Still half of those who enroll in college still fail to earn degrees within six years.

The Boston Globe reports.

College graduation rates for Boston students are up, but that’s not the whole picture

The college graduation rate for Boston high school students has increased sharply in recent years, but about half of those who enroll in college still fail to earn degrees within six years, according to a new report.

The study also found that black and Hispanic students remain far less likely than their white and Asian peers to earn degrees. And students from the city’s exam schools such as Boston Latin are almost twice as likely to earn degrees as those from the city’s other high schools.

School officials said the report highlights how much progress the city has made over the last decade to improve high school academics and provide more support to poor and minority students who go to college, even as it underscores how many students still struggle to earn degrees.