Archive for: four-year graduation rate

UT Becomes Leading Texas Public University in Graduation Success

By Danielle Lopez

In 2011, former UT president Bill Powers set the ambitious goal of raising four-year graduation rates from 51 percent that spring to 70 percent by 2017. Today,...

Making Super-Seniors Obsolete

By Lynn Freehill

The goal is audacious, and the approach is classic higher ed. The University of Texas at Austin has set itself a goal of raising its four-year graduation rate from...