Time to Degree by Institutional Type

Over 60 percent of 2011–2012 bachelor's degree recipients at private colleges completed their degrees in four years or less versus 39 percent of public college bachelor's degree recipients.

Time to Degree by Institutional Type

​Source: Urban Institute, "Time between First Postsecondary Enrollment and Degree Completion, Among 2011–12 Bachelor's Degree Recipients, by Sector," calculated from National Postsecondary Aid Study (NPSAS), 2012. Presentation by Council of Independent Colleges.

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