For pubulic institutions, state funds are sometimes tied partly to their success on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention—so better grades can, by boosting figures like those, mean more money.

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本句共有33词，属于考研英语中常见的长难句。

1、主句：state funds are sometimes tied partly to their success on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention

主语：state funds

谓语：are sometimes tied partly to

宾语：their success on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention

2、结果状语从句：so better grades can, by boosting figures like those, mean more money

主语：better grades

谓语：can mean

宾语：more money

插入语：by boosting figures like those

本句为复合句，主句意为“国家基金有时会与它们在毕业率和学生留校率等指标上的成功有一定关系”;结果状语从句由so引导，表明前面的前面这件事情所带来的结果。

参考译文：对公共机构来说，国家基金有时会与它们在毕业率和学生留校率等指标上的成功有一定关系，因此，通过提高分数，更好的成绩可能意味着更多的钱。