<p>I agree doubleplay, looking at the graduation stats in isolation does not tell the whole story, be they for athletes or the student body as a whole. Many state universities have quite low graduation rates but that is not necessarily a bad thing if the goal is to provide excellence in the classroom which weeds out ill prepared or unmotivated students. People must also realize that significantly more public students may fail to graduate in the magic 6 year period because of financial obstacles or factors which the typical private college student do not face as often.</p>