Why do only 34% of students graduate in 4 years?
What brings about this statistic?
posted over 13 years ago
According to About.com on UMBC's Profile and also the internal UMBC "Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange", only 34% of UMBC students graduate with a degree in 4 years, and 59% graduate after 6 years. This number is lower than that of other programs, with the following conclusion made by the CSRDE:
"UMBC has demonstrated a tendency to attract highly qualified students, but is more likely to lose them at higher rates than other highly selective institutions who participate in the CRSDE."
Why do you think that students are more likely to drop out or become "lost" by UMBC than "other highly selective institutions"?
Good question. Debate on!
Sources:
1. Grove, Allen. "UMBC Profile - SAT Scores and Admissions Data for UMBC, the University of Maryland Baltimore County." College Admissions. Web. 04 May 2011. <http://collegeapps.about.com/od/collegeprofiles/p/umbc-university-of-maryland-baltimore-county.htm>;.
2. Comparison of UMBC Retention and Graduation Rates with CSRDE’s Other Highly Selective Institutions, CSRDE, 2008.
"UMBC has demonstrated a tendency to attract highly qualified students, but is more likely to lose them at higher rates than other highly selective institutions who participate in the CRSDE."
Why do you think that students are more likely to drop out or become "lost" by UMBC than "other highly selective institutions"?
Good question. Debate on!
Sources:
1. Grove, Allen. "UMBC Profile - SAT Scores and Admissions Data for UMBC, the University of Maryland Baltimore County." College Admissions. Web. 04 May 2011. <http://collegeapps.about.com/od/collegeprofiles/p/umbc-university-of-maryland-baltimore-county.htm>;.
2. Comparison of UMBC Retention and Graduation Rates with CSRDE’s Other Highly Selective Institutions, CSRDE, 2008.
Selected Answer...
There should not be GEPs in college! All general education should have occurred in school before college. GEP is a money grab! Go to college to learn what you want to learn. Money is too hard to come by to spend years in college. Probably most degrees could be completed in 2-3 years if precious time and money were not wasted on classes that should have been taught in high school.
