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In calculating graduation rates for US News and most other sources...
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<p>My institution uses the same methodology for the Common Data Set as it uses for what it submits to USNews: That is, a straight 6-year graduation date, with no allowances made for excluding stop-outs or students enrolled in programs that normally take more than 5 years. </p>
<p>IPEDS does have a "150% of normal time to degree" definition, but that is not the methodology we employ for US News.</p>