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Graduation Comparison Between Ivy League Members

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of colleges in Ivy League is 95.87% where 13,470 students out of 14,050 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 colleges in Ivy League.
Among the colleges in Ivy League, Princeton University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.57%, while Dartmouth College has the lowest rate of 93.60%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Ivy League
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Yale University 96.92%
(96.69% / 97.16%)
1,320
(671 / 649)
1,362
(694 / 668)
Harvard University 96.74%
(95.77% / 97.77%)
1,604
(816 / 788)
1,658
(852 / 806)
Dartmouth College 93.60%
(90.86% / 96.38%)
1,039
(507 / 532)
1,110
(558 / 552)
Princeton University 97.57%
(96.53% / 98.72%)
1,284
(668 / 616)
1,316
(692 / 624)
Columbia University in the City of New York 97.36%
(97.22% / 97.52%)
1,403
(734 / 669)
1,441
(755 / 686)
Cornell University 94.14%
(92.73% / 95.42%)
2,987
(1,403 / 1,584)
3,173
(1,513 / 1,660)
University of Pennsylvania 96.22%
(94.55% / 97.79%)
2,291
(1,094 / 1,197)
2,381
(1,157 / 1,224)
Brown University 95.84%
(94.83% / 96.68%)
1,542
(697 / 845)
1,609
(735 / 874)
Average95.87%
(94.74% / 96.98%)
13,470
(6,590 / 6,880)
14,050
(6,956 / 7,094)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of colleges in Ivy League is 0.69% where 10 students have transferred out from schools out of 1,441 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 colleges in Ivy League.
Among the colleges in Ivy League, Columbia University in the City of New York has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.69%, while Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest rate of 0.69% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Ivy League
NameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
Yale University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,362
(694 / 668)
Harvard University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,658
(852 / 806)
Dartmouth College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,110
(558 / 552)
Princeton University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,316
(692 / 624)
Columbia University in the City of New York 0.69%
(0.53% / 0.87%)
10
(4 / 6)
1,441
(755 / 686)
Cornell University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,173
(1,513 / 1,660)
University of Pennsylvania 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,381
(1,157 / 1,224)
Brown University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,609
(735 / 874)
Average0.69%
(0.53% / 0.87%)
10
(4 / 6)
1,441
(755 / 686)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of colleges in Ivy League is 97.50% for full-time students and 93.00% 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 colleges in Ivy League.
Among the colleges in Ivy League, Columbia University in the City of New York has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Harvard University has the lowest rate of 96%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Ivy League
NameFull-timePart-time
Yale University 98%-
Harvard University 96%-
Dartmouth College 98%-
Princeton University 96%-
Columbia University in the City of New York 99%92%
Cornell University 97%-
University of Pennsylvania 98%94%
Brown University 98%-
Average97.50% 93.00%
The member of the Ivy League is as of 2021. It may be different from the current members.