@Creekland
Thanks that’s very helpful.
I think the double major thing may be a factor. But that seems to be a common trend in a lot of college students everywhere these days (keeping their options open i guess) so i’m not sure that would explain why U of R is different in terms of its 4 year grad rate.
I don’t think it is a lot of kids dropping out. U of R’s 6 year graduation rate is fine at 88%. So about 12% drop out overall, which is fairly typical.
I don’t know what is going on at U of R. You are much closer to it I guess. Maybe your son might know?
I have heard that at state schools a lot of kids often take more than 4 years to graduate because it is hard to sign up for the classes they need to graduate- i.e. the colleges are underfunded and do not offer enough sections of classes that are requirements etc. I’d be surprised if that was the case at U of R.
Again we can look at some similar schools that are right next to U of R in the US News and World report ranking:
Boston College, William and Mary, Brandeis.
Boston College: 4 year grad rate 88.9%, 6 year 92%
William and Mary: 4 year grad rate 81.9%, 6 year 90%
Brandeis: 4 year grad rate 80%, 6 year 87%
U of R: 4 year grad rate 74.2%, 6 year 88%.