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Public Colleges To See You Through

By The New York Times, Education Supplement, April 23, 2006

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Figures released last month by the Education Department paint a grim picture: 27 percent of freshman entering a public college in 1998 graduated from it in four years, 53 percent in six years. Private colleges did better, at 50 and 64 percent. The rates don't tell the full story because they don't allow for students transferring in and out. But they are an important indicator of how well a college accomplishes its mission.