Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of Forbes Top 25 is 95.11% where 27,239 students out of 28,640 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 Forbes Top 25.
Among the Forbes Top 25, Yale University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.81%, while United States Military Academy has the lowest rate of 87.69%.
Compare Selected Schools
| Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams College | 95.11% (94.10% / 96.21%) | 525 (271 / 254) |
552 (288 / 264) | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 95.11% (93.68% / 96.49%) | 1,653 (800 / 853) |
1,738 (854 / 884) | |
| 3 | Swarthmore College | 93.72% (93.30% / 94.09%) | 388 (181 / 207) |
414 (194 / 220) | |
| 4 | Princeton University | 97.32% (96.87% / 97.80%) | 1,270 (649 / 621) |
1,305 (670 / 635) | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 94.94% (93.79% / 96.28%) | 1,051 (559 / 492) |
1,107 (596 / 511) | |
| 6 | Yale University | 97.81% (97.63% / 97.98%) | 1,337 (659 / 678) |
1,367 (675 / 692) | |
| 7 | Harvard University | 97.77% (96.77% / 98.87%) | 1,622 (838 / 784) |
1,659 (866 / 793) | |
| 8 | Pomona College | 94.63% (93.53% / 95.69%) | 388 (188 / 200) |
410 (201 / 209) | |
| 9 | United States Military Academy | 87.69% (88.64% / 84.19%) | 1,111 (882 / 229) |
1,267 (995 / 272) | |
| 10 | Amherst College | 91.93% (88.61% / 95.30%) | 433 (210 / 223) |
471 (237 / 234) | |
| 11 | Haverford College | 91.40% (91.33% / 91.48%) | 319 (158 / 161) |
349 (173 / 176) | |
| 12 | University of Pennsylvania | 96.09% (94.26% / 97.78%) | 2,335 (1,101 / 1,234) |
2,430 (1,168 / 1,262) | |
| 13 | Brown University | 94.99% (94.34% / 95.56%) | 1,594 (734 / 860) |
1,678 (778 / 900) | |
| 14 | Bowdoin College | 94.04% (93.36% / 94.66%) | 473 (225 / 248) |
503 (241 / 262) | |
| 15 | Wesleyan University | 93.15% (91.53% / 94.52%) | 721 (324 / 397) |
774 (354 / 420) | |
| 16 | Carleton College | 90.65% (89.73% / 91.64%) | 514 (262 / 252) |
567 (292 / 275) | |
| 17 | University of Notre Dame | 96.33% (95.98% / 96.73%) | 1,969 (1,051 / 918) |
2,044 (1,095 / 949) | |
| 18 | Dartmouth College | 94.71% (95.02% / 94.43%) | 1,057 (515 / 542) |
1,116 (542 / 574) | |
| 19 | Northwestern University | 96.52% (95.45% / 97.53%) | 1,913 (924 / 989) |
1,982 (968 / 1,014) | |
| 20 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 95.25% (94.56% / 95.93%) | 1,443 (713 / 730) |
1,515 (754 / 761) | |
| 21 | California Institute of Technology | 94.04% (92.19% / 96.26%) | 221 (118 / 103) |
235 (128 / 107) | |
| 22 | Davidson College | 91.63% (89.15% / 94.14%) | 471 (230 / 241) |
514 (258 / 256) | |
| 23 | Duke University | 96.63% (95.30% / 97.87%) | 1,664 (791 / 873) |
1,722 (830 / 892) | |
| 24 | University of Chicago | 95.58% (94.02% / 97.12%) | 1,515 (739 / 776) |
1,585 (786 / 799) | |
| 25 | Tufts University | 93.71% (92.76% / 94.65%) | 1,252 (615 / 637) |
1,336 (663 / 673) | |
| Average | 95.11% (94.05% / 96.21%) |
27,239 (13,737 / 13,502) |
28,640 (14,606 / 14,034) | ||
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of Forbes Top 25 is 2.73% where 239 students have transferred out from schools out of 8,740 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 Forbes Top 25.
Among the Forbes Top 25, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.46%, while Amherst College has the highest rate of 4.67% (more students transferred out from the school).
Compare Selected Schools
| Rank | Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams College | 0.91% (1.04% / 0.76%) | 5 (3 / 2) | 552 (288 / 264) | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 0.46% (0.82% / 0.11%) | 8 (7 / 1) | 1,738 (854 / 884) | |
| 3 | Swarthmore College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 414 (194 / 220) | |
| 4 | Princeton University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,305 (670 / 635) | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,107 (596 / 511) | |
| 6 | Yale University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,367 (675 / 692) | |
| 7 | Harvard University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,659 (866 / 793) | |
| 8 | Pomona College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 410 (201 / 209) | |
| 9 | United States Military Academy | 3.71% (3.72% / 3.68%) | 47 (37 / 10) | 1,267 (995 / 272) | |
| 10 | Amherst College | 4.67% (5.49% / 3.85%) | 22 (13 / 9) | 471 (237 / 234) | |
| 11 | Haverford College | 4.58% (2.89% / 6.25%) | 16 (5 / 11) | 349 (173 / 176) | |
| 12 | University of Pennsylvania | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,430 (1,168 / 1,262) | |
| 13 | Brown University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,678 (778 / 900) | |
| 14 | Bowdoin College | 4.37% (4.98% / 3.82%) | 22 (12 / 10) | 503 (241 / 262) | |
| 15 | Wesleyan University | 4.52% (6.50% / 2.86%) | 35 (23 / 12) | 774 (354 / 420) | |
| 16 | Carleton College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 567 (292 / 275) | |
| 17 | University of Notre Dame | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,044 (1,095 / 949) | |
| 18 | Dartmouth College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,116 (542 / 574) | |
| 19 | Northwestern University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,982 (968 / 1,014) | |
| 20 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 0.99% (0.80% / 1.18%) | 15 (6 / 9) | 1,515 (754 / 761) | |
| 21 | California Institute of Technology | 3.40% (3.13% / 3.74%) | 8 (4 / 4) | 235 (128 / 107) | |
| 22 | Davidson College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 514 (258 / 256) | |
| 23 | Duke University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,722 (830 / 892) | |
| 24 | University of Chicago | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,585 (786 / 799) | |
| 25 | Tufts University | 4.57% (4.83% / 4.31%) | 61 (32 / 29) | 1,336 (663 / 673) | |
| Average | 2.73% (3.03% / 2.39%) | 239 (142 / 97) |
8,740 (4,687 / 4,053) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of Forbes Top 25 is 96.88% for full-time students and 92.00% 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 Forbes Top 25.
Among the Forbes Top 25, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while United States Military Academy has the lowest rate of 94%.
Compare Selected Schools
| Rank | Name | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams College | 97% | - | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 98% | - | |
| 3 | Swarthmore College | 96% | - | |
| 4 | Princeton University | 97% | - | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 99% | 100% | |
| 6 | Yale University | 98% | - | |
| 7 | Harvard University | 98% | - | |
| 8 | Pomona College | 96% | - | |
| 9 | United States Military Academy | 94% | - | |
| 10 | Amherst College | 95% | - | |
| 11 | Haverford College | 96% | - | |
| 12 | University of Pennsylvania | 98% | 93% | |
| 13 | Brown University | 99% | - | |
| 14 | Bowdoin College | 96% | - | |
| 15 | Wesleyan University | 95% | - | |
| 16 | Carleton College | 95% | - | |
| 17 | University of Notre Dame | 97% | - | |
| 18 | Dartmouth College | 98% | - | |
| 19 | Northwestern University | 98% | - | |
| 20 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 98% | 83% | |
| 21 | California Institute of Technology | 98% | - | |
| 22 | Davidson College | 94% | - | |
| 23 | Duke University | 97% | - | |
| 24 | University of Chicago | 99% | - | |
| 25 | Tufts University | 96% | - | |
| Average | 96.88% | 92.00% | ||
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.