Ohio college graduation rate is 54.5%, American Enterprise Institute study finds; U.S. rate 53.7%
Source: blog.cleveland. Posted By: Hinton B...5438 days ago
Just over half of American college students earn a bachelor's degree within six years, according to a report released Wednesday.
The American Enterprise Institute study (pdf) compared federally reported graduation rates at 1,385 schools. The results: Only 53.7 percent of first-time, full-time students enrolled in fall 2001 graduated from the same institution by 2007.
Ohio's 62 public and private institutions averaged 54.5 percent.
"It's surprising news to parents and not good at all,"....