ERIC Number: ED646675
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Dec
Pages: 20
Abstractor: ERIC
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The Four Years Fallacy: Four-Year vs. Six-Year Bachelor's Degree Completion Rates. Research Report
Jenny Nagaoka; Shelby Mahaffie; Alexandra Usher; Amy Arneson
University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
This joint study by the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research and the To&Through Project points to important differences between the four-year and six-year completion rates for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) graduates who received bachelor's degrees. It investigates four-year and six-year college completion trends for 2004-14 CPS graduates, as well as patterns of bachelor's degree completion for students who attended different colleges and different high schools, students with different GPAs and ACT scores, and students with different races/ethnicities and genders. As college application deadlines approach for students across Chicago and across the country, the four-year and six-year college completion rates could guide students' and families' decisions on where to apply and enroll.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Bachelors Degrees, Graduation Rate, Time to Degree, Educational Trends, Grade Point Average, College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Racial Differences, Gender Differences, College Applicants, Enrollment
University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Tel: 773-702-3364; Fax: 773-702-2010; Web site: http://consortium.uchicago.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research-practitioner Partnerships; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Crown Family Philanthropies
Authoring Institution: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research; University of Chicago, To&Through Project
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
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