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Graduation Comparison Between Best Civil Engineering Schools

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best Civil Engineering schools is 88.86% where 53,990 students out of 60,761 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 Civil Engineering schools.
Among the best Civil Engineering schools, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the most highest graduation rate of 96.41%, while Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest rate of 83.10%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Civil Engineering Schools
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)		Completers
(Men/Women)		Candidates
(Men/Women)
1University of California-Berkeley
92.84%
(91.91% / 93.56%)		5,559
(2,420 / 3,139)		 5,988
(2,633 / 3,355)
1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
85.13%
(82.90% / 87.72%)		6,464
(3,385 / 3,079)		 7,593
(4,083 / 3,510)
3Stanford University
91.92%
(91.22% / 92.65%)		1,559
(790 / 769)		 1,696
(866 / 830)
3The University of Texas at Austin
88.90%
(86.72% / 90.61%)		7,838
(3,369 / 4,469)		 8,817
(3,885 / 4,932)
5Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
94.02%
(93.86% / 94.25%)		2,923
(1,727 / 1,196)		 3,109
(1,840 / 1,269)
6Massachusetts Institute of Technology
96.41%
(95.58% / 97.26%)		1,073
(541 / 532)		 1,113
(566 / 547)
6Purdue University-Main Campus
83.10%
(81.05% / 85.80%)		7,024
(3,887 / 3,137)		 8,452
(4,796 / 3,656)
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93.20%
(91.93% / 94.43%)		6,207
(3,017 / 3,190)		 6,660
(3,282 / 3,378)
9Cornell University
95.38%
(94.30% / 96.29%)		3,135
(1,423 / 1,712)		 3,287
(1,509 / 1,778)
10Carnegie Mellon University
94.13%
(93.03% / 95.24%)		1,475
(734 / 741)		 1,567
(789 / 778)
10University of California-Davis
85.67%
(83.84% / 86.69%)		5,394
(1,883 / 3,511)		 6,296
(2,246 / 4,050)
10Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
86.35%
(83.35% / 90.00%)		5,339
(2,828 / 2,511)		 6,183
(3,393 / 2,790)
Average88.86%
(87.00% / 90.65%)		 53,990
(26,004 / 27,986)		 60,761
(29,888 / 30,873)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Civil Engineering schools is 3.66% where 464 students have transferred out from schools out of 12,668 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 Civil Engineering schools.
Among the best Civil Engineering schools, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.71%, while University of California-Davis has the highest rate of 4.94% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Civil Engineering Schools
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)		Transfer-out
(Men/Women)		Total Students
(Men/Women)
1University of California-Berkeley
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
3Stanford University
0.71%
(0.92% / 0.48%)		12
(8 / 4)		1,696
(866 / 830)
3The University of Texas at Austin
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
5Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
3.57%
(3.48% / 3.70%)		111
(64 / 47)		3,109
(1,840 / 1,269)
6Massachusetts Institute of Technology
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
6Purdue University-Main Campus
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
9Cornell University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
10Carnegie Mellon University
1.91%
(2.15% / 1.67%)		30
(17 / 13)		1,567
(789 / 778)
10University of California-Davis
4.94%
(3.87% / 5.53%)		311
(87 / 224)		6,296
(2,246 / 4,050)
10Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average3.66%
(3.07% / 4.16%)		464
(176 / 288)		 12,668
(5,741 / 6,927)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Civil Engineering schools is 96.33% 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 Civil Engineering schools.
Among the best Civil Engineering schools, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest rate of 93%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Civil Engineering Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 University of California-Berkeley
97%81%
1 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
95%44%
3 Stanford University
98%-
3 The University of Texas at Austin
97%90%
5 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
98%100%
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
99%-
6 Purdue University-Main Campus
93%58%
8 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
97%80%
9 Cornell University
98%-
10 Carnegie Mellon University
98%-
10 University of California-Davis
93%83%
10 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
93%56%
Average96.33% 74.00%
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.