Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of best schools in California is 93.12% where 17,758 students out of 19,070 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 schools in California.
Among the best schools in California, Stanford University has the most highest graduation rate of 95.11%, while Scripps College has the lowest rate of 84.07%.
| Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | 95.11% (93.68% / 96.49%) | 1,653 (800 / 853) |
1,738 (854 / 884) |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology | 94.04% (92.19% / 96.26%) | 221 (118 / 103) |
235 (128 / 107) |
| 3 | Pomona College | 94.63% (93.53% / 95.69%) | 388 (188 / 200) |
410 (201 / 209) |
| 4 | Claremont McKenna College | 91.28% (90.42% / 92.21%) | 293 (151 / 142) |
321 (167 / 154) |
| 5 | University of California-Los Angeles | 92.48% (90.95% / 93.48%) | 6,036 (2,352 / 3,684) |
6,527 (2,586 / 3,941) |
| 6 | University of California-Berkeley | 94.03% (92.57% / 95.41%) | 5,829 (2,792 / 3,037) |
6,199 (3,016 / 3,183) |
| 7 | University of Southern California | 92.50% (90.78% / 93.91%) | 2,824 (1,251 / 1,573) |
3,053 (1,378 / 1,675) |
| 8 | Harvey Mudd College | 92.02% (93.04% / 90.82%) | 196 (107 / 89) |
213 (115 / 98) |
| 9 | Soka University of America | 87.50% (81.40% / 91.80%) | 91 (35 / 56) |
104 (43 / 61) |
| 10 | Scripps College | 84.07% (0.00% / 84.07%) | 227 (0 / 227) |
270 (0 / 270) |
| Average | 93.12% (91.82% / 94.16%) |
17,758 (7,794 / 9,964) |
19,070 (8,488 / 10,582) | |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of best schools in California is 2.92% where 254 students have transferred out from schools out of 8,713 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 schools in California.
Among the best schools in California, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.46%, while Harvey Mudd College has the highest rate of 5.63% (more students transferred out from the school).
| Rank | Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | 0.46% (0.82% / 0.11%) | 8 (7 / 1) | 1,738 (854 / 884) |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology | 3.40% (3.13% / 3.74%) | 8 (4 / 4) | 235 (128 / 107) |
| 3 | Pomona College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 410 (201 / 209) |
| 4 | Claremont McKenna College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 321 (167 / 154) |
| 5 | University of California-Los Angeles | 3.46% (3.63% / 3.35%) | 226 (94 / 132) | 6,527 (2,586 / 3,941) |
| 6 | University of California-Berkeley | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,199 (3,016 / 3,183) |
| 7 | University of Southern California | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,053 (1,378 / 1,675) |
| 8 | Harvey Mudd College | 5.63% (2.61% / 9.18%) | 12 (3 / 9) | 213 (115 / 98) |
| 9 | Soka University of America | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 104 (43 / 61) |
| 10 | Scripps College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 270 (0 / 270) |
| Average | 2.92% (2.93% / 2.90%) | 254 (108 / 146) |
8,713 (3,683 / 5,030) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of best schools in California is 95.90% for full-time students and 57.00% 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 schools in California.
Among the best schools in California, Stanford University has the most highest retention rate of 98%, while Scripps College has the lowest rate of 91%.
| Rank | Name | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | 98% | - |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology | 98% | - |
| 3 | Pomona College | 96% | - |
| 4 | Claremont McKenna College | 96% | - |
| 5 | University of California-Los Angeles | 97% | 53% |
| 6 | University of California-Berkeley | 96% | 85% |
| 7 | University of Southern California | 97% | 33% |
| 8 | Harvey Mudd College | 97% | - |
| 9 | Soka University of America | 93% | - |
| 10 | Scripps College | 91% | - |
| Average | 95.90% | 57.00% | |
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator. We compare the schools that ranked top 10 in Californiaand in top 500 ranking for all colleges and universities in United States.