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Graduation Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Computer Engineering Schools

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools is 88.97% where 44,988 students out of 50,564 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 Computer Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools, Princeton University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.61%, while Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest rate of 83.10%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Computer Engineering Schools
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)		Completers
(Men/Women)		Candidates
(Men/Women)
1Carnegie Mellon University
94.13%
(93.03% / 95.24%)		1,475
(734 / 741)		 1,567
(789 / 778)
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
96.41%
(95.58% / 97.26%)		1,073
(541 / 532)		 1,113
(566 / 547)
3Stanford University
91.92%
(91.22% / 92.65%)		1,559
(790 / 769)		 1,696
(866 / 830)
4University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
85.13%
(82.90% / 87.72%)		6,464
(3,385 / 3,079)		 7,593
(4,083 / 3,510)
5Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
94.02%
(93.86% / 94.25%)		2,923
(1,727 / 1,196)		 3,109
(1,840 / 1,269)
6University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93.20%
(91.93% / 94.43%)		6,207
(3,017 / 3,190)		 6,660
(3,282 / 3,378)
7Purdue University-Main Campus
83.10%
(81.05% / 85.80%)		7,024
(3,887 / 3,137)		 8,452
(4,796 / 3,656)
8The University of Texas at Austin
88.90%
(86.72% / 90.61%)		7,838
(3,369 / 4,469)		 8,817
(3,885 / 4,932)
9Cornell University
95.38%
(94.30% / 96.29%)		3,135
(1,423 / 1,712)		 3,287
(1,509 / 1,778)
10California Institute of Technology
94.37%
(92.74% / 96.26%)		218
(115 / 103)		 231
(124 / 107)
11University of California-San Diego
86.05%
(83.97% / 87.97%)		5,766
(2,708 / 3,058)		 6,701
(3,225 / 3,476)
12Princeton University
97.61%
(96.93% / 98.32%)		1,306
(662 / 644)		 1,338
(683 / 655)
Average88.97%
(87.17% / 90.83%)		 44,988
(22,358 / 22,630)		 50,564
(25,648 / 24,916)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools is 3.05% where 406 students have transferred out from schools out of 13,304 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 Computer Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.71%, while University of California-San Diego has the highest rate of 3.66% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Computer Engineering Schools
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)		Transfer-out
(Men/Women)		Total Students
(Men/Women)
1Carnegie Mellon University
1.91%
(2.15% / 1.67%)		30
(17 / 13)		1,567
(789 / 778)
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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)
4University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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)
6University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
7Purdue University-Main Campus
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
8The University of Texas at Austin
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.
10California Institute of Technology
3.46%
(4.84% / 1.87%)		8
(6 / 2)		231
(124 / 107)
11University of California-San Diego
3.66%
(3.78% / 3.54%)		245
(122 / 123)		6,701
(3,225 / 3,476)
12Princeton University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average3.05%
(3.17% / 2.93%)		406
(217 / 189)		 13,304
(6,844 / 6,460)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools is 96.83% for full-time students and 76.00% 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 Computer Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Computer 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 Undergraduate Computer Engineering Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 Carnegie Mellon University
98%-
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
99%-
3 Stanford University
98%-
4 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
95%44%
5 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
98%100%
6 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
97%80%
7 Purdue University-Main Campus
93%58%
8 The University of Texas at Austin
97%90%
9 Cornell University
98%-
10 California Institute of Technology
97%-
11 University of California-San Diego
94%84%
12 Princeton University
98%-
Average96.83% 76.00%
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.