<p>This is important to you, presumably, because you want your kid to graduate in 4 years?</p>
<p>Here’s my D’s anecdotal information: 1 roommate will graduate in 3 years, 1 roommate dropped out. 1 friend spent a year in DC interning after soph year so will take 5 years to graduate–but she didn’t pay for the extra year. One friend applied to the double degree program as a sophomore, so she did add a year. All the rest of her friends (and her) are on track to graduate in 4 years. </p>
<p>In the end, the question is really whether there are kids who want to graduate in 4 years but aren’t able to due to some institutional reason. I, at least, haven’t heard of any.</p>
<p>In a world where the value of a traditional liberal arts education is being questioned, I would worry about rushing the kid who wants to take a bit longer and explore more widely.</p>