UW Ranked #45 in US News Best Colleges 2011

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Barrons is right that UW does (almost) catch up to the top schools by the sixth year – it’s the four year graduation rate that’s real abysmal. As recently as 2008 fewer than half of UW’s undergrads got out in four years, well below the rate of every other highly ranked flagship university. This can’t be solely because UW students are less motivated, are substantially poorer, like to travel a lot more, or are bigger fans of a Kibbutz than students at every top flagship university; it’s a least partially because of bureaucratic roadblocks that the academic programs impose on students as well as limits in funding and facilities.

Comment on the funding… again, using College Results Online as a source, UW’s Student and Related Expenditures data is mid-range compared to its peers.</p>

<p>The problem isn’t adequate funding. Some of UW’s peer schools are graduating significantly more students in 4 years with less funding. The problem would appear to be administrative mismanagement.</p>