“Five to six years. It's a four-year degree, but they have to figure out what they are really interested in and what they want to major in. It's a changing world, so they have to be able to adapt.”

— Linda McCoy, claims representative, Lawrence

“Five years. It's because there are more general education requirements. Some of them seem unnecessary; but if the state wants us to have a well-rounded education, I guess we have to put up with it.”

— Michael Schlotterbeck, Wichita State senior, Wichita

“I'd say an average of five years. I think it's because people come into college not knowing what they want to do.”

— Kari Wolverton, research assistant, Lawrence

“About four and a half years. I did engineering in five, and I was off for a semester. Most people do it in four or five.”

— Chad Lela, engineer, San Antonio, Texas