The median amount of time black students spend to obtain a bachelor's degree is five years and four months – an entire year longer than for white students. College is designed for student to finish in four years, but for many students that timeline is more of a pipedream. Just 41 percent of first-time, full-time freshman graduate four years after starting, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Students of all shades and backgrounds struggle to graduate on time, but black students often take the longest to get to graduation day.
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