Factores presentes en la deserción universitaria en la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad De San Buenaventura, sede Bogotá en el periodo comprendido entre 1998-2009

the purpose of this study was to describe the categories as well as the socio-demographic aspects of ethington's psychological model, present in the university dropout. in order to do that, those aspects were assessed using a telephone survey validated by judges. participants were between 16 and 32 years, single, from 3 and 4 social stratum. the results show that there are various reasons for dropout in the faculty of psychology at the university of san buenaventura, such as: incompatibility between study and work schedules, unsuitable or insufficient information when going to university and finally, health difficulties.