Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of best Executive MBA (EMBA) schools is 86.66% where 94,155 students out of 108,646 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 Executive MBA (EMBA) schools.
Among the best Executive MBA (EMBA) schools, Yale University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.81%, while Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the lowest rate of 66.90%.
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| Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | 96.09% (94.26% / 97.78%) | 2,335 (1,101 / 1,234) |
2,430 (1,168 / 1,262) | |
| 2 | Northwestern University | 96.52% (95.45% / 97.53%) | 1,913 (924 / 989) |
1,982 (968 / 1,014) | |
| 3 | University of Chicago | 95.58% (94.02% / 97.12%) | 1,515 (739 / 776) |
1,585 (786 / 799) | |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 95.25% (94.56% / 95.93%) | 1,443 (713 / 730) |
1,515 (754 / 761) | |
| 5 | Duke University | 96.63% (95.30% / 97.87%) | 1,664 (791 / 873) |
1,722 (830 / 892) | |
| 6 | New York University | 87.11% (84.60% / 88.93%) | 5,279 (2,154 / 3,125) |
6,060 (2,546 / 3,514) | |
| 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 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 94.94% (93.79% / 96.28%) | 1,051 (559 / 492) |
1,107 (596 / 511) | |
| 9 | University of California-Berkeley | 94.03% (92.57% / 95.41%) | 5,829 (2,792 / 3,037) |
6,199 (3,016 / 3,183) | |
| 9 | University of California-Los Angeles | 92.48% (90.95% / 93.48%) | 6,036 (2,352 / 3,684) |
6,527 (2,586 / 3,941) | |
| 20 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 91.32% (89.20% / 92.74%) | 3,853 (1,503 / 2,350) |
4,219 (1,685 / 2,534) | |
| 21 | Cornell University | 95.29% (94.55% / 95.94%) | 3,159 (1,458 / 1,701) |
3,315 (1,542 / 1,773) | |
| 13 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 66.90% (63.62% / 70.39%) | 7,599 (3,721 / 3,878) |
11,358 (5,849 / 5,509) | |
| 14 | Dartmouth College | 94.71% (95.02% / 94.43%) | 1,057 (515 / 542) |
1,116 (542 / 574) | |
| 15 | Emory University | 89.99% (87.61% / 91.71%) | 1,214 (495 / 719) |
1,349 (565 / 784) | |
| 16 | Fordham University | 83.42% (81.81% / 84.49%) | 1,826 (715 / 1,111) |
2,189 (874 / 1,315) | |
| 17 | Georgetown University | 95.61% (94.93% / 96.12%) | 1,504 (636 / 868) |
1,573 (670 / 903) | |
| 18 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 81.13% (78.25% / 84.05%) | 6,206 (3,012 / 3,194) |
7,649 (3,849 / 3,800) | |
| 19 | Marquette University | 82.52% (77.58% / 86.63%) | 1,652 (706 / 946) |
2,002 (910 / 1,092) | |
| 22 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 83.29% (80.30% / 86.38%) | 7,026 (3,444 / 3,582) |
8,436 (4,289 / 4,147) | |
| 23 | Saint Joseph's University | 82.05% (79.75% / 83.93%) | 1,294 (563 / 731) |
1,577 (706 / 871) | |
| 24 | Santa Clara University | 88.52% (84.75% / 92.19%) | 1,164 (550 / 614) |
1,315 (649 / 666) | |
| 25 | Seattle University | 74.34% (72.81% / 75.12%) | 727 (241 / 486) |
978 (331 / 647) | |
| 26 | University of San Francisco | 74.37% (71.60% / 75.94%) | 1,178 (411 / 767) |
1,584 (574 / 1,010) | |
| 27 | University of Southern California | 92.50% (90.78% / 93.91%) | 2,824 (1,251 / 1,573) |
3,053 (1,378 / 1,675) | |
| 28 | The University of Texas at Austin | 87.79% (85.82% / 89.46%) | 7,524 (3,365 / 4,159) |
8,570 (3,921 / 4,649) | |
| 29 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 95.22% (94.04% / 96.22%) | 3,504 (1,595 / 1,909) |
3,680 (1,696 / 1,984) | |
| 30 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 84.37% (82.44% / 86.08%) | 5,409 (2,484 / 2,925) |
6,411 (3,013 / 3,398) | |
| 31 | Xavier University | 73.87% (68.93% / 78.43%) | 817 (366 / 451) |
1,106 (531 / 575) | |
| 32 | Yale University | 97.81% (97.63% / 97.98%) | 1,337 (659 / 678) |
1,367 (675 / 692) | |
| Average | 86.66% (84.40% / 88.65%) |
94,155 (42,833 / 51,322) |
108,646 (50,753 / 57,893) | ||
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of best Executive MBA (EMBA) schools is 8.34% where 4,570 students have transferred out from schools out of 54,794 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 Executive MBA (EMBA) schools.
Among the best Executive MBA (EMBA) schools, Columbia University in the City of New York has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.99%, while Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the highest rate of 19.05% (more students transferred out from the school).
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| Rank | Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,430 (1,168 / 1,262) | |
| 2 | Northwestern University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,982 (968 / 1,014) | |
| 3 | University of Chicago | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,585 (786 / 799) | |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 0.99% (0.80% / 1.18%) | 15 (6 / 9) | 1,515 (754 / 761) | |
| 5 | Duke University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,722 (830 / 892) | |
| 6 | New York University | 5.79% (5.85% / 5.75%) | 351 (149 / 202) | 6,060 (2,546 / 3,514) | |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,672 (3,254 / 3,418) | |
| 8 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,107 (596 / 511) | |
| 9 | University of California-Berkeley | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,199 (3,016 / 3,183) | |
| 9 | University of California-Los Angeles | 3.46% (3.63% / 3.35%) | 226 (94 / 132) | 6,527 (2,586 / 3,941) | |
| 20 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 5.36% (6.17% / 4.81%) | 226 (104 / 122) | 4,219 (1,685 / 2,534) | |
| 21 | Cornell University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,315 (1,542 / 1,773) | |
| 13 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 19.05% (19.34% / 18.75%) | 2,164 (1,131 / 1,033) | 11,358 (5,849 / 5,509) | |
| 14 | Dartmouth College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,116 (542 / 574) | |
| 15 | Emory University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,349 (565 / 784) | |
| 16 | Fordham University | 9.37% (9.27% / 9.43%) | 205 (81 / 124) | 2,189 (874 / 1,315) | |
| 17 | Georgetown University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,573 (670 / 903) | |
| 18 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 10.32% (11.25% / 9.37%) | 789 (433 / 356) | 7,649 (3,849 / 3,800) | |
| 19 | Marquette University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,002 (910 / 1,092) | |
| 22 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 1.43% (1.59% / 1.28%) | 121 (68 / 53) | 8,436 (4,289 / 4,147) | |
| 23 | Saint Joseph's University | 7.17% (6.80% / 7.46%) | 113 (48 / 65) | 1,577 (706 / 871) | |
| 24 | Santa Clara University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,315 (649 / 666) | |
| 25 | Seattle University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 978 (331 / 647) | |
| 26 | University of San Francisco | 16.54% (15.16% / 17.33%) | 262 (87 / 175) | 1,584 (574 / 1,010) | |
| 27 | University of Southern California | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,053 (1,378 / 1,675) | |
| 28 | The University of Texas at Austin | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 8,570 (3,921 / 4,649) | |
| 29 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 2.66% (3.07% / 2.32%) | 98 (52 / 46) | 3,680 (1,696 / 1,984) | |
| 30 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,411 (3,013 / 3,398) | |
| 31 | Xavier University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,106 (531 / 575) | |
| 32 | Yale University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,367 (675 / 692) | |
| Average | 8.34% (8.87% / 7.88%) | 4,570 (2,253 / 2,317) |
54,794 (25,408 / 29,386) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of best Executive MBA (EMBA) schools is 93.53% for full-time students and 70.10% 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 Executive MBA (EMBA) schools.
Among the best Executive MBA (EMBA) schools, University of Chicago has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while University of San Francisco has the lowest rate of 81%.
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