Many students and parents worried about racking up loans while paying for four years of college may not realize a stark fact: Four-year degrees often take five or six years. Statistics reported by colleges and universities, compiled by the federal Department of Education, show around 40 percent of students in Pennsylvania and New Jersey graduate in four years from the school where they began. A majority of students nationwide take more than four years to finish.

September 14, 2015 ・ From Philadelphia Inquirer