Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of best schools in California is 92.56% where 16,142 students out of 17,439 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 95.52%, while Scripps College has the lowest rate of 82.31%.
| Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | 95.52% (93.89% / 97.18%) | 1,642 (814 / 828) |
1,719 (867 / 852) |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology | 92.92% (91.47% / 94.59%) | 223 (118 / 105) |
240 (129 / 111) |
| 3 | Pomona College | 92.98% (92.15% / 93.75%) | 371 (176 / 195) |
399 (191 / 208) |
| 4 | Claremont McKenna College | 92.71% (91.48% / 94.01%) | 318 (161 / 157) |
343 (176 / 167) |
| 5 | University of California-Los Angeles | 92.13% (90.36% / 93.41%) | 5,221 (2,146 / 3,075) |
5,667 (2,375 / 3,292) |
| 6 | University of California-Berkeley | 92.81% (91.86% / 93.70%) | 5,114 (2,439 / 2,675) |
5,510 (2,655 / 2,855) |
| 7 | University of Southern California | 92.01% (90.57% / 93.29%) | 2,708 (1,249 / 1,459) |
2,943 (1,379 / 1,564) |
| 8 | Harvey Mudd College | 94.39% (92.98% / 96.00%) | 202 (106 / 96) |
214 (114 / 100) |
| 9 | Soka University of America | 90.55% (90.24% / 90.70%) | 115 (37 / 78) |
127 (41 / 86) |
| 10 | Scripps College | 82.31% (0.00% / 82.31%) | 228 (0 / 228) |
277 (0 / 277) |
| Average | 92.56% (91.41% / 93.52%) |
16,142 (7,246 / 8,896) |
17,439 (7,927 / 9,512) | |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of best schools in California is 2.90% where 239 students have transferred out from schools out of 8,239 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 0.64%, while Harvey Mudd College has the highest rate of 4.67% (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 | 0.64% (0.69% / 0.59%) | 11 (6 / 5) | 1,719 (867 / 852) |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology | 1.67% (3.10% / 0.00%) | 4 (4 / 0) | 240 (129 / 111) |
| 3 | Pomona College | 2.51% (4.19% / 0.96%) | 10 (8 / 2) | 399 (191 / 208) |
| 4 | Claremont McKenna College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 343 (176 / 167) |
| 5 | University of California-Los Angeles | 3.60% (3.83% / 3.43%) | 204 (91 / 113) | 5,667 (2,375 / 3,292) |
| 6 | University of California-Berkeley | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 5,510 (2,655 / 2,855) |
| 7 | University of Southern California | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,943 (1,379 / 1,564) |
| 8 | Harvey Mudd College | 4.67% (5.26% / 4.00%) | 10 (6 / 4) | 214 (114 / 100) |
| 9 | Soka University of America | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 127 (41 / 86) |
| 10 | Scripps College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 277 (0 / 277) |
| Average | 2.90% (3.13% / 2.72%) | 239 (115 / 124) |
8,239 (3,676 / 4,563) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of best schools in California is 96.90% for full-time students and 84.60% 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, California Institute of Technology has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Soka University of America has the lowest rate of 94%.
| Rank | Name | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | 98% | - |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology | 99% | - |
| 3 | Pomona College | 96% | - |
| 4 | Claremont McKenna College | 98% | 100% |
| 5 | University of California-Los Angeles | 97% | 75% |
| 6 | University of California-Berkeley | 96% | 71% |
| 7 | University of Southern California | 96% | 83% |
| 8 | Harvey Mudd College | 98% | - |
| 9 | Soka University of America | 94% | - |
| 10 | Scripps College | 97% | 94% |
| Average | 96.90% | 84.60% | |
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.