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Originally posted by mccoyred
Columbus could be like Baltimore! There are a lot of colleges/universities but not a whole lot of GRADUATES. Get my drift? 
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*taken from OSU News and Information website*
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http://www.osu.edu/news/lvl2_news_story.php?id=1234)
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Ohio State graduation rate continues to climb -- The university's six-year graduation rate has risen to 68 percent; up from 55 percent just five years ago and 51 percent 10 years ago. The figure is based on the graduation rates of students who entered the university in Fall 1999. Ohio State University President Karen A. Holbrook says more students are staying, thriving and graduating as the university rises in rankings. "With the recent National Science Foundation ranking of Ohio State among the nation's Top 10 public research universities, this statistic is dramatic evidence that our strategies to improve performance and recognition in academics and research are working. They both say a lot about the quality of our students, our faculty and this institution," Holbrook said. The average six-year graduation rate for all comparable public institutions was 62.5 percent for the classes that entered in 1996-97, the most recent data available. While the six-year graduation rate is a federal reporting standard, Holbrook noted that most Ohio State students actually graduate in five years or less.
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So out of a roughly 52,000 student enrollment, at a 68% rate makes 35,360 graduates at OSU alone, to say nothing of the other local institutions, including Columbus State Community College, which has 23,000 students enrolled.
I still say, something ain't right with that study....