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Graduation Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Materials Engineering Schools

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best Undergraduate Materials Engineering schools is 89.02% where 49,884 students out of 56,037 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 Materials Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Materials 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 Undergraduate Materials Engineering Schools
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)		Completers
(Men/Women)		Candidates
(Men/Women)
1Massachusetts 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)
3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
85.13%
(82.90% / 87.72%)		6,464
(3,385 / 3,079)		 7,593
(4,083 / 3,510)
4Northwestern University
95.13%
(93.38% / 96.63%)		1,835
(832 / 1,003)		 1,929
(891 / 1,038)
4University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93.20%
(91.93% / 94.43%)		6,207
(3,017 / 3,190)		 6,660
(3,282 / 3,378)
4Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
94.02%
(93.86% / 94.25%)		2,923
(1,727 / 1,196)		 3,109
(1,840 / 1,269)
7Stanford University
91.92%
(91.22% / 92.65%)		1,559
(790 / 769)		 1,696
(866 / 830)
8Cornell University
95.38%
(94.30% / 96.29%)		3,135
(1,423 / 1,712)		 3,287
(1,509 / 1,778)
9Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
86.09%
(83.19% / 89.02%)		6,929
(3,370 / 3,559)		 8,049
(4,051 / 3,998)
10California Institute of Technology
94.37%
(92.74% / 96.26%)		218
(115 / 103)		 231
(124 / 107)
10Ohio State University-Main Campus
87.74%
(85.81% / 89.52%)		6,958
(3,260 / 3,698)		 7,930
(3,799 / 4,131)
12Purdue University-Main Campus
83.10%
(81.05% / 85.80%)		7,024
(3,887 / 3,137)		 8,452
(4,796 / 3,656)
Average89.02%
(87.09% / 91.01%)		 49,884
(24,767 / 25,117)		 56,037
(28,440 / 27,597)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Undergraduate Materials Engineering schools is 3.94% where 828 students have transferred out from schools out of 21,015 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 Materials Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Materials Engineering schools, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.71%, while Ohio State University-Main Campus has the highest rate of 7.06% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Materials Engineering Schools
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)		Transfer-out
(Men/Women)		Total Students
(Men/Women)
1Massachusetts 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.
3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
4Northwestern University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
4University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
4Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
3.57%
(3.48% / 3.70%)		111
(64 / 47)		3,109
(1,840 / 1,269)
7Stanford University
0.71%
(0.92% / 0.48%)		12
(8 / 4)		1,696
(866 / 830)
8Cornell University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
9Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
1.70%
(1.88% / 1.53%)		137
(76 / 61)		8,049
(4,051 / 3,998)
10California Institute of Technology
3.46%
(4.84% / 1.87%)		8
(6 / 2)		231
(124 / 107)
10Ohio State University-Main Campus
7.06%
(7.19% / 6.95%)		560
(273 / 287)		7,930
(3,799 / 4,131)
12Purdue University-Main Campus
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average3.94%
(4.00% / 3.88%)		828
(427 / 401)		 21,015
(10,680 / 10,335)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Undergraduate Materials Engineering schools is 96.42% for full-time students and 68.43% 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 Materials Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Materials Engineering schools, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the lowest rate of 93%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Materials Engineering Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
99%-
2 University of California-Berkeley
97%81%
3 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
95%44%
4 Northwestern University
98%-
4 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
97%80%
4 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
98%100%
7 Stanford University
98%-
8 Cornell University
98%-
9 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
93%85%
10 California Institute of Technology
97%-
10 Ohio State University-Main Campus
94%31%
12 Purdue University-Main Campus
93%58%
Average96.42% 68.43%
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.