<p>I saw a statistic that a high percentage like 90%? of undergraduates take 6 years to graduate.
WHY?</p>
<p>6 years is crazy long.. 2 more years of tuition.. since i'm an international n would have to pay a lot, instead of paying 6 years i would rather go to a 4 year private..</p>
<p>why is it? i heard its hard to get classes... but 6 years is way too long..</p>
<p>I think you misread the statistic. 42% of the students who started in 1999 graduated in 5 years or less; 14% graduated in 4, and the trend is getting better over recent years. It's entirely possible to graduate in 4 years, but if you change majors, or don't get high enough grades to qualify for some of the selective programs it can take longer.</p>
<p>heres from princetonreview.com</p>
<p>Admission Stats
Freshmen Returning for Sophomore Year: 84%
Freshmen Graduating in 4 years: 14%
Freshmen Graduating in 6 years: 53%</p>
<p>so that means only 15% of the students graduate in four years.. and only half of the entire freshmen class will graduate 6 years later??!</p>
<p>why? people slack. it's completely possible to graduate in 4 years. I don't think that classes are hard to get.. well they might be.. I might just be lucky and have always get early registration dates.</p>
<p>If everything is done right(no slacking off, trying to get classes on time, etc) is it still possible that you still wont be able to graduate on time, because I heard the same thing from a teacher at my HS. She said it's because there is so much people.</p>
<p>It has nothing to do with the amount of people and not getting the classes. If you're smart and able, you can easily graduate in 4 years. Most people end up switching majors/failing classes/slacking (why would you want to leave SDSU?)....so it adds to these "poor" statistics. Go take a look at UCSB same sort of deal as SDSU. So I wouldn't worry.</p>