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Graduation Comparison Between Ivy League Members

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of colleges in Ivy League is 96.05% where 13,817 students out of 14,385 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 colleges in Ivy League.
Among the colleges in Ivy League, Yale University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.81%, while Dartmouth College has the lowest rate of 94.71%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Ivy League
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Yale University 97.81%
(97.63% / 97.98%)
1,337
(659 / 678)
1,367
(675 / 692)
Harvard University 97.77%
(96.77% / 98.87%)
1,622
(838 / 784)
1,659
(866 / 793)
Dartmouth College 94.71%
(95.02% / 94.43%)
1,057
(515 / 542)
1,116
(542 / 574)
Princeton University 97.32%
(96.87% / 97.80%)
1,270
(649 / 621)
1,305
(670 / 635)
Columbia University in the City of New York 95.25%
(94.56% / 95.93%)
1,443
(713 / 730)
1,515
(754 / 761)
Cornell University 95.29%
(94.55% / 95.94%)
3,159
(1,458 / 1,701)
3,315
(1,542 / 1,773)
University of Pennsylvania 96.09%
(94.26% / 97.78%)
2,335
(1,101 / 1,234)
2,430
(1,168 / 1,262)
Brown University 94.99%
(94.34% / 95.56%)
1,594
(734 / 860)
1,678
(778 / 900)
Average96.05%
(95.31% / 96.75%)
13,817
(6,667 / 7,150)
14,385
(6,995 / 7,390)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of colleges in Ivy League is 0.99% where 15 students have transferred out from schools out of 1,515 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 colleges in Ivy League.
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Ivy League
NameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
Yale University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,367
(675 / 692)
Harvard University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,659
(866 / 793)
Dartmouth College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,116
(542 / 574)
Princeton University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,305
(670 / 635)
Columbia University in the City of New York 0.99%
(0.80% / 1.18%)
15
(6 / 9)
1,515
(754 / 761)
Cornell University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,315
(1,542 / 1,773)
University of Pennsylvania 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,430
(1,168 / 1,262)
Brown University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,678
(778 / 900)
Average0.99%
(0.80% / 1.18%)
15
(6 / 9)
1,515
(754 / 761)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of colleges in Ivy League is 97.88% for full-time students and 88.00% 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 colleges in Ivy League.
Among the colleges in Ivy League, Brown University has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Princeton University has the lowest rate of 97%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Ivy League
NameFull-timePart-time
Yale University 98%-
Harvard University 98%-
Dartmouth College 98%-
Princeton University 97%-
Columbia University in the City of New York 98%83%
Cornell University 97%-
University of Pennsylvania 98%93%
Brown University 99%-
Average97.88% 88.00%