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All Fields: Completion

Table 1: Cumulative Completion Rates by Broad Field
Figure 1a: Cumulative 7-Year Completion Rates by Broad Field
Figure 1b: Cumulative 10-Year Completion Rates by Broad Field
Figure 1c: Cumulative 7-Year and 10-Year Completion Rates by Broad Field, Change over Time
Table 2: Cumulative 7-Year and 10-Year Completion Rates, All Fields
Figure 2: Cumulative 7-Year and 10-Year Completion Rates, All Fields

All Fields: Attrition

Table 3: Early Attrition Rates by Discrete Cohort, The First Four Years
Figure 3: Components of Early Attrition: The First Four Years

All Fields: Completion, Attrition, and Continuing

Table 4: Cumulative Completion, Attrition, and Continuing by Broad Field
Figure 4: Cumulative Completion, Attrition, and Continuing by Broad Field

Broad Field: Engineering

Table 5: Cumulative Completion Rates by Programs, by Broad Field - Engineering
Figure 5: Cumulative Completion Rates by Programs, by Broad Field - Engineering

Broad Field: Life Sciences

Table 6: Cumulative Completion Rates by Programs, by Broad Field - Life Sciences
Figure 6a: Cumulative Completion Rates by Programs, by Broad Field - Life Sciences
Figure 6b: Cumulative Completion Rates by 10+ Programs - Life Sciences

Broad Field: Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Table 7: Cumulative Completion Rates by Programs, by Broad Field - Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Figure 7a: Cumulative Completion Rates by Programs, by Broad Field - Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Figure 7b: Cumulative Completion Rates by 10+ Programs - Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Broad Field: Social Sciences

Table 8: Cumulative Completion Rates by Programs, by Broad Field - Social Sciences
Figure 8a: Cumulative Completion Rates by Programs, by Broad Field - Social Sciences
Figure 8b: Cumulative Completion Rates by 10+ Programs - Social Sciences

Broad Field: Humanities

Table 9: Cumulative Completion Rates by Programs, by Broad Field - Humanities
Figure 9a: Cumulative Completion Rates by Programs, by Broad Field - Humanities
Figure 9b: Cumulative Completion Rates by 10+ Programs - Humanities

Demographics: Gender

Table 10: Cumulative Completion Rates by Broad Field by Gender
Figure 10a: Cumulative 7-Year Completion Rates by Broad Field, by Gender
Figure 10b: Cumulative 10-Year Completion Rates by Broad Field, by Gender
Table 11: Cumulative Completion Rates by STEM Fields and Social Sciences/Humanities, by Gender
Figure 11: Cumulative Completion Rates by STEM Fields and Social Sciences/Humanities, by Gender

Demographics: Race/Ethnicity

Table 12: Cumulative Completion Rates by Broad Field, by Race/Ethnicity
Figure 12a: Cumulative Completion Rates: Engineering and Race/Ethnicity
Figure 12b: Cumulative Completion Rates: Life Sciences and Race/Ethnicity
Figure 12c: Cumulative Completion Rates: Physical Sciences and Mathematics and Race/Ethnicity
Figure 12d: Cumulative Completion Rates: Social Sciences and Race/Ethnicity
Figure 12e: Cumulative Completion Rates: Humanities and Race/Ethnicity
Table 13: Cumulative Completion Rates by STEM Fields and Social Sciences and Humanities, by Race/Ethnicity
Figure 13a: Cumulative 7-Year Completion Rates by STEM Fields and Social Sciences and Humanities, by Race/Ethnicity
Figure 13b: Cumulative 10-Year Completion Rates by STEM Fields and Social Sciences and Humanities, by Race/Ethnicity
Table 14: Cumulative Completion Rates by Broad Field, by Under-Represented Minorities
Figure 14a: Cumulative 7-Year Completion Rates by Broad Field, by Under-Represented Minorities
Figure 14b: Cumulative 10-Year Completion Rates by Broad Field, by Under-Represented Minorities
Table 15: Cumulative Completion Rates by STEM Fields, by Under-Represented Minorities
Figure 15: Cumulative Completion Rates by STEM Fields, by Under-Represented Minorities

Demographics: Citizenship

Table 16: Cumulative Completion Rates by Broad Field, by Citizenship
Figure 16a: Cumulative 7-Completion Rates by Broad Field, by Citizenship
Figure 16b: Cumulative 10-Year Completion Rates by Broad Field, by Citizenship
Table 17: Cumulative Completion Rates by STEM Fields, by Citizenship
Figure 17: Cumulative Completion Rates by STEM Fields, by Citizenship

Department/Program: Biology

Figure 18: Cumulative Completion Rate for Life Science Programs
Figure 19: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Life Science Programs
Figure 20: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Department/Program: Chemistry

Figure 21: Cumulative Completion Rate for Mathematics and Physical Science Programs
Figure 22: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Mathematics and Physical Science Programs
Figure 23: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Department/Program: Computer Science

Figure 21: Cumulative Completion Rate for Mathematics and Physical Science Programs
Figure 22: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Mathematics and Physical Science Programs
Figure 23: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Department/Program: English

Figure 24: Cumulative Completion Rate for Humanities Programs
Figure 25: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Humanities Programs
Figure 26: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Department/Program: Foreign Languages

Figure 24: Cumulative Completion Rate for Humanities Programs
Figure 25: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Humanities Programs
Figure 26: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Department/Program: History

Figure 24: Cumulative Completion Rate for Humanities Programs
Figure 25: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Humanities Programs
Figure 26: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Department/Program: Mathematics

Figure 21: Cumulative Completion Rate for Mathematics and Physical Science Programs
Figure 22: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Mathematics and Physical Science Programs
Figure 23: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Department/Program: Molecular and Cell Biology

Figure 18: Cumulative Completion Rate for Life Science Programs
Figure 19: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Life Science Programs
Figure 20: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Department/Program: Physics

Figure 21: Cumulative Completion Rate for Mathematics and Physical Science Programs
Figure 22: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Mathematics and Physical Science Programs
Figure 23: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Department/Program: Political Science

Figure 27: Cumulative Completion Rate for Social Science Programs
Figure 28: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Social Science Programs
Figure 29: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Department/Program: Psychology

Figure 27: Cumulative Completion Rate for Social Science Programs
Figure 28: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Social Science Programs
Figure 29: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Department/Program: Sociology

Figure 27: Cumulative Completion Rate for Social Science Programs
Figure 28: Inter-Quartile Ranges for Social Science Programs
Figure 29: Public vs. Private Institutions: Cumulative Completion Rates

Institution: Public vs. Private

Table 30: Cumulative Completion Rates by Broad Field by Public and Private Institutions
Figure 30a: Cumulative 7-Year Completion Rates by Broad Field, by Public and Private Institutions
Figure 30b: Cumulative 10-Year Completion Rates by Broad Field, by Public and Private Institutions

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