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Graduation Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Business Schools

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Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best Undergraduate Business schools is 89.90% where 46,521 students out of 51,747 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 Business schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Business schools, University of Pennsylvania has the most highest graduation rate of 96.54%, while Indiana University-Bloomington has the lowest rate of 80.21%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Business Schools
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)		Completers
(Men/Women)		Candidates
(Men/Women)
1University of Pennsylvania
96.54%
(95.05% / 97.77%)		2,374
(1,057 / 1,317)		 2,459
(1,112 / 1,347)
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
96.41%
(95.58% / 97.26%)		1,073
(541 / 532)		 1,113
(566 / 547)
2University of California-Berkeley
92.84%
(91.91% / 93.56%)		5,559
(2,420 / 3,139)		 5,988
(2,633 / 3,355)
2University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93.20%
(91.93% / 94.43%)		6,207
(3,017 / 3,190)		 6,660
(3,282 / 3,378)
5New York University
87.78%
(86.82% / 88.51%)		5,353
(2,280 / 3,073)		 6,098
(2,626 / 3,472)
5The University of Texas at Austin
88.90%
(86.72% / 90.61%)		7,838
(3,369 / 4,469)		 8,817
(3,885 / 4,932)
7Carnegie Mellon University
94.13%
(93.03% / 95.24%)		1,475
(734 / 741)		 1,567
(789 / 778)
8Cornell University
95.38%
(94.30% / 96.29%)		3,135
(1,423 / 1,712)		 3,287
(1,509 / 1,778)
8Indiana University-Bloomington
80.21%
(77.68% / 82.76%)		6,458
(3,140 / 3,318)		 8,051
(4,042 / 4,009)
9University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
91.17%
(89.54% / 92.19%)		3,936
(1,481 / 2,455)		 4,317
(1,654 / 2,663)
10University of Southern California
91.83%
(90.19% / 93.43%)		3,113
(1,507 / 1,606)		 3,390
(1,671 / 1,719)
Average89.90%
(88.22% / 91.33%)		 46,521
(20,969 / 25,552)		 51,747
(23,769 / 27,978)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Undergraduate Business schools is 6.79% where 1,360 students have transferred out from schools out of 20,033 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 Business schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Business schools, Carnegie Mellon University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 1.91%, while Indiana University-Bloomington has the highest rate of 9.94% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Business Schools
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)		Transfer-out
(Men/Women)		Total Students
(Men/Women)
1University of Pennsylvania
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
2University of California-Berkeley
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
2University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
5New York University
5.07%
(4.11% / 5.79%)		309
(108 / 201)		6,098
(2,626 / 3,472)
5The University of Texas at Austin
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
7Carnegie Mellon University
1.91%
(2.15% / 1.67%)		30
(17 / 13)		1,567
(789 / 778)
8Cornell University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
8Indiana University-Bloomington
9.94%
(10.56% / 9.30%)		800
(427 / 373)		8,051
(4,042 / 4,009)
9University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5.12%
(5.38% / 4.96%)		221
(89 / 132)		4,317
(1,654 / 2,663)
10University of Southern California
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average6.79%
(7.04% / 6.58%)		1,360
(641 / 719)		 20,033
(9,111 / 10,922)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Undergraduate Business schools is 96.82% for full-time students and 77.86% 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 Business schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Business schools, University of Pennsylvania has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Indiana University-Bloomington has the lowest rate of 91%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Business Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 University of Pennsylvania
99%-
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
99%-
2 University of California-Berkeley
97%81%
2 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
97%80%
5 New York University
96%64%
5 The University of Texas at Austin
97%90%
7 Carnegie Mellon University
98%-
8 Cornell University
98%-
8 Indiana University-Bloomington
91%63%
9 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
97%100%
10 University of Southern California
96%67%
Average96.82% 77.86%
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.