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The 96-97 graduation rates are the % of those that enrolled in fall 96 and graduated by 2003 (6 years).
The Four Class rate is the average of the graduation % of the classes that enrolled in fall 93,94,95,96 and graduated by 2000,2001,2002,2003 respectively.
Bascially the freshman enrollment at the bottom is unneeded, it has no effect on any of those numbers.

This works fine for those that aren't student athletes. When it comes to student athletes there are too many variables that effect that rate, which to me makes graduation rates unreliable as far as judging the ability of athletes to graduate.

On the subject of football factories - I judge that as the universities that acquire the most football talent from high schools, compete on a high national level and place a lot of players in the NFL(FSU, Miami, Texas).