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<p>I don’t know where this notion keeps popping up, but UC graduation rates have been steadily increasing since the early 1990s even as budgets have been cut over the years since then. Indeed, the rise in in-state tuition is likely a big motivating factor in inducing students to graduate on-time. The latest four year graduation rate at Berkeley is around 70%, from [UC</a> Berkeley Undergraduate Profile](<a href=“http://opa.berkeley.edu/statistics/undergraduateProfile.html]UC”>http://opa.berkeley.edu/statistics/undergraduateProfile.html) . CU Boulder’s four year graduation rate is only 40%, from [CU-Boulder</a> Common Data Set 2009-10](<a href=“http://www.colorado.edu/pba/cds/cds12/index.htm]CU-Boulder”>http://www.colorado.edu/pba/cds/cds12/index.htm) .</p>
<p>But $80,000 to $100,000 of debt is far too much, especially majoring in biology. CU Boulder is the choice that makes sense.</p>
<p>Regarding your dual enrollment courses, check with the university you attend for whether they are considered equivalent to its own introductory courses.</p>