<p>to check how many are in fact graduating within 4 years, you can check the common data set -though not every school has them readily available at their website. i do think there is central website that compile that info, but i don’t recall what it’d be. also cds’s often lag in time, especially in reporting retention when they’re looking at class entering several years prior.</p>
<p>here is new paltz’s latest info on retention and graduation – <a href=“http://www.newpaltz.edu/oir/common_data_set/CDS0708_B.pdf[/url]”>http://www.newpaltz.edu/oir/common_data_set/CDS0708_B.pdf</a>
(other links to their cds - [SUNY</a> New Paltz: Institutional Research & Planning - Facts & Figures: Common Data Set](<a href=“http://www.newpaltz.edu/oir/facts_common.html]SUNY”>Common Data Set | SUNY New Paltz))</p>
<p>numbers don’t look great from this – for the class entering in 2001, only 65% graduated in 6 years. (line B11) BUT --a) this was up from 59% for the class entering in 2000 (line B11) (b) for the class entering in 2006, 83% returned for fall 2007 (line B22) so some of the graduation rates may reflect people leaving - transferring or otherwise; d) the info for class entering in 2001 is pretty old and a lot has happened at New Paltz since then – its become much harder to get into which may affect the number of kids coming in with AP credits and the number who stick it out and graduate “on time.”</p>