<p>“Out of curiosity, do the above numbers represent the percent of students who graduate after four years of schooling, or the percent who graduate within four years of matriculation? In other words, if a student takes a semester/year off of school (so graduates in 4 1/2-5 years, but still after only 8 semesters of coursework), is (s)he included as a 4-year grad, or no?”</p>
<p>I was wondering this, too. It seems that many students at my college have taken a semester or year off from their studies, and I was wondering if this impacts the 4 year graduation rate.</p>