Digital Extra | Graduation rates

60 percent of RIC freshmen fail to graduate in 6 years Rhode Island College is hemorrhaging students. Graduation rates at R.I.'s colleges

Transcript: Jennifer Jordan chats about the graduation rates at URI and RIC
I only compared URI to the other state universities in New England (most of which are in rural areas, such as Amherst, Mass., Storrs, Conn. and Durham, N.H.), and then colleges in the state of Rhode Island, so I do not know how rural versus urban colleges compare.

URI ranks dead last among New England's public universities for the number of students who graduate within six years Stephanie Boucher is enjoying her freshman year at the University of Rhode Island well enough. She lives in one of the nicest dormitories on the Kingston campus, dubbed Hotel Browning, has made friends, and likes her classes. Graphic: Who’s finishing college?

Like URI, some private schools in state also have low grad rates
The University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College are not the only colleges in Rhode Island with grim graduation rates.

Student-centered University of Connecticut gets it right
Some places are doing it right.