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| | College Persistence on the Rise? Changes in 5-Year Degree Completion and Postsecondary Persistence Rates Between 1994 ... |
 | | The study focuses on the rates at which students in each cohort completed a degree within 5 years or were still enrolled at the end of 5 years; it also examines changes in the students' demographic profile and other population characteristics. |
 | | The last column of the table displays the combined 5-year degree completion and persistence rate (the sum of columns 1, 5, and 6), which, in other words, is the percentage of students who had completed a degree or were still enrolled 5 years after they began their postsecondary education. |
 | | Differences in the combined 5-year degree completion and persistence rates were found primarily for those in public 4-year institutions, where males, Whites, and low-income students experienced increases over time, while changes were not detected for women, other racial/ethnic groups, or higher income levels. |
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