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Percent of bachelor's degree recipients who graduated in 4 years or less by college and major

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NOTE: Students graduating in a combined bachelor's/master's program are excluded from both tables below.
Majors with less than three years of data OR less than 15 total degrees are NOT shown in the by major table.

SAS Output  
By College at graduation   N all years
Percent of bachelor's degree recipients who graduated in four years
or less
Fiscal year of graduation (end year shown) All years
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
All 52% 54% 56% 57% 59% 59% 57% 55% 59% 60% 57% 39,916
College at graduation A&S Division 49% 52% 61% 59% 64% 60% 65% 65% 63% 59% 60% 1,181
Arch/Planning                          
Arts & Sciences Arts & Humanities 48% 49% 52% 52% 50% 50% 47% 52% 52% 53% 51% 7,187
Natural Sciences 53% 54% 57% 58% 61% 63% 58% 54% 58% 60% 58% 9,767
Social Sciences 53% 54% 52% 57% 59% 55% 59% 54% 60% 61% 57% 9,447
-- . . . . . . . . . 60% 60% 149
Interdisciplinary Studies 25% 33% 67% 25% 25% 60% 0% 0% 57% 50% 41% 41
Business                           61% 63% 66% 68% 69% 67% 63% 68% 70% 66% 66% 5,878
Engineering                           39% 45% 42% 42% 47% 48% 46% 43% 49% 56% 46% 3,862
Journalism                           64% 62% 64% 69% 64% 73% 74% 68% 68% 79% 69% 1,936
Music                           43% 43% 53% 52% 56% 67% 48% 58% 64% 50% 54% 468
 
By Major at graduation   N all years
Percent of bachelor's degree recipients who graduated in four years
or less
Fiscal year of graduation (end year shown) All years
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
College at graduation A&S Division Degree major at graduation 48% 58% 68% 63% 67% 62% 63% 65% 64% . 62% 729
Arch/Planning                           ARCH - ARCHITECTURE
ARCH - Architecture . . . . . . . . . 66% 66% 101
DSGN - DESIGN STUDIES 50% 25% 35% 43% 50% 44% 69% 60% 63% . 52% 231
DSGN - Design Studies . . . . . . . . . 42% 42% 43
PLAN - PLANNING 50% 55% 71% 63% 60% 77% 75% 100% 50% . 66% 71
PLAN - Planning . . . . . . . . . 67% 67% 6
Arts & Sciences Arts & Humanities AAAH - ART HISTORY . . . . . . 72% 40% 38% . 49% 99
AAAH - Art History . . . . . . . . . 43% 43% 37
AASA - STUDIO ARTS . . . . . . 40% 38% 28% . 36% 188
AASA - Studio Arts . . . . . . . . . 38% 38% 74
AASF - STUDIO ARTS . . . . . . 42% 17% 23% . 27% 37
AASF - Studio Arts . . . . . . . . . 0% 0% 13
ASIA - ASIAN STUDIES 0% 0% 25% 60% 33% 60% 25% 50% 75% . 46% 46
ASIA - Asian Studies . . . . . . . . . 40% 40% 5
BAAH - FINE ARTS - ART HISTORY 75% 75% 57% 64% 48% 58% . . . . 61% 150
BASA - FINE ARTS - STUDIO ARTS 41% 39% 53% 42% 44% 31% . . . . 42% 346
BFAS - FINE ARTS - STUDIO ARTS 18% 15% 19% 27% 24% 35% . . . . 23% 130
CHIN - CHINESE 83% 33% 45% 31% 44% 43% 35% 47% 42% . 42% 106
CHIN - Chinese . . . . . . . . . 64% 64% 11
CLAS - CLASSICS 75% 50% 67% 42% 70% 33% 53% 69% 50% . 56% 88
CLAS - Classics . . . . . . . . . 57% 57% 14
DBFA - DANCE 0% 0% 0% 100% 33% 67% 50% 0% 80% . 43% 23
DBFA - Dance . . . . . . . . . 0% 0% 3
DNCE - DANCE 50% 0% 60% 50% 67% 50% . 40% 40% . 45% 31
DNCE - Dance . . . . . . . . . 33% 33% 9
ENGL - ENGLISH 49% 53% 61% 61% 59% 60% 51% 59% 59% . 57% 1,394
ENGL - English . . . . . . . . . 64% 64% 214
FILM - FILM STUDIES 47% 57% 36% 18% 40% 25% 47% 48% 33% . 39% 240
FILM - Film Studies . . . . . . . . . 40% 40% 42
FMST - FILM STUDIES 43% 61% 38% 53% 24% 44% 41% 57% 39% . 45% 321
FMST - Film Studies . . . . . . . . . 59% 59% 44
FREN - FRENCH 58% 54% 60% 67% 58% 58% 36% 75% 71% . 60% 122
FREN - French . . . . . . . . . 64% 64% 11
GRMN - GERMANIC STUDIES 40% 46% 9% 9% 63% 50% 27% 50% 53% . 38% 98
GRMN - Germanic Studies . . . . . . . . . 22% 22% 9
HIST - HISTORY 59% 63% 61% 56% 52% 53% 56% 57% 58% . 57% 1,051
HIST - History . . . . . . . . . 67% 67% 135
HUMN - HUMANITIES 69% 32% 51% 46% 48% 63% 40% 63% 61% . 54% 237
HUMN - Humanities . . . . . . . . . 53% 53% 40
ITAL - ITALIAN 0% 25% 0% 25% 0% 60% 43% 56% 80% . 38% 47
ITAL - Italian . . . . . . . . . 60% 60% 5
JPNS - JAPANESE 33% 67% 75% 45% 41% 38% 20% 57% 50% . 45% 98
JPNS - Japanese . . . . . . . . . 17% 17% 24
PHIL - PHILOSOPHY 54% 38% 61% 50% 54% 51% 29% 41% 52% . 48% 359
PHIL - Philosophy . . . . . . . . . 47% 47% 47
RLST - RELIGIOUS STUDIES 36% 33% 40% 50% 75% 33% 30% 60% 69% . 47% 92
RLST - Religious Studies . . . . . . . . . 50% 50% 6
RUSS - RUSSIAN STUDIES 56% 60% 17% 83% 33% 43% 56% 56% 100% . 53% 60
RUSS - Russian Studies . . . . . . . . . 89% 89% 9
SPAN - SPANISH 44% 46% 60% 53% 56% 56% 50% 47% 56% . 52% 482
SPAN - Spanish . . . . . . . . . 46% 46% 68
SPPR - SPANISH 39% 35% 41% 52% 44% 42% 57% 40% 54% . 45% 256
SPPR - Spanish . . . . . . . . . 41% 41% 29
TBFA - THEATRE 14% 62% 50% 69% 54% 63% 25% 60% 69% . 57% 109
TBFA - Theatre . . . . . . . . . 50% 50% 14
THTR - THEATRE 33% 0% 50% 44% 46% 56% 47% 50% 39% . 46% 103
THTR - Theatre . . . . . . . . . 73% 73% 11
Natural Sciences ASTR - ASTRONOMY 33% 14% 45% 40% 27% 56% 50% 28% 35% . 38% 113
ASTR - Astronomy . . . . . . . . . 44% 44% 16
BCHM - BIOCHEMISTRY 59% 62% 63% 67% 63% 65% 62% 60% 60% . 62% 466
BCHM - Biochemistry . . . . . . . . . 57% 57% 63
CHEM - CHEMISTRY 45% 71% 67% 82% 64% 71% 47% 38% 43% . 58% 118
CHEM - Chemistry . . . . . . . . . 58% 58% 12
EBIO - ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 50% 47% 58% 48% 42% 45% 35% 43% 52% . 47% 908
EBIO - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology . . . . . . . . . 53% 53% 92
ENVS - ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 37% 51% 56% 47% 59% 51% 40% 40% 55% . 49% 637
ENVS - Environmental Studies . . . . . . . . . 52% 52% 131
GEOG - GEOGRAPHY 57% 54% 38% 58% 43% 49% 52% 43% 59% . 50% 331
GEOG - Geography . . . . . . . . . 62% 62% 52
GEOL - GEOLOGY 20% 30% 45% 33% 36% 0% 57% 55% 53% . 38% 116
GEOL - Geology . . . . . . . . . 41% 41% 17
IPHY - INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 50% 48% 60% 48% 63% 64% 64% 53% 58% . 57% 1,249
IPHY - Integrative Physiology . . . . . . . . . 62% 62% 211
MATH - MATHEMATICS 52% 42% 43% 54% 56% 50% 46% 49% 36% . 47% 347
MATH - Mathematics . . . . . . . . . 51% 51% 37
MCDB - BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES-MCD 55% 61% 67% 66% 69% 69% 61% 64% 66% . 65% 993
MCDB - Biological Sciences-MCD . . . . . . . . . 67% 67% 117
PHYS - PHYSICS 30% 18% 42% 43% 50% 63% 56% 50% 33% . 43% 154
PHYS - Physics . . . . . . . . . 52% 52% 23
PSYC - PSYCHOLOGY 60% 60% 59% 65% 68% 69% 65% 60% 63% . 63% 3,101
PSYC - Psychology . . . . . . . . . 63% 63% 462
Social Sciences ANTH - ANTHROPOLOGY 63% 60% 66% 56% 59% 57% 64% 51% 61% . 60% 789
ANTH - Anthropology . . . . . . . . . 70% 70% 110
COMM - COMMUNICATION 49% 51% 51% 53% 57% 61% 64% 55% 71% . 57% 1,708
COMM - Communication . . . . . . . . . 68% 68% 167
ECON - ECONOMICS 50% 43% 37% 49% 50% 45% 54% 44% 51% . 47% 1,528
ECON - Economics . . . . . . . . . 47% 47% 184
ETHN - ETHNIC STUDIES 36% 17% 33% 42% 53% 30% 42% 19% 53% . 37% 126
ETHN - Ethnic Studies . . . . . . . . . 32% 32% 19
IAFS - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 49% 53% 54% 54% 59% 55% 62% 52% 59% . 56% 1,064
IAFS - International Affairs . . . . . . . . . 56% 56% 170
LING - LINGUISTICS 40% 80% 38% 43% 40% 79% 32% 76% 50% . 55% 115
LING - Linguistics . . . . . . . . . 80% 80% 20
PSCI - POLITICAL SCIENCE 55% 67% 58% 64% 69% 55% 57% 59% 61% . 60% 1,361
PSCI - Political Science . . . . . . . . . 69% 69% 167
SLHS - SPEECH,LANG,HEARING SCIENCES 43% 70% 63% 82% 80% 68% 91% 72% 78% . 73% 228
SLHS - Speech,Lang,Hearing Sciences . . . . . . . . . 73% 73% 45
SOCI - SOCIOLOGY 60% 56% 59% 62% 62% 56% 57% 61% 56% . 59% 1,459
SOCI - Sociology . . . . . . . . . 52% 52% 42
WMST - WOMENS STUDIES 50% 67% 42% 54% 50% 63% 50% 36% 70% . 54% 114
WMST - Women's Studies . . . . . . . . . 64% 64% 11
Interdisciplinary Studies DIST - DISTRIBUTED STUDIES 33% 33% 67% 25% 25% 60% 0% 0% 50% . 40% 35
DIST - Distributed Studies . . . . . . . . . 33% 33% 3
Business                           ACCT - ACCOUNTING 76% 56% 64% 65% 67% 60% 63% 63% 61% . 64% 513
ACCT - Accounting . . . . . . . . . 62% 62% 61
FNCE - FINANCE 59% 63% 67% 64% 70% 71% 69% 68% 76% . 68% 1,961
FNCE - Finance . . . . . . . . . 61% 61% 204
MGMT - MANAGEMENT 68% 67% 78% 65% 66% 63% 57% 67% 64% . 66% 1,052
MGMT - Management . . . . . . . . . 60% 60% 122
MKTG - MARKETING 59% 63% 64% 75% 76% 69% 60% 70% 68% . 68% 1,469
MKTG - Marketing . . . . . . . . . 79% 79% 175
OPIM - OPERATIONS MGMT INFO SYST . . . . . . 38% 60% 73% . 58% 38
OPIM - Operation Mgmt Info Systems . . . . . . . . . 69% 69% 26
SYST - SYSTEMS 56% 51% 46% 63% 29% 59% . . . . 53% 254
Engineering                           AMEN - APPLIED MATHEMATICS 64% 22% 43% 55% 42% 67% 58% 52% 50% . 51% 158
AMEN - Applied Mathematics . . . . . . . . . 48% 48% 31
AREN - ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING 17% 30% 25% 38% 46% 48% 44% 46% 50% . 40% 291
AREN - Architectural Engineering . . . . . . . . . 56% 56% 36
ASEN - AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SCIENCES 48% 50% 52% 58% 57% 54% 46% 51% 55% . 52% 408
ASEN - Aerospace Engineering Sciences . . . . . . . . . 67% 67% 43
CBEN - CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGIN . . . . . . . 100% 56% . 64% 22
CBEN - Chemical & Biological Engin . . . . . . . . . 87% 87% 30
CHEN - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 46% 55% 43% 45% 47% 50% 52% 35% 49% . 46% 319
CHEN - Chemical Engineering . . . . . . . . . 56% 56% 41
CSEN - COMPUTER SCIENCE 54% 51% 49% 51% 53% 52% 55% 51% 41% . 51% 495
CSEN - Computer Science . . . . . . . . . 36% 36% 45
CVEN - CIVIL ENGINEERING 25% 33% 37% 26% 41% 24% 33% 36% 56% . 35% 325
CVEN - Civil Engineering . . . . . . . . . 66% 66% 41
ECEN - ELECTRICAL & COMP ENGINEERING 33% 45% 50% 23% 52% 25% 50% 45% 57% . 41% 221
ECEN - Electrical & Comp Engineering . . . . . . . . . 64% 64% 33
EEEN - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 21% 56% 37% 32% 48% 47% 43% 50% 24% . 41% 239
EEEN - Electrical Engineering . . . . . . . . . 55% 55% 11
EPEN - ENGINEERING PHYSICS 33% 60% 44% 25% 44% 100% 43% 43% 55% . 46% 89
EPEN - Engineering Physics . . . . . . . . . 35% 35% 17
EVEN - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 50% 50% 33% 33% 0% 0% 22% 11% 25% . 27% 59
EVEN - Environmental Engineering . . . . . . . . . 43% 43% 14
MCEN - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 33% 39% 36% 44% 40% 52% 46% 40% 48% . 43% 832
MCEN - Mechanical Engineering . . . . . . . . . 50% 50% 62
Journalism                           ADVT - ADVERTISING 72% 59% 60% 71% 70% 82% 68% 77% 68% . 69% 671
ADVT - Advertising . . . . . . . . . 78% 78% 79
BCNS - BROADCAST NEWS 58% 53% 63% 67% 58% 61% 83% 72% 62% . 64% 312
BCNS - Broadcast News . . . . . . . . . 83% 83% 47
BCPM - BROADCAST PRODUCTION 64% 79% 68% 87% 57% 87% 83% 46% 73% . 71% 161
BCPM - Broadcast Production . . . . . . . . . 69% 69% 13
JRGS - JOURNALISM - GENERAL STUDIES . . . . . 100% 100% 58% 0% . 70% 20
JRGS - Journalism - General Studies . . . . . . . . . 100% 100% 3
MDST - MEDIA STUDIES 50% 75% 79% 53% 86% 94% 93% 58% 73% . 74% 131
MDST - Media Studies . . . . . . . . . 80% 80% 25
NSED - NEWS - EDITORIAL 59% 59% 65% 69% 62% 57% 66% 67% 70% . 64% 429
NSED - News - Editorial . . . . . . . . . 76% 76% 45
Music                           MUSA - MUSIC - ARTS 23% 9% 23% 45% 29% 70% 33% 43% 42% . 34% 96
MUSA - Music - Arts . . . . . . . . . 15% 15% 13
MUSC - MUSIC 47% 54% 67% 54% 75% 69% 57% 65% 74% . 63% 240
MUSC - Music . . . . . . . . . 68% 68% 31
MUSE - MUSIC EDUCATION 71% 50% 63% 50% 25% 58% 43% 50% 60% . 53% 80
MUSE - Music Education . . . . . . . . . 38% 38% 8

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