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First-Generation College Students Graduate at the
Same Rate as Multi-Generational Students at RHIT
6-Year Graduation Rates
100%
80%
81.3%
80.4%
73.8%
Other Students
First-Generation
81.3%
78.8%
79.4%
Other Students
First-Generation
60%
“Past research has indicated that
students whose parents have no
education beyond high school are
significantly less likely to graduate than peers whose parents have
at least a bachelor’s degree.”
http://www.insidehighered.com/
news/2006/01/26/freshmen
40%
20%
0%
First-Generation
Cohort 2004
Cohort 2005
Other Students
Cohort 2006
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