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Pell Grant: 4 and 6-Year Graduation Rates

Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant Not Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant Total
Initial 2010 cohort of first-time, full time, bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students 1,844 2,103 3,947
Four-year graduation rate for 2010 cohort 52.7% 64.3% 58.9%
Six-year graduation rate for 2010 cohort 85.5% 88.7% 87.2%

Note:

Students are to be considered to have received a grant or loan if they received it for the period used for determining the cohort – fall term. The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) (Sec. 488(a)(3)) requires that graduation rates must be disaggregated by these categories and disclosed to the public.