The college dropout phenomenon has become common in most Latin American countries, has been established as one of the priority issues to be investigated Speech Therapy Program at the University of Cauca developed a research project designed to describe the determinants of dropout Popayan Audiology Program 1998-2005. A quantitative study cross sectional retrospective. It took a total sample of 83 students. The defector population age was between 18 and 21 years and the biggest drop occurred during the first and second semester, the most common determinants were personal. The most common age range was between 18-21 years, in terms of gender the majority being female, most are single, the source was found in a high percentage came from the Department of Cauca. The year which had higher dropout was in 2005. Determinants of dropout were the most common personal reasons (voluntary retirement).