Hi, my son is admitted to Stevens for ‘engineering management’ program. When I checked on the 4 year graduation rate, it is only 40%. Why is the rate so low? Is it too hard so students take longer to graduate?
Is there a co-op? Sometimes that can artificially deflate the 4 year graduation rate even though students still take 8 semesters of courses.
Stevens has a large co-op program, with 60% of the students participating. Co-op participants spend a total of ten semesters as students, two of which are working full time off campus at the co-op sponsor’s facilities. This is a five year program by design, and the students enter the program with full knowledge that five years will be required. Co-op students pay tuition only for 8 semesters, they do not pay tuition during their co-op semesters. As a result, the four year graduation rate appears low (but in fact, it is not applicable to co-op students). If you compare the graduation rate of non co-op schools to those with large co-op programs, you should actually compare the five year rate of the co-op schools to the four year rate of the non co-op schools.
@Parent0347 Thank you!