New York's Investment in Higher Education

Yields Increased Success

Six-Year Baccalaureate Program Graduation Rate:

Percent of Full-time, First-time Entrants Earning Baccalaureate Degrees

Multiply Values by 100 to Obtain Percent Values
	At Initial Institution					At Initial or Transfer Institution
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
NYS	0.601	0.605	0.61	0.615	0.621	0.681	0.701	0.704	0.71	0.719
USA	0.543	0.543	0.564			0.658
	1996 Cohort			2000 Cohort		1996 Cohort			2000 Cohort

Graduation rates in New York are on the rise.
72% of first-time, full-time students in NYS earn a Bachelor's degree in 6 years.

Continue to build on this record of success.

Sources:
NYSED, Office of Research and Information Systems, HEDS surveys. National data from NCES IPEDS and Longitudinal surveys.