Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of US Colleges in Top 100 Engineering and Technology World Ranking is 88.05% where 148,855 students out of 169,058 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 US Colleges in Top 100 Engineering and Technology World Ranking.
Among the US Colleges in Top 100 Engineering and Technology World Ranking, Princeton University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.61%, while University of Colorado Boulder has the lowest rate of 74.19%.
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| Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Stanford University | 91.92% (91.22% / 92.65%) | 1,559 (790 / 769) |
1,696 (866 / 830) | |
| 3 | Harvard University | 97.58% (96.65% / 98.53%) | 1,613 (808 / 805) |
1,653 (836 / 817) | |
| 4 | California Institute of Technology | 94.37% (92.74% / 96.26%) | 218 (115 / 103) |
231 (124 / 107) | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 96.41% (95.58% / 97.26%) | 1,073 (541 / 532) |
1,113 (566 / 547) | |
| 7 | Princeton University | 97.61% (96.93% / 98.32%) | 1,306 (662 / 644) |
1,338 (683 / 655) | |
| 10 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 94.02% (93.86% / 94.25%) | 2,923 (1,727 / 1,196) |
3,109 (1,840 / 1,269) | |
| 11 | University of California-Berkeley | 92.84% (91.91% / 93.56%) | 5,559 (2,420 / 3,139) |
5,988 (2,633 / 3,355) | |
| 13 | University of California-Los Angeles | 92.62% (91.97% / 93.05%) | 5,772 (2,292 / 3,480) |
6,232 (2,492 / 3,740) | |
| 16 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 93.20% (91.93% / 94.43%) | 6,207 (3,017 / 3,190) |
6,660 (3,282 / 3,378) | |
| 17 | Carnegie Mellon University | 94.13% (93.03% / 95.24%) | 1,475 (734 / 741) |
1,567 (789 / 778) | |
| 21 | Yale University | 95.74% (94.87% / 96.59%) | 1,505 (740 / 765) |
1,572 (780 / 792) | |
| 22 | The University of Texas at Austin | 88.90% (86.72% / 90.61%) | 7,838 (3,369 / 4,469) |
8,817 (3,885 / 4,932) | |
| 23 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 85.13% (82.90% / 87.72%) | 6,464 (3,385 / 3,079) |
7,593 (4,083 / 3,510) | |
| 25 | Cornell University | 95.38% (94.30% / 96.29%) | 3,135 (1,423 / 1,712) |
3,287 (1,509 / 1,778) | |
| 28 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 83.10% (81.05% / 85.80%) | 7,024 (3,887 / 3,137) |
8,452 (4,796 / 3,656) | |
| 29 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 83.03% (79.94% / 85.41%) | 4,221 (1,769 / 2,452) |
5,084 (2,213 / 2,871) | |
| 30 | University of Pennsylvania | 96.54% (95.05% / 97.77%) | 2,374 (1,057 / 1,317) |
2,459 (1,112 / 1,347) | |
| 32 | Northwestern University | 95.13% (93.38% / 96.63%) | 1,835 (832 / 1,003) |
1,929 (891 / 1,038) | |
| 34 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 96.10% (94.72% / 97.31%) | 1,478 (682 / 796) |
1,538 (720 / 818) | |
| 35 | University of California-San Diego | 86.05% (83.97% / 87.97%) | 5,766 (2,708 / 3,058) |
6,701 (3,225 / 3,476) | |
| 37 | Johns Hopkins University | 93.78% (92.35% / 95.01%) | 1,327 (604 / 723) |
1,415 (654 / 761) | |
| 44 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 89.55% (88.15% / 90.80%) | 6,135 (2,857 / 3,278) |
6,851 (3,241 / 3,610) | |
| 47 | Duke University | 96.78% (94.96% / 98.46%) | 1,684 (791 / 893) |
1,740 (833 / 907) | |
| 47 | University of Southern California | 91.83% (90.19% / 93.43%) | 3,113 (1,507 / 1,606) |
3,390 (1,671 / 1,719) | |
| 51 | Rice University | 94.64% (92.83% / 96.67%) | 901 (466 / 435) |
952 (502 / 450) | |
| 52 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 86.09% (83.19% / 89.02%) | 6,929 (3,370 / 3,559) |
8,049 (4,051 / 3,998) | |
| 57 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 85.18% (82.93% / 86.99%) | 6,040 (2,623 / 3,417) |
7,091 (3,163 / 3,928) | |
| 61 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 83.91% (80.67% / 87.36%) | 8,435 (4,177 / 4,258) |
10,052 (5,178 / 4,874) | |
| 63 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 87.74% (85.81% / 89.52%) | 6,958 (3,260 / 3,698) |
7,930 (3,799 / 4,131) | |
| 72 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 86.35% (83.35% / 90.00%) | 5,339 (2,828 / 2,511) |
6,183 (3,393 / 2,790) | |
| 76 | University of California-Davis | 85.67% (83.84% / 86.69%) | 5,394 (1,883 / 3,511) |
6,296 (2,246 / 4,050) | |
| 79 | New York University | 87.78% (86.82% / 88.51%) | 5,353 (2,280 / 3,073) |
6,098 (2,626 / 3,472) | |
| 80 | Brown University | 95.69% (95.89% / 95.51%) | 1,576 (746 / 830) |
1,647 (778 / 869) | |
| 81 | University of Maryland-College Park | 88.68% (87.02% / 90.49%) | 5,328 (2,721 / 2,607) |
6,008 (3,127 / 2,881) | |
| 88 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 85.29% (83.43% / 86.75%) | 5,083 (2,195 / 2,888) |
5,960 (2,631 / 3,329) | |
| 89 | University of California-Irvine | 86.87% (84.80% / 89.01%) | 5,020 (2,494 / 2,526) |
5,779 (2,941 / 2,838) | |
| 95 | University of Colorado Boulder | 74.19% (71.46% / 77.23%) | 4,895 (2,484 / 2,411) |
6,598 (3,476 / 3,122) | |
| Average | 88.05% (86.05% / 89.92%) |
148,855 (70,244 / 78,611) |
169,058 (81,635 / 87,423) | ||
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of US Colleges in Top 100 Engineering and Technology World Ranking is 5.95% where 5,271 students have transferred out from schools out of 88,652 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 US Colleges in Top 100 Engineering and Technology World Ranking.
Among the US Colleges in Top 100 Engineering and Technology World Ranking, Harvard University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.06%, while University of Colorado Boulder has the highest rate of 15.85% (more students transferred out from the school).
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| Rank | Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Stanford University | 0.71% (0.92% / 0.48%) | 12 (8 / 4) | 1,696 (866 / 830) | |
| 3 | Harvard University | 0.06% (0.12% / 0.00%) | 1 (1 / 0) | 1,653 (836 / 817) | |
| 4 | California Institute of Technology | 3.46% (4.84% / 1.87%) | 8 (6 / 2) | 231 (124 / 107) | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 7 | Princeton University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 10 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 3.57% (3.48% / 3.70%) | 111 (64 / 47) | 3,109 (1,840 / 1,269) | |
| 11 | University of California-Berkeley | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 13 | University of California-Los Angeles | 3.35% (3.49% / 3.26%) | 209 (87 / 122) | 6,232 (2,492 / 3,740) | |
| 16 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 17 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1.91% (2.15% / 1.67%) | 30 (17 / 13) | 1,567 (789 / 778) | |
| 21 | Yale University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 22 | The University of Texas at Austin | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 23 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 25 | Cornell University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 28 | Purdue University-Main Campus | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 29 | University of California-Santa Barbara | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 30 | University of Pennsylvania | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 32 | Northwestern University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 34 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 0.46% (0.42% / 0.49%) | 7 (3 / 4) | 1,538 (720 / 818) | |
| 35 | University of California-San Diego | 3.66% (3.78% / 3.54%) | 245 (122 / 123) | 6,701 (3,225 / 3,476) | |
| 37 | Johns Hopkins University | 3.11% (3.36% / 2.89%) | 44 (22 / 22) | 1,415 (654 / 761) | |
| 44 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 47 | Duke University | 1.03% (1.56% / 0.55%) | 18 (13 / 5) | 1,740 (833 / 907) | |
| 47 | University of Southern California | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 51 | Rice University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 52 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 1.70% (1.88% / 1.53%) | 137 (76 / 61) | 8,049 (4,051 / 3,998) | |
| 57 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 61 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 9.67% (12.28% / 6.89%) | 972 (636 / 336) | 10,052 (5,178 / 4,874) | |
| 63 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 7.06% (7.19% / 6.95%) | 560 (273 / 287) | 7,930 (3,799 / 4,131) | |
| 72 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 76 | University of California-Davis | 4.94% (3.87% / 5.53%) | 311 (87 / 224) | 6,296 (2,246 / 4,050) | |
| 79 | New York University | 5.07% (4.11% / 5.79%) | 309 (108 / 201) | 6,098 (2,626 / 3,472) | |
| 80 | Brown University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| 81 | University of Maryland-College Park | 7.66% (7.74% / 7.57%) | 460 (242 / 218) | 6,008 (3,127 / 2,881) | |
| 88 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 8.83% (9.08% / 8.62%) | 526 (239 / 287) | 5,960 (2,631 / 3,329) | |
| 89 | University of California-Irvine | 4.59% (4.35% / 4.83%) | 265 (128 / 137) | 5,779 (2,941 / 2,838) | |
| 95 | University of Colorado Boulder | 15.85% (16.05% / 15.63%) | 1,046 (558 / 488) | 6,598 (3,476 / 3,122) | |
| Average | 5.95% (6.34% / 5.59%) | 5,271 (2,690 / 2,581) |
88,652 (42,454 / 46,198) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of US Colleges in Top 100 Engineering and Technology World Ranking is 96.05% for full-time students and 73.35% 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 US Colleges in Top 100 Engineering and Technology World Ranking.
Among the US Colleges in Top 100 Engineering and Technology World Ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while University of Colorado Boulder has the lowest rate of 90%.
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