March 24, 2006

Women Finish Fast at Private Colleges

By SARA LIPKA

Some 35 percent of first-time, full-time college students who plan to earn a bachelor's degree reach their goal within four years, and 56 percent achieve it within six years, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Education last week.

The figures, which cover students who entered four-year colleges in the fall of 1998 and followed their progress through August 2004, showed that completion rates were higher for women and students at private nonprofit

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