Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of best Comparative Politics schools is 94.41% where 30,229 students out of 32,019 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 Comparative Politics schools.
Among the best Comparative Politics schools, Yale University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.81%, while University of California-Los Angeles has the lowest rate of 92.48%.
Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harvard University | 97.77% (96.77% / 98.87%) | 1,622 (838 / 784) |
1,659 (866 / 793) |
2 | Stanford University | 95.11% (93.68% / 96.49%) | 1,653 (800 / 853) |
1,738 (854 / 884) |
3 | Princeton University | 97.32% (96.87% / 97.80%) | 1,270 (649 / 621) |
1,305 (670 / 635) |
3 | University of California-Berkeley | 94.03% (92.57% / 95.41%) | 5,829 (2,792 / 3,037) |
6,199 (3,016 / 3,183) |
5 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 95.25% (94.56% / 95.93%) | 1,443 (713 / 730) |
1,515 (754 / 761) |
6 | Yale University | 97.81% (97.63% / 97.98%) | 1,337 (659 / 678) |
1,367 (675 / 692) |
7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 93.17% (92.75% / 93.56%) | 6,216 (3,018 / 3,198) |
6,672 (3,254 / 3,418) |
8 | University of California-Los Angeles | 92.48% (90.95% / 93.48%) | 6,036 (2,352 / 3,684) |
6,527 (2,586 / 3,941) |
9 | Duke University | 96.63% (95.30% / 97.87%) | 1,664 (791 / 873) |
1,722 (830 / 892) |
10 | Cornell University | 95.29% (94.55% / 95.94%) | 3,159 (1,458 / 1,701) |
3,315 (1,542 / 1,773) |
Average | 94.41% (93.51% / 95.21%) |
30,229 (14,070 / 16,159) |
32,019 (15,047 / 16,972) |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of best Comparative Politics schools is 2.55% where 249 students have transferred out from schools out of 9,780 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 Comparative Politics schools.
Among the best Comparative Politics schools, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.46%, while University of California-Los Angeles has the highest rate of 3.46% (more students transferred out from the school).
Rank | Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harvard University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,659 (866 / 793) |
2 | Stanford University | 0.46% (0.82% / 0.11%) | 8 (7 / 1) | 1,738 (854 / 884) |
3 | Princeton University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,305 (670 / 635) |
3 | University of California-Berkeley | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,199 (3,016 / 3,183) |
5 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 0.99% (0.80% / 1.18%) | 15 (6 / 9) | 1,515 (754 / 761) |
6 | Yale University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,367 (675 / 692) |
7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,672 (3,254 / 3,418) |
8 | University of California-Los Angeles | 3.46% (3.63% / 3.35%) | 226 (94 / 132) | 6,527 (2,586 / 3,941) |
9 | Duke University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,722 (830 / 892) |
10 | Cornell University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,315 (1,542 / 1,773) |
Average | 2.55% (2.55% / 2.54%) | 249 (107 / 142) |
9,780 (4,194 / 5,586) |
Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of best Comparative Politics schools is 97.30% for full-time students and 76.50% 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 Comparative Politics schools.
Among the best Comparative Politics schools, Harvard University has the most highest retention rate of 98%, while University of California-Berkeley has the lowest rate of 96%.
Rank | Name | Full-time | Part-time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Harvard University | 98% | - |
2 | Stanford University | 98% | - |
3 | Princeton University | 97% | - |
3 | University of California-Berkeley | 96% | 85% |
5 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 98% | 83% |
6 | Yale University | 98% | - |
7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 97% | 85% |
8 | University of California-Los Angeles | 97% | 53% |
9 | Duke University | 97% | - |
10 | Cornell University | 97% | - |
Average | 97.30% | 76.50% |
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.