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Undergraduate median time to degree 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 MEDIAN time to degree N all years
 
Fiscal year of graduation (end year shown) All years
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
All 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 39,916
College at graduation A&S Division 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 1,181
Arch/Planning                          
Arts & Sciences Arts & Humanities 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 7,187
Natural Sciences 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 9,767
Social Sciences 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 9,447
-- . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 149
Interdisciplinary Studies 4.5 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.5 4.3 41
Business                           3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 5,878
Engineering                           4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 3,862
Journalism                           3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 1,936
Music                           4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.2 4.0 468
 
By Major at graduation MEDIAN time to degree N all years
 
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 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 729
Arch/Planning                           ARCH - ARCHITECTURE
ARCH - Architecture . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 101
DSGN - DESIGN STUDIES 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 . 4.0 231
DSGN - Design Studies . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 43
PLAN - PLANNING 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 . 3.7 71
PLAN - Planning . . . . . . . . . 3.8 3.8 6
Arts & Sciences Arts & Humanities AAAH - ART HISTORY . . . . . . 4.0 4.3 4.3 . 4.3 99
AAAH - Art History . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 37
AASA - STUDIO ARTS . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 4.7 . 4.3 188
AASA - Studio Arts . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 74
AASF - STUDIO ARTS . . . . . . 4.3 4.5 5.0 . 4.7 37
AASF - Studio Arts . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.7 13
ASIA - ASIAN STUDIES 5.3 18.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.8 4.2 3.7 . 4.3 46
ASIA - Asian Studies . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 5
BAAH - FINE ARTS - ART HISTORY 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 . . . . 4.0 150
BASA - FINE ARTS - STUDIO ARTS 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 . . . . 4.3 346
BFAS - FINE ARTS - STUDIO ARTS 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.7 . . . . 4.7 130
CHIN - CHINESE 3.7 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 . 4.3 106
CHIN - Chinese . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 11
CLAS - CLASSICS 3.7 4.2 3.7 4.5 3.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 . 4.0 88
CLAS - Classics . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 14
DBFA - DANCE 5.2 4.5 4.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 4.2 5.7 3.7 . 4.3 23
DBFA - Dance . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.7 3
DNCE - DANCE 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.2 . 4.3 4.3 . 4.3 31
DNCE - Dance . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.7 9
ENGL - ENGLISH 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 . 4.0 1,394
ENGL - English . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 214
FILM - FILM STUDIES 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 . 4.3 240
FILM - Film Studies . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 42
FMST - FILM STUDIES 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.5 . 4.3 321
FMST - Film Studies . . . . . . . . . 3.8 3.8 44
FREN - FRENCH 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.8 4.3 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 122
FREN - French . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 11
GRMN - GERMANIC STUDIES 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 . 4.3 98
GRMN - Germanic Studies . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 9
HIST - HISTORY 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 . 4.0 1,051
HIST - History . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 135
HUMN - HUMANITIES 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 . 4.0 237
HUMN - Humanities . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.0 40
ITAL - ITALIAN 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 . 4.3 47
ITAL - Italian . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.0 5
JPNS - JAPANESE 4.5 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.3 3.8 4.2 . 4.3 98
JPNS - Japanese . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.7 24
PHIL - PHILOSOPHY 3.8 4.7 3.7 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 . 4.3 359
PHIL - Philosophy . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 47
RLST - RELIGIOUS STUDIES 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 . 4.3 92
RLST - Religious Studies . . . . . . . . . 4.2 4.2 6
RUSS - RUSSIAN STUDIES 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 . 4.0 60
RUSS - Russian Studies . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 9
SPAN - SPANISH 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.2 4.3 4.0 . 4.0 482
SPAN - Spanish . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 68
SPPR - SPANISH 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 . 4.3 256
SPPR - Spanish . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 29
TBFA - THEATRE 4.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 6.3 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 109
TBFA - Theatre . . . . . . . . . 4.2 4.2 14
THTR - THEATRE 4.5 5.0 4.2 4.3 4.3 3.8 4.3 4.0 4.3 . 4.3 103
THTR - Theatre . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 11
Natural Sciences ASTR - ASTRONOMY 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.2 4.7 4.7 . 4.3 113
ASTR - Astronomy . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 16
BCHM - BIOCHEMISTRY 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 466
BCHM - Biochemistry . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 63
CHEM - CHEMISTRY 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 . 3.7 118
CHEM - Chemistry . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 12
EBIO - ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 . 4.3 908
EBIO - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.0 92
ENVS - ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 . 4.3 637
ENVS - Environmental Studies . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.0 131
GEOG - GEOGRAPHY 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 . 4.3 331
GEOG - Geography . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.0 52
GEOL - GEOLOGY 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 . 4.3 116
GEOL - Geology . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 17
IPHY - INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 4.2 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 . 4.0 1,249
IPHY - Integrative Physiology . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 211
MATH - MATHEMATICS 4.0 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 . 4.3 347
MATH - Mathematics . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.0 37
MCDB - BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES-MCD 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 993
MCDB - Biological Sciences-MCD . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 117
PHYS - PHYSICS 4.5 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.5 . 4.3 154
PHYS - Physics . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.0 23
PSYC - PSYCHOLOGY 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 . 3.7 3,101
PSYC - Psychology . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 462
Social Sciences ANTH - ANTHROPOLOGY 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 . 3.7 789
ANTH - Anthropology . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 110
COMM - COMMUNICATION 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 . 4.0 1,708
COMM - Communication . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 167
ECON - ECONOMICS 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 . 4.3 1,528
ECON - Economics . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 184
ETHN - ETHNIC STUDIES 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.5 3.7 4.8 4.3 4.7 4.0 . 4.5 126
ETHN - Ethnic Studies . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 19
IAFS - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 . 4.0 1,064
IAFS - International Affairs . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.0 170
LING - LINGUISTICS 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.5 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 . 3.7 115
LING - Linguistics . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 20
PSCI - POLITICAL SCIENCE 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 1,361
PSCI - Political Science . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 167
SLHS - SPEECH,LANG,HEARING SCIENCES 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 228
SLHS - Speech,Lang,Hearing Sciences . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 45
SOCI - SOCIOLOGY 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.0 . 4.0 1,459
SOCI - Sociology . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.0 42
WMST - WOMENS STUDIES 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.2 3.7 4.2 4.7 3.7 . 4.0 114
WMST - Women's Studies . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 11
Interdisciplinary Studies DIST - DISTRIBUTED STUDIES 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 6.3 5.7 4.2 . 4.3 35
DIST - Distributed Studies . . . . . . . . . 5.0 5.0 3
Business                           ACCT - ACCOUNTING 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 . 3.7 513
ACCT - Accounting . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 61
FNCE - FINANCE 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 1,961
FNCE - Finance . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 204
MGMT - MANAGEMENT 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 1,052
MGMT - Management . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 122
MKTG - MARKETING 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 1,469
MKTG - Marketing . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 175
OPIM - OPERATIONS MGMT INFO SYST . . . . . . 4.7 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 38
OPIM - Operation Mgmt Info Systems . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 26
SYST - SYSTEMS 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.8 4.3 3.7 . . . . 4.0 254
Engineering                           AMEN - APPLIED MATHEMATICS 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.2 . 3.8 158
AMEN - Applied Mathematics . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 31
AREN - ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 . 4.3 291
AREN - Architectural Engineering . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 36
ASEN - AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SCIENCES 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 . 4.0 408
ASEN - Aerospace Engineering Sciences . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 43
CBEN - CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGIN . . . . . . . 3.7 3.8 . 3.7 22
CBEN - Chemical & Biological Engin . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 30
CHEN - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 4.3 3.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.3 . 4.3 319
CHEN - Chemical Engineering . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 41
CSEN - COMPUTER SCIENCE 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 . 4.0 495
CSEN - Computer Science . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.7 45
CVEN - CIVIL ENGINEERING 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 . 4.3 325
CVEN - Civil Engineering . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 41
ECEN - ELECTRICAL & COMP ENGINEERING 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 . 4.3 221
ECEN - Electrical & Comp Engineering . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 33
EEEN - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 . 4.3 239
EEEN - Electrical Engineering . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 11
EPEN - ENGINEERING PHYSICS 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.8 . 4.3 89
EPEN - Engineering Physics . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 17
EVEN - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 . 4.3 59
EVEN - Environmental Engineering . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 14
MCEN - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 . 4.3 832
MCEN - Mechanical Engineering . . . . . . . . . 4.2 4.2 62
Journalism                           ADVT - ADVERTISING 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 671
ADVT - Advertising . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 79
BCNS - BROADCAST NEWS 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 312
BCNS - Broadcast News . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 47
BCPM - BROADCAST PRODUCTION 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 . 3.7 161
BCPM - Broadcast Production . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 13
JRGS - JOURNALISM - GENERAL STUDIES . . . . . 3.2 3.7 4.0 5.7 . 3.8 20
JRGS - Journalism - General Studies . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 3
MDST - MEDIA STUDIES 4.2 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 131
MDST - Media Studies . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 25
NSED - NEWS - EDITORIAL 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 429
NSED - News - Editorial . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 45
Music                           MUSA - MUSIC - ARTS 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.5 . 4.7 96
MUSA - Music - Arts . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.7 13
MUSC - MUSIC 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 . 3.7 240
MUSC - Music . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.7 31
MUSE - MUSIC EDUCATION 3.7 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 . 3.7 80
MUSE - Music Education . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 8

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