Interesting. Thanks for posting that graph. I wondered if STEM fields took longer (a final-year class in spectroscopy is more expensive than, say, a senior seminar in Russian history). And still: 27% of students not finishing on time isn't good.
I dug a bit and found
this report from UCSD. STEM majors do indeed take longer. The report says that Engineering major requirements require an extra quarter or two, but this doesn't seem to be true for the other STEM fields.That said, graduation rates in 4 years are lower overall at UCSD.
I found
this site. I was confused because the estimate for UCSD on this site is much higher than in the report I linked to.
Also, graduation rates are not pretty at Cal State.
