A recent study shows that 75% of students who enrolled in the state university UASD abandoned their studies prior to graduation. The study on drop-out rates in the public higher education system, as prepared by Maura Brea de Cabral, says that the main reason that causes students to forego their education is financial, as well as a lack of selection in the university curriculum, the socio-economic conditions of the nation, poor coherence between educational policy and the needs of the work force, and the internal policies of the university itself. Other reasons include excessive red tape at the institution and the educational deficiencies that the high school graduates bring with them when entering university. The fields of study with the highest desertion rates were those of engineering and architecture. The careers of education, health, and law had the least amount of drop-outs.