Archive for: University of Texas graduation rate

UT Football Grad Rates Surpass University-Wide Goal

By Katy McDowall

As UT sets its sights on a four-year graduation rate of 70 percent by 2016, one group of students is already there. In fact, the Texas Longhorns football team’s...

UT President Urges New Students To Graduate On Time

By Katy McDowall

A special speaker welcomed 1,000 incoming students at orientation this week: UT president Bill Powers addressed members of the Class of 2016, stressing the importance...

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...