A special report by the Chronicle of Higher Education on graduation rates at 1,400 four-year colleges and universities highlights ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's improving rates at a time when many other schools are experiencing declining numbers. In this study, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ranked #16 out of more than 300 private master's-level universities, the top school in the Southeast in this category.
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the median six-year graduation rate among all four-year colleges stood at 53 percent in 2008, 25 points lower than ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s 78 percent figure.
While ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s graduation rate improved from 71 percent in 2003 to 78 percent in 2008, the Chronicle found that one-third of colleges and universities reported lower graduation rates for that six-year period. The graduation rate dropped at nearly 500 four-year institutions during that period.