UConn undergraduates are graduating in an average of 4.2 years, almost a full year ahead of the average bachelor’s degree candidate at more than 3,600 post-secondary institutions nationwide, according a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Released this week, the report finds that the average student nationwide takes 5.1 years to graduate, and 5.2 years at four-year U.S. public universities like UConn.
UConn’s rate of 4.2 years ranks it sixth among 58 public national universities. The shorter timeframe means UConn students spend less on tuition and may start their careers and begin earning salaries before many of their peers.
The data encompassed about 3,600 colleges and universities nationwide between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015.
