What % of people finish?

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What is X? I don't know - figure 50 or so.  If that's true (and it's an assumption, of course) I count only 780 members who have made that many posts.  

Now, 2400 members have made 10 or more posts, so that's a strong number.

BUT,  84,550 members that have posted LESS than 10 times.

And the kicker:  74,190 members have registered and NEVER posted.  That number can't be ignored.  It is highly unlikely that the majority of them are building their degree plan here and progressing without ever saying a single word or asking a single question.  (Maybe a few, but not many).

85% of registered members have never posted

If you accept that participation increases your likelihood of earning a degree even a little, I don't think we can beat the national average- I think we are lower.  If you spot check members with >500 posts, they almost all have at least 1 degree.  (and there are only 77 of us with more than 500 posts)

I'm one of the 77 with greater than 500 posts (I think I'm past 8,300 at this point), and while I joined in 2011 and have created countless degree plans, I only just graduated in June!  Yeah, I had more fun helping people get their degrees than I ever cared about getting my own.

I think I'm probably a weird outlier out of that 77, but I'll bet I'm not the only one!