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Graduation Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools

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Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best Undergraduate Engineering schools is 86.59% where 183,532 students out of 211,947 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 Undergraduate Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Engineering 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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Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology 94.94%
(93.79% / 96.28%)
1,051
(559 / 492)
1,107
(596 / 511)
2Stanford University 95.11%
(93.68% / 96.49%)
1,653
(800 / 853)
1,738
(854 / 884)
3Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 92.60%
(91.84% / 93.67%)
2,651
(1,541 / 1,110)
2,863
(1,678 / 1,185)
4University of California-Berkeley 94.03%
(92.57% / 95.41%)
5,829
(2,792 / 3,037)
6,199
(3,016 / 3,183)
5California Institute of Technology 94.04%
(92.19% / 96.26%)
221
(118 / 103)
235
(128 / 107)
5University 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)
7Carnegie Mellon University 91.50%
(89.84% / 93.15%)
1,411
(690 / 721)
1,542
(768 / 774)
7Purdue University-Main Campus 83.06%
(81.80% / 84.76%)
6,124
(3,465 / 2,659)
7,373
(4,236 / 3,137)
10Cornell University 95.29%
(94.55% / 95.94%)
3,159
(1,458 / 1,701)
3,315
(1,542 / 1,773)
10The University of Texas at Austin 87.79%
(85.82% / 89.46%)
7,524
(3,365 / 4,159)
8,570
(3,921 / 4,649)
12Princeton University 97.32%
(96.87% / 97.80%)
1,270
(649 / 621)
1,305
(670 / 635)
13Johns Hopkins University 94.05%
(92.69% / 95.31%)
1,280
(609 / 671)
1,361
(657 / 704)
14Northwestern University 96.52%
(95.45% / 97.53%)
1,913
(924 / 989)
1,982
(968 / 1,014)
15Texas A & M University-College Station 83.54%
(80.05% / 87.15%)
7,481
(3,648 / 3,833)
8,955
(4,557 / 4,398)
16Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 86.59%
(83.41% / 90.33%)
5,077
(2,640 / 2,437)
5,863
(3,165 / 2,698)
17University of California-Los Angeles 92.48%
(90.95% / 93.48%)
6,036
(2,352 / 3,684)
6,527
(2,586 / 3,941)
18University of Wisconsin-Madison 89.23%
(87.34% / 90.93%)
5,723
(2,655 / 3,068)
6,414
(3,040 / 3,374)
19Columbia University in the City of New York 95.25%
(94.56% / 95.93%)
1,443
(713 / 730)
1,515
(754 / 761)
20Duke University 96.63%
(95.30% / 97.87%)
1,664
(791 / 873)
1,722
(830 / 892)
21Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 83.29%
(80.30% / 86.38%)
7,026
(3,444 / 3,582)
8,436
(4,289 / 4,147)
22University of California-San Diego 87.73%
(85.26% / 89.90%)
5,013
(2,279 / 2,734)
5,714
(2,673 / 3,041)
23University of Maryland-College Park 89.35%
(87.44% / 91.42%)
4,051
(2,068 / 1,983)
4,534
(2,365 / 2,169)
24University of Pennsylvania 96.09%
(94.26% / 97.78%)
2,335
(1,101 / 1,234)
2,430
(1,168 / 1,262)
25Ohio State University-Main Campus 88.01%
(85.95% / 89.95%)
6,973
(3,296 / 3,677)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)
26Rice University 93.63%
(92.15% / 95.10%)
912
(446 / 466)
974
(484 / 490)
27University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 84.36%
(82.70% / 85.77%)
4,939
(2,233 / 2,706)
5,855
(2,700 / 3,155)
28University of Southern California 92.50%
(90.78% / 93.91%)
2,824
(1,251 / 1,573)
3,053
(1,378 / 1,675)
29University of Washington-Seattle Campus 84.37%
(82.44% / 86.08%)
5,409
(2,484 / 2,925)
6,411
(3,013 / 3,398)
30Harvard University 97.77%
(96.77% / 98.87%)
1,622
(838 / 784)
1,659
(866 / 793)
31North Carolina State University at Raleigh 85.81%
(83.85% / 88.11%)
3,616
(1,905 / 1,711)
4,214
(2,272 / 1,942)
32University of California-Davis 86.34%
(83.92% / 87.73%)
4,919
(1,743 / 3,176)
5,697
(2,077 / 3,620)
33University of Colorado Boulder 74.74%
(71.54% / 78.67%)
4,759
(2,509 / 2,250)
6,367
(3,507 / 2,860)
34Arizona State University Campus Immersion 66.90%
(63.62% / 70.39%)
7,599
(3,721 / 3,878)
11,358
(5,849 / 5,509)
35Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 83.80%
(81.68% / 88.39%)
1,417
(945 / 472)
1,691
(1,157 / 534)
36University of Florida 90.00%
(87.78% / 91.59%)
6,064
(2,470 / 3,594)
6,738
(2,814 / 3,924)
37Brown University 94.99%
(94.34% / 95.56%)
1,594
(734 / 860)
1,678
(778 / 900)
38Case Western Reserve University 85.83%
(82.23% / 90.03%)
1,084
(560 / 524)
1,263
(681 / 582)
39Colorado School of Mines 81.81%
(79.85% / 86.46%)
796
(547 / 249)
973
(685 / 288)
40Northeastern University 91.24%
(90.41% / 92.04%)
2,436
(1,188 / 1,248)
2,670
(1,314 / 1,356)
41University of California-Irvine 86.61%
(84.42% / 88.53%)
5,664
(2,584 / 3,080)
6,540
(3,061 / 3,479)
42University of California-Santa Barbara 85.67%
(83.90% / 86.98%)
4,268
(1,777 / 2,491)
4,982
(2,118 / 2,864)
43University of Virginia-Main Campus 95.22%
(94.04% / 96.22%)
3,504
(1,595 / 1,909)
3,680
(1,696 / 1,984)
44Vanderbilt University 92.77%
(90.93% / 94.41%)
1,476
(682 / 794)
1,591
(750 / 841)
45Yale University 97.81%
(97.63% / 97.98%)
1,337
(659 / 678)
1,367
(675 / 692)
46Boston University 88.96%
(86.93% / 90.29%)
3,144
(1,210 / 1,934)
3,534
(1,392 / 2,142)
47Michigan State University 81.91%
(79.54% / 84.04%)
6,430
(2,954 / 3,476)
7,850
(3,714 / 4,136)
48University of Notre Dame 96.33%
(95.98% / 96.73%)
1,969
(1,051 / 918)
2,044
(1,095 / 949)
49Washington University in St Louis 93.69%
(92.62% / 94.63%)
1,647
(766 / 881)
1,758
(827 / 931)
50Iowa State University 74.45%
(71.19% / 78.84%)
4,566
(2,506 / 2,060)
6,133
(3,520 / 2,613)
Average86.59%
(84.27% / 88.82%)
183,532
(87,578 / 95,954)
211,947
(103,921 / 108,026)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Undergraduate Engineering schools is 8.34% where 9,365 students have transferred out from schools out of 112,328 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 Undergraduate Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Engineering schools, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.32%, while Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the highest rate of 19.05% (more students transferred out from the school).
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,107
(596 / 511)
2Stanford University 0.46%
(0.82% / 0.11%)
8
(7 / 1)
1,738
(854 / 884)
3Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 4.30%
(4.47% / 4.05%)
123
(75 / 48)
2,863
(1,678 / 1,185)
4University of California-Berkeley 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,199
(3,016 / 3,183)
5California Institute of Technology 3.40%
(3.13% / 3.74%)
8
(4 / 4)
235
(128 / 107)
5University 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)
7Carnegie Mellon University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,542
(768 / 774)
7Purdue University-Main Campus 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
7,373
(4,236 / 3,137)
10Cornell University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,315
(1,542 / 1,773)
10The University of Texas at Austin 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
8,570
(3,921 / 4,649)
12Princeton University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,305
(670 / 635)
13Johns Hopkins University 2.65%
(2.74% / 2.56%)
36
(18 / 18)
1,361
(657 / 704)
14Northwestern University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,982
(968 / 1,014)
15Texas A & M University-College Station 9.49%
(12.55% / 6.32%)
850
(572 / 278)
8,955
(4,557 / 4,398)
16Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 0.32%
(0.41% / 0.22%)
19
(13 / 6)
5,863
(3,165 / 2,698)
17University of California-Los Angeles 3.46%
(3.63% / 3.35%)
226
(94 / 132)
6,527
(2,586 / 3,941)
18University of Wisconsin-Madison 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,414
(3,040 / 3,374)
19Columbia University in the City of New York 0.99%
(0.80% / 1.18%)
15
(6 / 9)
1,515
(754 / 761)
20Duke University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,722
(830 / 892)
21Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 1.43%
(1.59% / 1.28%)
121
(68 / 53)
8,436
(4,289 / 4,147)
22University of California-San Diego 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
5,714
(2,673 / 3,041)
23University of Maryland-College Park 6.59%
(6.72% / 6.45%)
299
(159 / 140)
4,534
(2,365 / 2,169)
24University of Pennsylvania 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,430
(1,168 / 1,262)
25Ohio State University-Main Campus 7.06%
(7.93% / 6.24%)
559
(304 / 255)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)
26Rice University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
974
(484 / 490)
27University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 9.39%
(9.74% / 9.10%)
550
(263 / 287)
5,855
(2,700 / 3,155)
28University of Southern California 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,053
(1,378 / 1,675)
29University of Washington-Seattle Campus 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,411
(3,013 / 3,398)
30Harvard University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,659
(866 / 793)
31North Carolina State University at Raleigh 9.30%
(9.82% / 8.70%)
392
(223 / 169)
4,214
(2,272 / 1,942)
32University of California-Davis 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
5,697
(2,077 / 3,620)
33University of Colorado Boulder 15.49%
(16.20% / 14.62%)
986
(568 / 418)
6,367
(3,507 / 2,860)
34Arizona State University Campus Immersion 19.05%
(19.34% / 18.75%)
2,164
(1,131 / 1,033)
11,358
(5,849 / 5,509)
35Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,691
(1,157 / 534)
36University of Florida 6.17%
(6.47% / 5.96%)
416
(182 / 234)
6,738
(2,814 / 3,924)
37Brown University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,678
(778 / 900)
38Case Western Reserve University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,263
(681 / 582)
39Colorado School of Mines 4.62%
(4.53% / 4.86%)
45
(31 / 14)
973
(685 / 288)
40Northeastern University 3.11%
(2.66% / 3.54%)
83
(35 / 48)
2,670
(1,314 / 1,356)
41University of California-Irvine 6.87%
(7.22% / 6.55%)
449
(221 / 228)
6,540
(3,061 / 3,479)
42University of California-Santa Barbara 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
4,982
(2,118 / 2,864)
43University of Virginia-Main Campus 2.66%
(3.07% / 2.32%)
98
(52 / 46)
3,680
(1,696 / 1,984)
44Vanderbilt University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,591
(750 / 841)
45Yale University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,367
(675 / 692)
46Boston University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,534
(1,392 / 2,142)
47Michigan State University 10.27%
(10.02% / 10.49%)
806
(372 / 434)
7,850
(3,714 / 4,136)
48University of Notre Dame 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,044
(1,095 / 949)
49Washington University in St Louis 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,758
(827 / 931)
50Iowa State University 18.13%
(19.09% / 16.84%)
1,112
(672 / 440)
6,133
(3,520 / 2,613)
Average8.34%
(9.05% / 7.62%)
9,365
(5,070 / 4,295)
112,328
(56,000 / 56,328)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Undergraduate Engineering schools is 94.66% for full-time students and 74.00% 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 best Undergraduate Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Engineering schools, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the lowest rate of 85%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 99%100%
2 Stanford University 98%-
3 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 98%100%
4 University of California-Berkeley 96%85%
5 California Institute of Technology 98%-
5 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 93%83%
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 97%85%
7 Carnegie Mellon University 97%-
7 Purdue University-Main Campus 90%45%
10 Cornell University 97%-
10 The University of Texas at Austin 95%85%
12 Princeton University 97%-
13 Johns Hopkins University 97%-
14 Northwestern University 98%-
15 Texas A & M University-College Station 95%92%
16 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 91%71%
17 University of California-Los Angeles 97%53%
18 University of Wisconsin-Madison 94%65%
19 Columbia University in the City of New York 98%83%
20 Duke University 97%-
21 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 91%67%
22 University of California-San Diego 93%78%
23 University of Maryland-College Park 95%86%
24 University of Pennsylvania 98%93%
25 Ohio State University-Main Campus 93%52%
26 Rice University 98%-
27 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 90%63%
28 University of Southern California 97%33%
29 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 94%77%
30 Harvard University 98%-
31 North Carolina State University at Raleigh 94%78%
32 University of California-Davis 92%75%
33 University of Colorado Boulder 88%61%
34 Arizona State University Campus Immersion 85%50%
35 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 89%-
36 University of Florida 97%96%
37 Brown University 99%-
38 Case Western Reserve University 93%-
39 Colorado School of Mines 94%100%
40 Northeastern University 97%-
41 University of California-Irvine 91%75%
42 University of California-Santa Barbara 92%57%
43 University of Virginia-Main Campus 97%-
44 Vanderbilt University 96%100%
45 Yale University 98%-
46 Boston University 94%-
47 Michigan State University 89%66%
48 University of Notre Dame 97%-
49 Washington University in St Louis 96%50%
50 Iowa State University 86%64%
Average94.66% 74.00%
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