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- Coppin supplies education to some of the most historically oppressed populations in the United States. Partly for this reason, the school historically has low rates of retention and graduation, with many students taking more than six years to complete BA or BS degrees. Coppin suffers one of the lowest graduation rates among U.S. colleges and universities, with some studies finding that only 19% of freshmen earn their degree.
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