<p>@ucbalumnus Your referenced document has some startling things in it (<a href=“http://heri.ucla.edu/DARCU/CompletingCollege2011.pdf”>http://heri.ucla.edu/DARCU/CompletingCollege2011.pdf</a>)</p>
<p>Is it really saying on page 17 and in Appendix A 42 that the #1 positive correlation with 4 year graduation rates is “Sex: female” (above grades and a lot of other factors, including being of Asian descent)? I guess I am not surprised but it is painful to see the magnitude of the difference. The female advantage is less in 6 year numbers as they note but still …</p>
<p>Also “Raising a family” is the most important personal desire in their long list (see page 41, Appendix A) that helps with graduation. Interesting. I guess it makes sense but not what I expected.</p>