stop out
verb
stopped out; stopping out; stops out
: to withdraw temporarily from enrollment at a college or university
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The risk of anticipating the breakout is more chop below that level and potentially being stopped out.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Fewer students might be stopping out year over year, but their retention and the return of former drop-outs has not been enough to stop the growth of the SCNC population, which continues to rise nationwide.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Black and Hispanic students return to college after stopping out at equal or greater rates than their Asian and white peers.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Cost is the leading reason why students stop out of college.
—Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Setting them too tightly can result in getting prematurely stopped out during normal market fluctuations.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The trooper abandoned the stop out of public safety concerns and was able to use the vehicle’s registration information to find the home of the owner.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
Full-time students who began college in fall 2018 were significantly more likely to earn a credential, with 67.2% completing in six years, and only 25.4% stopping out.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Many times, these students stop out due to the significant time and financial constraints of navigating postsecondary education while raising children.
—Alison Griffin, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Fewer students might be stopping out year over year, but their retention and the return of former drop-outs has not been enough to stop the growth of the SCNC population, which continues to rise nationwide.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Black and Hispanic students return to college after stopping out at equal or greater rates than their Asian and white peers.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Cost is the leading reason why students stop out of college.
—Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Setting them too tightly can result in getting prematurely stopped out during normal market fluctuations.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The trooper abandoned the stop out of public safety concerns and was able to use the vehicle’s registration information to find the home of the owner.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
Full-time students who began college in fall 2018 were significantly more likely to earn a credential, with 67.2% completing in six years, and only 25.4% stopping out.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Many times, these students stop out due to the significant time and financial constraints of navigating postsecondary education while raising children.
—Alison Griffin, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Stop out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20out. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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