<p>Are you really suggesting that the low 4 year graduation rate is due to the Conservatory students? The College has 2200 students enrolled, the Conservatory 800. Of these 3000 students, 200 are enrolled in both the Conservatory and the College. It is true that most of the Double Degree students need 5 years to complete their degrees and it is true that Conservatory students may leave for some of the reasons stated in the previous post. But the math doesn’t add up. There are about 40 Double Degree students in each class year, or less than 5% of the total enrollment in a given class year of 750 students. The abysmal 4 year graduation rate of somewhere between 50% and 70%, depending on the source, can’t be caused primarily by the Conservatory students. Let’s be generous and assume the four year graduation rate is 70%. That means of the 750 students enrolled in their fourth year, 225 are not graduating. This is over one quarter of the total enrollment in the Conservatory and far in excess of the 40 Double Degree students per class year. Face it - with an overall 6 year graduation rate of 88% and a 4 year rate below 70%, students in the College are simply not finishing their degree requirements on time. Maybe they take breaks, maybe they switch majors, maybe they have to retake classes. Whatever the reason, it is very concerning and the lack of clear disclosure from the Administration is even more concerning. The Administration should be disclosing retention and 4 year graduation rates for students enrolled in the College and the Conservatory separately and also 5 year graduation rates for the Double Degree students.</p>