Drop-out rates in Australian universities have reached their highest level in a decade.
Up to one in five students now drop out of university, according to figures released by the federal Department of Education.
In NSW the figure is even higher at three universities, with Charles Sturt, Southern Cross and the University of New England losing between 22 and 24 per cent of their student cohort in 2014,
Nationally, the University of Tasmania had the highest attrition rate, with 46 per cent of students dropping out of the Hobart-based university.
The figures come as record numbers of students enrol in universities across the country. For the first time, more than one million domestic students are currently studying in tertiary institutions.
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