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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see how having a low graduation rate reflects poorly on a school. This seems like an odd measure to give weight to. Am I missing something here?[/quote] A low graduation rate means they don't know how to support and retain the students that they accept. It's very costly to start but not graduate from college, so it's good to know if a school doesn't do well in getting most of its students across that line. I think it's more of a meaningful measure of selective schools than open-admission/less selective schools though. A selective school with a low graduation rate is worrisome because the students should generally be prepared to do the work. A less selective school might just be holding strong standards with students who are inadequately prepared AND/OR it might be inadequately supportive.[/quote]
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