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Graduation Comparison Between Best Computer Engineering Schools

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Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best Computer Engineering schools is 82.00% where 102,919 students out of 125,505 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 Computer Engineering schools.
Among the best Computer Engineering schools, Harvard University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.77%, while Boise State University has the lowest rate of 59.68%.
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Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Computer Engineering Schools
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
2Stanford University 95.11%
(93.68% / 96.49%)
1,653
(800 / 853)
1,738
(854 / 884)
2University of California-Berkeley 94.03%
(92.57% / 95.41%)
5,829
(2,792 / 3,037)
6,199
(3,016 / 3,183)
4Carnegie Mellon University 91.50%
(89.84% / 93.15%)
1,411
(690 / 721)
1,542
(768 / 774)
5Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 92.60%
(91.84% / 93.67%)
2,651
(1,541 / 1,110)
2,863
(1,678 / 1,185)
6University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 84.69%
(82.19% / 87.42%)
6,413
(3,245 / 3,168)
7,572
(3,948 / 3,624)
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 93.17%
(92.75% / 93.56%)
6,216
(3,018 / 3,198)
6,672
(3,254 / 3,418)
8Cornell University 95.29%
(94.55% / 95.94%)
3,159
(1,458 / 1,701)
3,315
(1,542 / 1,773)
9The University of Texas at Austin 87.79%
(85.82% / 89.46%)
7,524
(3,365 / 4,159)
8,570
(3,921 / 4,649)
9Princeton University 97.32%
(96.87% / 97.80%)
1,270
(649 / 621)
1,305
(670 / 635)
22Purdue University-Main Campus 83.06%
(81.80% / 84.76%)
6,124
(3,465 / 2,659)
7,373
(4,236 / 3,137)
23University of California-San Diego 87.73%
(85.26% / 89.90%)
5,013
(2,279 / 2,734)
5,714
(2,673 / 3,041)
14Arizona State University Campus Immersion 66.90%
(63.62% / 70.39%)
7,599
(3,721 / 3,878)
11,358
(5,849 / 5,509)
15Auburn University 80.75%
(76.89% / 84.23%)
3,616
(1,634 / 1,982)
4,478
(2,125 / 2,353)
16Binghamton University 82.79%
(80.23% / 85.40%)
2,184
(1,067 / 1,117)
2,638
(1,330 / 1,308)
17Boise State University 59.68%
(55.30% / 63.21%)
1,504
(621 / 883)
2,520
(1,123 / 1,397)
18Boston University 88.96%
(86.93% / 90.29%)
3,144
(1,210 / 1,934)
3,534
(1,392 / 2,142)
19Brigham Young University 78.65%
(75.83% / 80.76%)
3,300
(1,365 / 1,935)
4,196
(1,800 / 2,396)
20Brown University 94.99%
(94.34% / 95.56%)
1,594
(734 / 860)
1,678
(778 / 900)
21Case Western Reserve University 85.83%
(82.23% / 90.03%)
1,084
(560 / 524)
1,263
(681 / 582)
24Clemson University 85.32%
(81.51% / 88.76%)
3,138
(1,424 / 1,714)
3,678
(1,747 / 1,931)
25Colorado State University-Fort Collins 66.62%
(63.64% / 68.94%)
3,229
(1,351 / 1,878)
4,847
(2,123 / 2,724)
26Columbia University in the City of New York 95.25%
(94.56% / 95.93%)
1,443
(713 / 730)
1,515
(754 / 761)
27Dartmouth College 94.71%
(95.02% / 94.43%)
1,057
(515 / 542)
1,116
(542 / 574)
28Drexel University 78.20%
(75.02% / 82.20%)
1,815
(970 / 845)
2,321
(1,293 / 1,028)
29Duke University 96.63%
(95.30% / 97.87%)
1,664
(791 / 873)
1,722
(830 / 892)
30Florida Atlantic University 62.14%
(55.18% / 66.80%)
1,858
(661 / 1,197)
2,990
(1,198 / 1,792)
31Florida Institute of Technology 67.02%
(65.52% / 70.43%)
506
(344 / 162)
755
(525 / 230)
32George Mason University 70.59%
(66.41% / 74.50%)
2,237
(1,016 / 1,221)
3,169
(1,530 / 1,639)
33George Washington University 84.80%
(82.20% / 86.52%)
2,125
(822 / 1,303)
2,506
(1,000 / 1,506)
34Harvard University 97.77%
(96.77% / 98.87%)
1,622
(838 / 784)
1,659
(866 / 793)
35Illinois Institute of Technology 75.00%
(70.57% / 83.83%)
375
(235 / 140)
500
(333 / 167)
36Iowa State University 74.45%
(71.19% / 78.84%)
4,566
(2,506 / 2,060)
6,133
(3,520 / 2,613)
37Johns Hopkins University 94.05%
(92.69% / 95.31%)
1,280
(609 / 671)
1,361
(657 / 704)
38Kansas State University 68.59%
(67.43% / 69.76%)
2,419
(1,203 / 1,216)
3,527
(1,784 / 1,743)
39Lehigh University 91.19%
(89.28% / 93.55%)
1,138
(616 / 522)
1,248
(690 / 558)
40Louisiana Tech University 60.05%
(54.50% / 67.78%)
1,159
(612 / 547)
1,930
(1,123 / 807)
Average82.00%
(79.55% / 84.42%)
102,919
(49,440 / 53,479)
125,505
(62,153 / 63,352)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Computer Engineering schools is 15.47% where 8,548 students have transferred out from schools out of 55,245 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 Computer Engineering schools.
Among the best Computer Engineering schools, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.46%, while Florida Atlantic University has the highest rate of 26.25% (more students transferred out from the school).
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Computer Engineering Schools
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
2Stanford University 0.46%
(0.82% / 0.11%)
8
(7 / 1)
1,738
(854 / 884)
2University of California-Berkeley 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,199
(3,016 / 3,183)
4Carnegie Mellon University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,542
(768 / 774)
5Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 4.30%
(4.47% / 4.05%)
123
(75 / 48)
2,863
(1,678 / 1,185)
6University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
7,572
(3,948 / 3,624)
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,672
(3,254 / 3,418)
8Cornell University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,315
(1,542 / 1,773)
9The University of Texas at Austin 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
8,570
(3,921 / 4,649)
9Princeton University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,305
(670 / 635)
22Purdue University-Main Campus 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
7,373
(4,236 / 3,137)
23University of California-San Diego 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
5,714
(2,673 / 3,041)
14Arizona State University Campus Immersion 19.05%
(19.34% / 18.75%)
2,164
(1,131 / 1,033)
11,358
(5,849 / 5,509)
15Auburn University 12.73%
(13.74% / 11.81%)
570
(292 / 278)
4,478
(2,125 / 2,353)
16Binghamton University 13.04%
(14.14% / 11.93%)
344
(188 / 156)
2,638
(1,330 / 1,308)
17Boise State University 17.02%
(16.38% / 17.54%)
429
(184 / 245)
2,520
(1,123 / 1,397)
18Boston University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,534
(1,392 / 2,142)
19Brigham Young University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
4,196
(1,800 / 2,396)
20Brown University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,678
(778 / 900)
21Case Western Reserve University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,263
(681 / 582)
24Clemson University 9.57%
(11.10% / 8.18%)
352
(194 / 158)
3,678
(1,747 / 1,931)
25Colorado State University-Fort Collins 18.03%
(17.76% / 18.25%)
874
(377 / 497)
4,847
(2,123 / 2,724)
26Columbia University in the City of New York 0.99%
(0.80% / 1.18%)
15
(6 / 9)
1,515
(754 / 761)
27Dartmouth College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,116
(542 / 574)
28Drexel University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,321
(1,293 / 1,028)
29Duke University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,722
(830 / 892)
30Florida Atlantic University 26.25%
(27.55% / 25.39%)
785
(330 / 455)
2,990
(1,198 / 1,792)
31Florida Institute of Technology 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
755
(525 / 230)
32George Mason University 15.71%
(16.01% / 15.44%)
498
(245 / 253)
3,169
(1,530 / 1,639)
33George Washington University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,506
(1,000 / 1,506)
34Harvard University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,659
(866 / 793)
35Illinois Institute of Technology 13.40%
(15.32% / 9.58%)
67
(51 / 16)
500
(333 / 167)
36Iowa State University 18.13%
(19.09% / 16.84%)
1,112
(672 / 440)
6,133
(3,520 / 2,613)
37Johns Hopkins University 2.65%
(2.74% / 2.56%)
36
(18 / 18)
1,361
(657 / 704)
38Kansas State University 19.82%
(18.33% / 21.34%)
699
(327 / 372)
3,527
(1,784 / 1,743)
39Lehigh University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,248
(690 / 558)
40Louisiana Tech University 24.46%
(26.54% / 21.56%)
472
(298 / 174)
1,930
(1,123 / 807)
Average15.47%
(15.85% / 15.09%)
8,548
(4,395 / 4,153)
55,245
(27,728 / 27,517)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Computer Engineering schools is 91.33% for full-time students and 67.43% 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 Computer Engineering schools.
Among the best Computer Engineering schools, Brown University has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Florida Institute of Technology has the lowest rate of 75%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Computer Engineering Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
2 Stanford University 98%-
2 University of California-Berkeley 96%85%
4 Carnegie Mellon University 97%-
5 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 98%100%
6 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 93%83%
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 97%85%
8 Cornell University 97%-
9 The University of Texas at Austin 95%85%
9 Princeton University 97%-
22 Purdue University-Main Campus 90%45%
23 University of California-San Diego 93%78%
14 Arizona State University Campus Immersion 85%50%
15 Auburn University 93%73%
16 Binghamton University 91%60%
17 Boise State University 79%46%
18 Boston University 94%-
19 Brigham Young University 90%72%
20 Brown University 99%-
21 Case Western Reserve University 93%-
24 Clemson University 92%13%
25 Colorado State University-Fort Collins 86%67%
26 Columbia University in the City of New York 98%83%
27 Dartmouth College 98%-
28 Drexel University 87%65%
29 Duke University 97%-
30 Florida Atlantic University 81%71%
31 Florida Institute of Technology 75%-
32 George Mason University 85%65%
33 George Washington University 90%75%
34 Harvard University 98%-
35 Illinois Institute of Technology 85%67%
36 Iowa State University 86%64%
37 Johns Hopkins University 97%-
38 Kansas State University 86%39%
39 Lehigh University 91%-
40 Louisiana Tech University 81%80%
Average91.33% 67.43%
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