rate at WPI, the statistics don’t support that, at least not for freshmen. CollegeNavigator (National Center for Educational Statistics) says that in the 2007/8 year (the latest year on their web site) the freshman retention rate was 93%. CollegeBoard’s numbers are even higher, at 95% (though they don’t say whether that’s for freshmen or overall).</p>