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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 96.19% where 14,100 students out of 14,659 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, Princeton University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.61%, while Cornell University has the lowest rate of 95.38%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Ivy League
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Yale University
95.74%
(94.87% / 96.59%)
1,505
(740 / 765)
1,572
(780 / 792)
Harvard University
97.58%
(96.65% / 98.53%)
1,613
(808 / 805)
1,653
(836 / 817)
Dartmouth College
95.54%
(94.74% / 96.35%)
1,113
(558 / 555)
1,165
(589 / 576)
Princeton University
97.61%
(96.93% / 98.32%)
1,306
(662 / 644)
1,338
(683 / 655)
Columbia University in the City of New York
96.10%
(94.72% / 97.31%)
1,478
(682 / 796)
1,538
(720 / 818)
Cornell University
95.38%
(94.30% / 96.29%)
3,135
(1,423 / 1,712)
3,287
(1,509 / 1,778)
University of Pennsylvania
96.54%
(95.05% / 97.77%)
2,374
(1,057 / 1,317)
2,459
(1,112 / 1,347)
Brown University
95.69%
(95.89% / 95.51%)
1,576
(746 / 830)
1,647
(778 / 869)
Average96.19%
(95.28% / 97.02%)
14,100
(6,676 / 7,424)
14,659
(7,007 / 7,652)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of colleges in Ivy League is 0.25% where 8 students have transferred out from schools out of 3,191 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.
Among the colleges in Ivy League, Harvard University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.06%, while Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest rate of 0.46% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Ivy League
NameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
Yale University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Harvard University
0.06%
(0.12% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
1,653
(836 / 817)
Dartmouth College
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Princeton University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Columbia University in the City of New York
0.46%
(0.42% / 0.49%)
7
(3 / 4)
1,538
(720 / 818)
Cornell University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
University of Pennsylvania
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Brown University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average0.25%
(0.26% / 0.24%)
8
(4 / 4)
3,191
(1,556 / 1,635)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of colleges in Ivy League is 98.38% for full-time students and 95.00% 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, Yale University has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Harvard University has the lowest rate of 98%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Ivy League
NameFull-timePart-time
Yale University
99%-
Harvard University
98%-
Dartmouth College
98%-
Princeton University
98%-
Columbia University in the City of New York
98%95%
Cornell University
98%-
University of Pennsylvania
99%-
Brown University
99%-
Average98.38% 95.00%