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UC graduation rates continue upward trend

Graduation rates from University of California campuses are continuing an upward improvement, outpacing national averages.

According to an annual UC report, graduation rates increased steadily through fall 2002, the most recent period available, including particularly strong gains for underrepresented minority students (African Americans, Latino/Chicanos and American Indians).

Within six years of entering as freshman, 77.9 percent of UC students had graduated, up from 72.1 percent for those who entered in 1986. Underrepresented minority students showed even faster growth, with graduation rates after six years increasing to 69.1 percent, up from 56.1 percent for those who entered in 1986.

To read a UC news release, click here.

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