Berkeley Stats for Graduation

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>The following data comes from The Education trust (<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■%5B/url%5D”>www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■</a>); this webite was brought to my attention by one of my teachers. It is quite interesting.</p>

<p>Here are the stats for Cal:</p>

<p>Graduation rate in:
4 years → 51.8%
5 years → 81.4%
6 years → 85.4%</p>

<p>In 2003:</p>

<p>82.3% of males graduated within six years
88.4% of females graduated within six years
89.7% of “Whites” graduated within six years
90.2% of Asians graduated within six years
80% of Native Americans graduated within six years
76.7% of Latinos graduated within six years
73.8% of African Americans graduated within six years</p>

<p>The site also does other breakdowns, including SAT, financial assistance, etc.</p>

<p>Yet I wonder how reliable these stats are.</p>

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<p>I never realized how harsh it is at a public university. Barely half the students graduate in 4 years. At many private schools, they basically guarantee that you will graduate within a set number of years. </p>

<p>Is it really worth going through all the trouble at a top public university where there's such a swim/sink attitude?</p>

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<p>i remember reading "introducing the university" last year, it said that the average rate for all ucs had a grad rate of 50% for 4 years</p>

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<p>Does this also take into account students that choose to transfer out?</p>

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<p>I'm unsure of that. However, I would think that the count those who graduate and use the size of the class for that year. For example, if 10 students graduated in the Class of Jurassic Period, they would then proceed to calculating how people in the Class of the Jurassic Period who didn't graduate that year.</p>

<p>This, however, is all speculation and a judge would immediately have what I said stricken from the record.</p>

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<p>eiffelguy87 that is a great site, thank you. FinalGear007 if you go to the site there is a link to the data source and information about it. Doesn't include dead people, people who transfer in...unsure about people transferring out. That probably depends on how the institution reports it.</p>

<p>This site is just a source of statistical data...it doesn't compare difficulty of classes or infer any connection between people who work and go to school. (One reason state colleges might take longer than private schools could be the number of students who are working shifts that conflict with classes or time schedules.)</p>

<p>On the UCLA tour the guide said that she hadn't had problems getting her classes because she was willing to go to early morning classes and Friday afternoon classes which many students avoid.</p>