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What brain drain?: 20% more Philly college transplants stay today than did in 2004

Almost half of non-native Philadelphia college students surveyed this spring are staying in the region, a 20 percent jump from just six years ago.

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Almost half of non-native Philadelphia college students surveyed this spring are staying in the region, according to a report by Campus Philly [PDF], a 20 percent jump from just six years ago.
In April and May, the college retention nonprofit surveyed 4,600 students, 48 percent of whom reported they were staying in the region, a total that was just 29 percent in 2004. Philadelphia’s strengths as a city are no doubt shining, but Campus Philly is no doubt proud of its role since launching in 2002.
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