作者：辛西娅·休伯特

2021年11月1日

About 26% of 2021 萨克拉门托 State graduates earned their degree in four years, a significant jump from last year and a reflection of the University’s continuing efforts to help students graduate efficiently.

来自大学倡议和学生成功办公室的初步数据显示，四年制毕业率为25.8%，而2020年为21.9%。 The latest figures represent a dramatic increase from 2016, when 囊状态 launched its “Finish in Four” and “Through in Two” graduation initiatives. 那一年，四年制大学的毕业率约为9%。

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The University also continues to make gains in closing the “opportunity gap” for students of color. 这一数字反映了传统上得不到充分教育的少数族裔学生和其他族裔学生之间的毕业率差异，从2020年的7.6%降至今年的4.1%。

CSU Chancellor Joseph I. Castro, 本周他将对萨克州立大学进行首次正式访问， said he was pleased with the University’s efforts and those of all of the system’s 23 campuses.

“I’m extremely proud of the hard work that President (Robert S.) Nelsen and the entire Hornet community have done to help our talented and diverse students meet their academic goals,” Castro said. “Graduation rates are at all-time highs, and there is much to celebrate,” although the task is far from complete.

“We won’t rest until every student has the equal opportunity to earn the lifelong and life-transforming benefits of a Cal State degree.”

“这些都是系统性的变化，大学文化的变化。 Students believe they can earn their degrees, and they’re doing it." - James Dragna, executive director for University Initiatives and 学生的成功

囊状态 graduation rates have risen each year since the University began implementing changes as part of the CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025. 除此之外，哈佛大学还增加了数千门毕业所需的高要求课程，同时取消了那些不能获得学分的补习课程。 此外，在大黄蜂启动计划下，大学根据学生感兴趣的领域为一年级学生计划和推荐课程，使他们走上一条清晰的毕业之路。

类似于“大黄蜂”发射模型的项目将很快在整个CSU系统中实施。

囊状态 continues to approach the CSU’s 2025年毕业 goal of a 30% four-year graduation rate for the campus. 该大学已经超过了科罗拉多州立大学的目标，即到2025年，两年制转校生的毕业率达到38%。 这些学生的毕业率为44.6%。 Sac州立大学的六年毕业率是有史以来最高的，为57.5%。

Graduation gains have occurred across the board at 囊状态, including among Black, Latinx, and first-generation students, said James Dragna, executive director for University Initiatives and 学生的成功, who leads the campus’s graduation initiatives.

“Since 2016, our graduation numbers have been steadily and progressively increasing,” Dragna said. “This suggests that the rates are not dependent upon any specific cohorts of students. 这些都是系统性的变化，大学文化的变化。 Students believe they can earn their degrees, and they’re doing it.

“I believe we are going to see even more acceleration of students moving through the University efficiently and effectively,” he said. “We are creating an institution that is removing barriers for all students and putting them on the road to a timely graduation.”

德拉格纳说，这些收益并没有以牺牲优质教育为代价。

“In fact, we’re finding that the better the quality of the academic experience, the higher the graduation rates rise.”