Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools is 89.18% where 40,687 students out of 45,623 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 Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools, Princeton University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.57%, while Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest rate of 82.72%.
| Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University | 92.77% (91.21% / 94.60%) | 1,451 (768 / 683) |
1,564 (842 / 722) |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 96.20% (95.07% / 97.49%) | 1,064 (559 / 505) |
1,106 (588 / 518) |
| 3 | Stanford University | 95.52% (93.89% / 97.18%) | 1,642 (814 / 828) |
1,719 (867 / 852) |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 84.88% (82.11% / 88.35%) | 6,411 (3,447 / 2,964) |
7,553 (4,198 / 3,355) |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 91.92% (91.20% / 92.95%) | 2,834 (1,647 / 1,187) |
3,083 (1,806 / 1,277) |
| 6 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 93.65% (93.05% / 94.23%) | 5,665 (2,759 / 2,906) |
6,049 (2,965 / 3,084) |
| 7 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 82.72% (81.24% / 84.76%) | 5,764 (3,278 / 2,486) |
6,968 (4,035 / 2,933) |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 87.75% (85.15% / 89.90%) | 6,639 (2,919 / 3,720) |
7,566 (3,428 / 4,138) |
| 9 | Cornell University | 94.14% (92.73% / 95.42%) | 2,987 (1,403 / 1,584) |
3,173 (1,513 / 1,660) |
| 10 | California Institute of Technology | 92.92% (91.47% / 94.59%) | 223 (118 / 105) |
240 (129 / 111) |
| 11 | University of California-San Diego | 89.35% (87.11% / 91.70%) | 4,723 (2,359 / 2,364) |
5,286 (2,708 / 2,578) |
| 12 | Princeton University | 97.57% (96.53% / 98.72%) | 1,284 (668 / 616) |
1,316 (692 / 624) |
| Average | 89.18% (87.24% / 91.29%) |
40,687 (20,739 / 19,948) |
45,623 (23,771 / 21,852) | |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools is 3.07% where 203 students have transferred out from schools out of 6,606 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 Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.64%, while Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 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 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2.81% (2.85% / 2.77%) | 44 (24 / 20) | 1,564 (842 / 722) |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,106 (588 / 518) |
| 3 | Stanford University | 0.64% (0.69% / 0.59%) | 11 (6 / 5) | 1,719 (867 / 852) |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 7,553 (4,198 / 3,355) |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 4.67% (4.43% / 5.01%) | 144 (80 / 64) | 3,083 (1,806 / 1,277) |
| 6 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,049 (2,965 / 3,084) |
| 7 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,968 (4,035 / 2,933) |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 7,566 (3,428 / 4,138) |
| 9 | Cornell University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,173 (1,513 / 1,660) |
| 10 | California Institute of Technology | 1.67% (3.10% / 0.00%) | 4 (4 / 0) | 240 (129 / 111) |
| 11 | University of California-San Diego | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 5,286 (2,708 / 2,578) |
| 12 | Princeton University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,316 (692 / 624) |
| Average | 3.07% (3.13% / 3.00%) | 203 (114 / 89) |
6,606 (3,644 / 2,962) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools is 96.25% for full-time students and 85.43% 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 Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest rate of 91%.
| Rank | Name | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University | 97% | 100% |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 99% | - |
| 3 | Stanford University | 98% | - |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 93% | 84% |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 97% | 85% |
| 6 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 97% | 91% |
| 7 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 91% | 75% |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 96% | 88% |
| 9 | Cornell University | 97% | - |
| 10 | California Institute of Technology | 99% | - |
| 11 | University of California-San Diego | 95% | 75% |
| 12 | Princeton University | 96% | - |
| Average | 96.25% | 85.43% | |
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.