Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of best Education schools is 92.10% where 33,696 students out of 36,588 candidates have complete their courses and degrees. The rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time (for example, 6 years for 4 years BS program)
divided by the candidates. The numbers in parenthesis() represent data by gender (men/women) for each cell respectively. The following table compares the graduation rates between best Education schools.
Among the best Education schools, Harvard University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.77%, while New York University has the lowest rate of 87.11%.
Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 95.25% (94.56% / 95.93%) | 1,443 (713 / 730) |
1,515 (754 / 761) |
2 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 93.17% (92.75% / 93.56%) | 6,216 (3,018 / 3,198) |
6,672 (3,254 / 3,418) |
3 | Northwestern University | 96.52% (95.45% / 97.53%) | 1,913 (924 / 989) |
1,982 (968 / 1,014) |
4 | University of Pennsylvania | 96.09% (94.26% / 97.78%) | 2,335 (1,101 / 1,234) |
2,430 (1,168 / 1,262) |
5 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 89.23% (87.34% / 90.93%) | 5,723 (2,655 / 3,068) |
6,414 (3,040 / 3,374) |
5 | Vanderbilt University | 92.77% (90.93% / 94.41%) | 1,476 (682 / 794) |
1,591 (750 / 841) |
7 | Stanford University | 95.11% (93.68% / 96.49%) | 1,653 (800 / 853) |
1,738 (854 / 884) |
8 | University of California-Los Angeles | 92.48% (90.95% / 93.48%) | 6,036 (2,352 / 3,684) |
6,527 (2,586 / 3,941) |
8 | Harvard University | 97.77% (96.77% / 98.87%) | 1,622 (838 / 784) |
1,659 (866 / 793) |
10 | New York University | 87.11% (84.60% / 88.93%) | 5,279 (2,154 / 3,125) |
6,060 (2,546 / 3,514) |
Average | 92.10% (90.77% / 93.22%) |
33,696 (15,237 / 18,459) |
36,588 (16,786 / 19,802) |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of best Education schools is 3.79% where 600 students have transferred out from schools out of 15,840 graduation candidates. The transfer-out rate is calculated as the number of transfer-out students divided by total number of graduation candidates. The following table compares the transfer-out rates between best Education schools.
Among the best Education schools, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.46%, while New York University has the highest rate of 5.79% (more students transferred out from the school).
Rank | Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 0.99% (0.80% / 1.18%) | 15 (6 / 9) | 1,515 (754 / 761) |
2 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,672 (3,254 / 3,418) |
3 | Northwestern University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,982 (968 / 1,014) |
4 | University of Pennsylvania | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,430 (1,168 / 1,262) |
5 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,414 (3,040 / 3,374) |
5 | Vanderbilt University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,591 (750 / 841) |
7 | Stanford University | 0.46% (0.82% / 0.11%) | 8 (7 / 1) | 1,738 (854 / 884) |
8 | University of California-Los Angeles | 3.46% (3.63% / 3.35%) | 226 (94 / 132) | 6,527 (2,586 / 3,941) |
8 | Harvard University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,659 (866 / 793) |
10 | New York University | 5.79% (5.85% / 5.75%) | 351 (149 / 202) | 6,060 (2,546 / 3,514) |
Average | 3.79% (3.80% / 3.78%) | 600 (256 / 344) |
15,840 (6,740 / 9,100) |
Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of best Education schools is 96.90% for full-time students and 78.00% for part-time students. Retention rate is the percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year (Sophomore year). The following table compares the retention rates between best Education schools.
Among the best Education schools, Columbia University in the City of New York has the most highest retention rate of 98%, while University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest rate of 94%.
Rank | Name | Full-time | Part-time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 98% | 83% |
2 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 97% | 85% |
3 | Northwestern University | 98% | - |
4 | University of Pennsylvania | 98% | 93% |
5 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 94% | 65% |
5 | Vanderbilt University | 96% | 100% |
7 | Stanford University | 98% | - |
8 | University of California-Los Angeles | 97% | 53% |
8 | Harvard University | 98% | - |
10 | New York University | 95% | 67% |
Average | 96.90% | 78.00% |
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.