four-year graduation rate

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meaningsofgraduationandrate

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graduation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌɡrædʒ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɡrædʒ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the fact of finishing a degree or other course of study at a university or school, or the ceremony at which you are officially said to ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk
/reɪt/us
/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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(Definition ofgraduationandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The schoolsfour-yeargraduationrate rose from sixty-one percent in 2005 to eighty-six percent in 2012 (compared to the citywide average of 66 percent).
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In 2011 the school had a 67%four-yeargraduationrate; the statewide rate is 76%.
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Thefour-yeargraduationrate in the class of 2011 is 76%, and the six-year rate is 96%.
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Thefour-yeargraduationrate was 70.1% in 2012, a marginal decrease from 70.4% in 2011.
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Thefour-yeargraduationrate was 85.3% in 2012, a slight decrease from 85.9% in 2011.
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Thefour-yeargraduationrate for high schoolers was 87.2% in 2009.
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Most majors offer afour-yeargraduationoption with fewer co-op placements, but the five-year program is more popular with students.
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Thefour-yeargraduationrate was 71.2% in 2012, an increase from 64.0% in 2011.
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Thefour-yeargraduationrate was 70.1% in 2012, a decrease from 74.1% in 2011.
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Thefour-yeargraduationrate is 81.4% and the six-year rate is 86.3%.
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The 2009-2010 one-year retention rate was 78%, thefour-yeargraduationrate is 38%, and the six-year graduation rate is 59%.
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Spelman has afour-yeargraduationrate of 61%, a five-year graduation rate of 73%, and a six-year graduation rate of 74%.
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Thefour-yeargraduationrate was 81.0%.
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