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Graduation Comparison Between Top National Universities

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Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of Top 100 National Universities is 91.27% where 99,607 students out of 109,140 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 Top 100 National Universities.
Among the Top 100 National Universities, Princeton University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.61%, while Brigham Young University has the lowest rate of 80.98%.
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Graduation Rate Comparison Between Top 100 National Universities
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)		Completers
(Men/Women)		Candidates
(Men/Women)
1Stanford University
91.92%
(91.22% / 92.65%)		1,559
(790 / 769)		 1,696
(866 / 830)
2Harvard University
97.58%
(96.65% / 98.53%)		1,613
(808 / 805)		 1,653
(836 / 817)
3Princeton University
97.61%
(96.93% / 98.32%)		1,306
(662 / 644)		 1,338
(683 / 655)
4Massachusetts Institute of Technology
96.41%
(95.58% / 97.26%)		1,073
(541 / 532)		 1,113
(566 / 547)
5Columbia University in the City of New York
96.10%
(94.72% / 97.31%)		1,478
(682 / 796)		 1,538
(720 / 818)
6Yale University
95.74%
(94.87% / 96.59%)		1,505
(740 / 765)		 1,572
(780 / 792)
7California Institute of Technology
94.37%
(92.74% / 96.26%)		218
(115 / 103)		 231
(124 / 107)
8University of Chicago
95.85%
(94.40% / 97.38%)		1,733
(877 / 856)		 1,808
(929 / 879)
9University of Pennsylvania
96.54%
(95.05% / 97.77%)		2,374
(1,057 / 1,317)		 2,459
(1,112 / 1,347)
10Brown University
95.69%
(95.89% / 95.51%)		1,576
(746 / 830)		 1,647
(778 / 869)
11Northwestern University
95.13%
(93.38% / 96.63%)		1,835
(832 / 1,003)		 1,929
(891 / 1,038)
12Dartmouth College
95.54%
(94.74% / 96.35%)		1,113
(558 / 555)		 1,165
(589 / 576)
13Duke University
96.78%
(94.96% / 98.46%)		1,684
(791 / 893)		 1,740
(833 / 907)
14Cornell University
95.38%
(94.30% / 96.29%)		3,135
(1,423 / 1,712)		 3,287
(1,509 / 1,778)
15Rice University
94.64%
(92.83% / 96.67%)		901
(466 / 435)		 952
(502 / 450)
16Vanderbilt University
93.54%
(91.25% / 95.72%)		1,491
(709 / 782)		 1,594
(777 / 817)
17University of California-Los Angeles
92.62%
(91.97% / 93.05%)		5,772
(2,292 / 3,480)		 6,232
(2,492 / 3,740)
18University of California-Berkeley
92.84%
(91.91% / 93.56%)		5,559
(2,420 / 3,139)		 5,988
(2,633 / 3,355)
19Georgetown University
94.81%
(93.52% / 95.77%)		1,533
(649 / 884)		 1,617
(694 / 923)
20University of Southern California
91.83%
(90.19% / 93.43%)		3,113
(1,507 / 1,606)		 3,390
(1,671 / 1,719)
21Johns Hopkins University
93.78%
(92.35% / 95.01%)		1,327
(604 / 723)		 1,415
(654 / 761)
22Washington University in St Louis
94.26%
(93.65% / 94.82%)		1,675
(796 / 879)		 1,777
(850 / 927)
23University of Notre Dame
95.17%
(93.90% / 96.56%)		1,970
(1,016 / 954)		 2,070
(1,082 / 988)
24Tufts University
93.63%
(93.87% / 93.44%)		1,441
(643 / 798)		 1,539
(685 / 854)
25Carnegie Mellon University
94.13%
(93.03% / 95.24%)		1,475
(734 / 741)		 1,567
(789 / 778)
26Emory University
91.09%
(89.68% / 92.11%)		1,298
(539 / 759)		 1,425
(601 / 824)
27New York University
87.78%
(86.82% / 88.51%)		5,353
(2,280 / 3,073)		 6,098
(2,626 / 3,472)
28Lehigh University
87.91%
(85.22% / 90.83%)		1,120
(565 / 555)		 1,274
(663 / 611)
29University of Virginia-Main Campus
95.60%
(93.23% / 97.43%)		3,631
(1,543 / 2,088)		 3,798
(1,655 / 2,143)
30University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
91.17%
(89.54% / 92.19%)		3,936
(1,481 / 2,455)		 4,317
(1,654 / 2,663)
31University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93.20%
(91.93% / 94.43%)		6,207
(3,017 / 3,190)		 6,660
(3,282 / 3,378)
32Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
94.02%
(93.86% / 94.25%)		2,923
(1,727 / 1,196)		 3,109
(1,840 / 1,269)
33Boston University
88.66%
(86.28% / 90.49%)		3,191
(1,346 / 1,845)		 3,599
(1,560 / 2,039)
34Boston College
90.83%
(89.86% / 91.71%)		2,110
(992 / 1,118)		 2,323
(1,104 / 1,219)
35Northeastern University
90.54%
(89.68% / 91.31%)		2,479
(1,165 / 1,314)		 2,738
(1,299 / 1,439)
36Brigham Young University
80.98%
(77.83% / 83.31%)		3,602
(1,471 / 2,131)		 4,448
(1,890 / 2,558)
37Tulane University of Louisiana
86.14%
(81.70% / 88.81%)		1,641
(585 / 1,056)		 1,905
(716 / 1,189)
38University of California-San Diego
86.05%
(83.97% / 87.97%)		5,766
(2,708 / 3,058)		 6,701
(3,225 / 3,476)
39University of Rochester
85.43%
(85.31% / 85.56%)		1,290
(668 / 622)		 1,510
(783 / 727)
40George Washington University
83.98%
(81.85% / 85.19%)		2,380
(839 / 1,541)		 2,834
(1,025 / 1,809)
41University of California-Santa Barbara
83.03%
(79.94% / 85.41%)		4,221
(1,769 / 2,452)		 5,084
(2,213 / 2,871)
Average91.27%
(89.98% / 92.36%)		 99,607
(45,153 / 54,454)		 109,140
(50,181 / 58,959)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of Top 100 National Universities is 3.77% where 1,891 students have transferred out from schools out of 50,110 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 Top 100 National Universities.
Among the Top 100 National Universities, Harvard University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.06%, while Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest rate of 10.29% (more students transferred out from the school).
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Top 100 National Universities
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)		Transfer-out
(Men/Women)		Total Students
(Men/Women)
1Stanford University
0.71%
(0.92% / 0.48%)		12
(8 / 4)		1,696
(866 / 830)
2Harvard University
0.06%
(0.12% / 0.00%)		1
(1 / 0)		1,653
(836 / 817)
3Princeton University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
4Massachusetts Institute of Technology
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
5Columbia University in the City of New York
0.46%
(0.42% / 0.49%)		7
(3 / 4)		1,538
(720 / 818)
6Yale University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
7California Institute of Technology
3.46%
(4.84% / 1.87%)		8
(6 / 2)		231
(124 / 107)
8University of Chicago
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
9University of Pennsylvania
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
10Brown University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
11Northwestern University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
12Dartmouth College
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
13Duke University
1.03%
(1.56% / 0.55%)		18
(13 / 5)		1,740
(833 / 907)
14Cornell University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
15Rice University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
16Vanderbilt University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
17University of California-Los Angeles
3.35%
(3.49% / 3.26%)		209
(87 / 122)		6,232
(2,492 / 3,740)
18University of California-Berkeley
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
19Georgetown University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
20University of Southern California
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
21Johns Hopkins University
3.11%
(3.36% / 2.89%)		44
(22 / 22)		1,415
(654 / 761)
22Washington University in St Louis
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
23University of Notre Dame
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
24Tufts University
4.48%
(4.53% / 4.45%)		69
(31 / 38)		1,539
(685 / 854)
25Carnegie Mellon University
1.91%
(2.15% / 1.67%)		30
(17 / 13)		1,567
(789 / 778)
26Emory University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
27New York University
5.07%
(4.11% / 5.79%)		309
(108 / 201)		6,098
(2,626 / 3,472)
28Lehigh University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
29University of Virginia-Main Campus
2.26%
(3.26% / 1.49%)		86
(54 / 32)		3,798
(1,655 / 2,143)
30University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5.12%
(5.38% / 4.96%)		221
(89 / 132)		4,317
(1,654 / 2,663)
31University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
32Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
3.57%
(3.48% / 3.70%)		111
(64 / 47)		3,109
(1,840 / 1,269)
33Boston University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
34Boston College
7.15%
(7.34% / 6.97%)		166
(81 / 85)		2,323
(1,104 / 1,219)
35Northeastern University
3.62%
(3.54% / 3.68%)		99
(46 / 53)		2,738
(1,299 / 1,439)
36Brigham Young University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
37Tulane University of Louisiana
10.29%
(13.55% / 8.33%)		196
(97 / 99)		1,905
(716 / 1,189)
38University of California-San Diego
3.66%
(3.78% / 3.54%)		245
(122 / 123)		6,701
(3,225 / 3,476)
39University of Rochester
3.97%
(4.21% / 3.71%)		60
(33 / 27)		1,510
(783 / 727)
40George Washington University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
41University of California-Santa Barbara
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average3.77%
(3.85% / 3.71%)		1,891
(882 / 1,009)		 50,110
(22,901 / 27,209)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of Top 100 National Universities is 96.56% for full-time students and 81.25% 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 Top 100 National Universities.
Among the Top 100 National Universities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Brigham Young University has the lowest rate of 91%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Top 100 National Universities
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 Stanford University
98%-
2 Harvard University
98%-
3 Princeton University
98%-
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
99%-
5 Columbia University in the City of New York
98%95%
6 Yale University
99%-
7 California Institute of Technology
97%-
8 University of Chicago
99%-
9 University of Pennsylvania
99%-
10 Brown University
99%-
11 Northwestern University
98%-
12 Dartmouth College
98%-
13 Duke University
98%-
14 Cornell University
98%-
15 Rice University
97%-
16 Vanderbilt University
96%100%
17 University of California-Los Angeles
97%83%
18 University of California-Berkeley
97%81%
19 Georgetown University
97%100%
20 University of Southern California
96%67%
21 Johns Hopkins University
98%-
22 Washington University in St Louis
95%60%
23 University of Notre Dame
99%-
24 Tufts University
95%-
25 Carnegie Mellon University
98%-
26 Emory University
96%100%
27 New York University
96%64%
28 Lehigh University
94%-
29 University of Virginia-Main Campus
98%-
30 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
97%100%
31 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
97%80%
32 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
98%100%
33 Boston University
95%-
34 Boston College
96%-
35 Northeastern University
97%-
36 Brigham Young University
91%72%
37 Tulane University of Louisiana
93%-
38 University of California-San Diego
94%84%
39 University of Rochester
91%-
40 George Washington University
92%73%
41 University of California-Santa Barbara
93%41%
Average96.56% 81.25%
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