The following table illustrates the increasing proportion of students who complete or almost complete their College course in three years. The first line of percentages towards the end of the table shows the proportion completing 16 courses; the second shows the percentage of students who complete the full number of 18 courses.   1890  1891  1892  1893  1894  1895  1896  1897  1898  1899 Total number receiving A. B.,  282  283  293  332  348  364  396  383  392  443 1. Graduated in three years,  14  18  18  9  18  17  15  23  17  25 Of these credited at admission with two or more courses,  2  4  3  3  4  9  5  8  8  9 2. Had leave of absence for Senior year,  2  2  7  15  11  22  26  31  31  46 Credited at admission with two or more courses,  0  0  0  3  0  0  1  1  3  10 3. Registered as Seniors but credited with 16 or more courses,  9  13  30  24  48  49  55  58  54  94 Credited at admission with two or more courses,  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  2  4  16 Number credited in three years with 16 or more courses,  25  33  55  48  77  88  96  112  102  165 Per cent.  8.8  11  18  14  22  24  24  29  26  37 Of these with 18 or more courses,  15  22  22  21  36  36  28  37  45  66 Per cent.  5.3  7.7  7.5  6.3  10  9.8  7  9.7  11.4  15