Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of US Top 100 is 85.77% where 294,537 students out of 343,408 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 Top 100.
Among the US Top 100, Yale University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.81%, while University of Illinois Chicago has the lowest rate of 61.62%.
Compare Selected Schools
| Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | 97.32% (96.87% / 97.80%) | 1,270 (649 / 621) |
1,305 (670 / 635) | |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 94.94% (93.79% / 96.28%) | 1,051 (559 / 492) |
1,107 (596 / 511) | |
| 3 | Harvard University | 97.77% (96.77% / 98.87%) | 1,622 (838 / 784) |
1,659 (866 / 793) | |
| 3 | Stanford University | 95.11% (93.68% / 96.49%) | 1,653 (800 / 853) |
1,738 (854 / 884) | |
| 3 | Yale University | 97.81% (97.63% / 97.98%) | 1,337 (659 / 678) |
1,367 (675 / 692) | |
| 6 | University of Chicago | 95.58% (94.02% / 97.12%) | 1,515 (739 / 776) |
1,585 (786 / 799) | |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins University | 94.05% (92.69% / 95.31%) | 1,280 (609 / 671) |
1,361 (657 / 704) | |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania | 96.09% (94.26% / 97.78%) | 2,335 (1,101 / 1,234) |
2,430 (1,168 / 1,262) | |
| 9 | California Institute of Technology | 94.04% (92.19% / 96.26%) | 221 (118 / 103) |
235 (128 / 107) | |
| 10 | Duke University | 96.63% (95.30% / 97.87%) | 1,664 (791 / 873) |
1,722 (830 / 892) | |
| 10 | Northwestern University | 96.52% (95.45% / 97.53%) | 1,913 (924 / 989) |
1,982 (968 / 1,014) | |
| 12 | Dartmouth College | 94.71% (95.02% / 94.43%) | 1,057 (515 / 542) |
1,116 (542 / 574) | |
| 13 | Brown University | 94.99% (94.34% / 95.56%) | 1,594 (734 / 860) |
1,678 (778 / 900) | |
| 13 | Vanderbilt University | 92.77% (90.93% / 94.41%) | 1,476 (682 / 794) |
1,591 (750 / 841) | |
| 15 | Rice University | 93.63% (92.15% / 95.10%) | 912 (446 / 466) |
974 (484 / 490) | |
| 15 | Washington University in St Louis | 93.69% (92.62% / 94.63%) | 1,647 (766 / 881) |
1,758 (827 / 931) | |
| 17 | Cornell University | 95.29% (94.55% / 95.94%) | 3,159 (1,458 / 1,701) |
3,315 (1,542 / 1,773) | |
| 18 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 95.25% (94.56% / 95.93%) | 1,443 (713 / 730) |
1,515 (754 / 761) | |
| 18 | University of Notre Dame | 96.33% (95.98% / 96.73%) | 1,969 (1,051 / 918) |
2,044 (1,095 / 949) | |
| 20 | University of California-Berkeley | 94.03% (92.57% / 95.41%) | 5,829 (2,792 / 3,037) |
6,199 (3,016 / 3,183) | |
| 20 | University of California-Los Angeles | 92.48% (90.95% / 93.48%) | 6,036 (2,352 / 3,684) |
6,527 (2,586 / 3,941) | |
| 22 | Carnegie Mellon University | 91.50% (89.84% / 93.15%) | 1,411 (690 / 721) |
1,542 (768 / 774) | |
| 22 | Emory University | 89.99% (87.61% / 91.71%) | 1,214 (495 / 719) |
1,349 (565 / 784) | |
| 22 | Georgetown University | 95.61% (94.93% / 96.12%) | 1,504 (636 / 868) |
1,573 (670 / 903) | |
| 25 | New York University | 87.11% (84.60% / 88.93%) | 5,279 (2,154 / 3,125) |
6,060 (2,546 / 3,514) | |
| 25 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 93.17% (92.75% / 93.56%) | 6,216 (3,018 / 3,198) |
6,672 (3,254 / 3,418) | |
| 25 | University of Southern California | 92.50% (90.78% / 93.91%) | 2,824 (1,251 / 1,573) |
3,053 (1,378 / 1,675) | |
| 25 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 95.22% (94.04% / 96.22%) | 3,504 (1,595 / 1,909) |
3,680 (1,696 / 1,984) | |
| 29 | University of Florida | 90.00% (87.78% / 91.59%) | 6,064 (2,470 / 3,594) |
6,738 (2,814 / 3,924) | |
| 29 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 91.32% (89.20% / 92.74%) | 3,853 (1,503 / 2,350) |
4,219 (1,685 / 2,534) | |
| 29 | Wake Forest University | 89.64% (87.21% / 91.77%) | 1,168 (532 / 636) |
1,303 (610 / 693) | |
| 32 | Tufts University | 93.71% (92.76% / 94.65%) | 1,252 (615 / 637) |
1,336 (663 / 673) | |
| 32 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 85.67% (83.90% / 86.98%) | 4,268 (1,777 / 2,491) |
4,982 (2,118 / 2,864) | |
| 34 | University of California-Irvine | 86.61% (84.42% / 88.53%) | 5,664 (2,584 / 3,080) |
6,540 (3,061 / 3,479) | |
| 34 | University of California-San Diego | 87.73% (85.26% / 89.90%) | 5,013 (2,279 / 2,734) |
5,714 (2,673 / 3,041) | |
| 36 | Boston College | 90.92% (89.35% / 92.22%) | 2,102 (940 / 1,162) |
2,312 (1,052 / 1,260) | |
| 36 | University of Rochester | 89.73% (88.26% / 91.20%) | 1,302 (639 / 663) |
1,451 (724 / 727) | |
| 38 | University of California-Davis | 86.34% (83.92% / 87.73%) | 4,919 (1,743 / 3,176) |
5,697 (2,077 / 3,620) | |
| 38 | The University of Texas at Austin | 87.79% (85.82% / 89.46%) | 7,524 (3,365 / 4,159) |
8,570 (3,921 / 4,649) | |
| 38 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 89.23% (87.34% / 90.93%) | 5,723 (2,655 / 3,068) |
6,414 (3,040 / 3,374) | |
| 41 | Boston University | 88.96% (86.93% / 90.29%) | 3,144 (1,210 / 1,934) |
3,534 (1,392 / 2,142) | |
| 41 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 84.69% (82.19% / 87.42%) | 6,413 (3,245 / 3,168) |
7,572 (3,948 / 3,624) | |
| 41 | William & Mary | 90.95% (89.67% / 91.88%) | 1,367 (564 / 803) |
1,503 (629 / 874) | |
| 44 | Brandeis University | 87.34% (84.62% / 89.18%) | 731 (286 / 445) |
837 (338 / 499) | |
| 44 | Case Western Reserve University | 85.83% (82.23% / 90.03%) | 1,084 (560 / 524) |
1,263 (681 / 582) | |
| 44 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 92.60% (91.84% / 93.67%) | 2,651 (1,541 / 1,110) |
2,863 (1,678 / 1,185) | |
| 44 | Northeastern University | 91.24% (90.41% / 92.04%) | 2,436 (1,188 / 1,248) |
2,670 (1,314 / 1,356) | |
| 44 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 87.44% (84.59% / 89.47%) | 1,622 (653 / 969) |
1,855 (772 / 1,083) | |
| 49 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 88.01% (85.95% / 89.95%) | 6,973 (3,296 / 3,677) |
7,923 (3,835 / 4,088) | |
| 49 | University of Georgia | 88.11% (85.69% / 89.71%) | 4,759 (1,839 / 2,920) |
5,401 (2,146 / 3,255) | |
| 51 | Lehigh University | 91.19% (89.28% / 93.55%) | 1,138 (616 / 522) |
1,248 (690 / 558) | |
| 51 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 83.06% (81.80% / 84.76%) | 6,124 (3,465 / 2,659) |
7,373 (4,236 / 3,137) | |
| 51 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 83.80% (81.68% / 88.39%) | 1,417 (945 / 472) |
1,691 (1,157 / 534) | |
| 51 | Villanova University | 90.63% (89.49% / 91.60%) | 1,519 (690 / 829) |
1,676 (771 / 905) | |
| 55 | Florida State University | 84.79% (82.09% / 86.63%) | 5,252 (2,058 / 3,194) |
6,194 (2,507 / 3,687) | |
| 55 | Pepperdine University | 83.98% (74.58% / 90.18%) | 624 (220 / 404) |
743 (295 / 448) | |
| 55 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 84.43% (81.68% / 87.28%) | 5,264 (2,595 / 2,669) |
6,235 (3,177 / 3,058) | |
| 55 | Santa Clara University | 88.52% (84.75% / 92.19%) | 1,164 (550 / 614) |
1,315 (649 / 666) | |
| 55 | University of Maryland-College Park | 89.35% (87.44% / 91.42%) | 4,051 (2,068 / 1,983) |
4,534 (2,365 / 2,169) | |
| 55 | University of Miami | 84.11% (81.13% / 86.50%) | 1,715 (735 / 980) |
2,039 (906 / 1,133) | |
| 55 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 84.37% (82.44% / 86.08%) | 5,409 (2,484 / 2,925) |
6,411 (3,013 / 3,398) | |
| 62 | George Washington University | 84.80% (82.20% / 86.52%) | 2,125 (822 / 1,303) |
2,506 (1,000 / 1,506) | |
| 62 | Syracuse University | 83.43% (80.52% / 85.82%) | 3,086 (1,343 / 1,743) |
3,699 (1,668 / 2,031) | |
| 62 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 84.36% (82.70% / 85.77%) | 4,939 (2,233 / 2,706) |
5,855 (2,700 / 3,155) | |
| 62 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 83.71% (80.18% / 86.59%) | 3,305 (1,420 / 1,885) |
3,948 (1,771 / 2,177) | |
| 62 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 86.59% (83.41% / 90.33%) | 5,077 (2,640 / 2,437) |
5,863 (3,165 / 2,698) | |
| 67 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 83.54% (80.05% / 87.15%) | 7,481 (3,648 / 3,833) |
8,955 (4,557 / 4,398) | |
| 67 | University of Connecticut | 83.21% (80.13% / 86.12%) | 3,143 (1,468 / 1,675) |
3,777 (1,832 / 1,945) | |
| 67 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 83.11% (81.35% / 84.98%) | 3,847 (1,941 / 1,906) |
4,629 (2,386 / 2,243) | |
| 67 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 88.93% (88.01% / 90.67%) | 996 (646 / 350) |
1,120 (734 / 386) | |
| 67 | Yeshiva University | 84.57% (81.78% / 87.17%) | 433 (202 / 231) |
512 (247 / 265) | |
| 72 | American University | 79.46% (76.38% / 81.17%) | 1,331 (456 / 875) |
1,675 (597 / 1,078) | |
| 72 | Fordham University | 83.42% (81.81% / 84.49%) | 1,826 (715 / 1,111) |
2,189 (874 / 1,315) | |
| 72 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 81.13% (78.25% / 84.05%) | 6,206 (3,012 / 3,194) |
7,649 (3,849 / 3,800) | |
| 72 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 85.81% (83.85% / 88.11%) | 3,616 (1,905 / 1,711) |
4,214 (2,272 / 1,942) | |
| 72 | Southern Methodist University | 82.31% (77.92% / 86.82%) | 1,252 (600 / 652) |
1,521 (770 / 751) | |
| 77 | Baylor University | 81.43% (77.13% / 84.45%) | 2,846 (1,113 / 1,733) |
3,495 (1,443 / 2,052) | |
| 77 | Clemson University | 85.32% (81.51% / 88.76%) | 3,138 (1,424 / 1,714) |
3,678 (1,747 / 1,931) | |
| 77 | Loyola Marymount University | 81.52% (75.21% / 86.69%) | 1,081 (449 / 632) |
1,326 (597 / 729) | |
| 77 | Michigan State University | 81.91% (79.54% / 84.04%) | 6,430 (2,954 / 3,476) |
7,850 (3,714 / 4,136) | |
| 77 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 83.29% (80.30% / 86.38%) | 7,026 (3,444 / 3,582) |
8,436 (4,289 / 4,147) | |
| 77 | Stony Brook University | 77.82% (75.82% / 80.16%) | 2,281 (1,198 / 1,083) |
2,931 (1,580 / 1,351) | |
| 83 | Binghamton University | 82.79% (80.23% / 85.40%) | 2,184 (1,067 / 1,117) |
2,638 (1,330 / 1,308) | |
| 83 | Gonzaga University | 88.09% (87.62% / 88.52%) | 1,117 (531 / 586) |
1,268 (606 / 662) | |
| 83 | Marquette University | 82.52% (77.58% / 86.63%) | 1,652 (706 / 946) |
2,002 (910 / 1,092) | |
| 83 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 87.86% (87.77% / 88.07%) | 644 (452 / 192) |
733 (515 / 218) | |
| 83 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 76.91% (74.77% / 79.14%) | 3,225 (1,594 / 1,631) |
4,193 (2,132 / 2,061) | |
| 83 | University of Iowa | 73.69% (71.83% / 75.23%) | 3,848 (1,698 / 2,150) |
5,222 (2,364 / 2,858) | |
| 89 | Brigham Young University | 78.65% (75.83% / 80.76%) | 3,300 (1,365 / 1,935) |
4,196 (1,800 / 2,396) | |
| 89 | Colorado School of Mines | 81.81% (79.85% / 86.46%) | 796 (547 / 249) |
973 (685 / 288) | |
| 89 | Elon University | 83.26% (78.78% / 86.25%) | 1,293 (490 / 803) |
1,553 (622 / 931) | |
| 89 | Howard University | 70.00% (62.46% / 73.50%) | 630 (178 / 452) |
900 (285 / 615) | |
| 89 | Texas Christian University | 83.72% (79.50% / 86.61%) | 1,579 (609 / 970) |
1,886 (766 / 1,120) | |
| 89 | University at Buffalo | 73.51% (69.08% / 79.75%) | 2,878 (1,582 / 1,296) |
3,915 (2,290 / 1,625) | |
| 89 | University of California-Riverside | 76.02% (72.59% / 78.46%) | 4,062 (1,610 / 2,452) |
5,343 (2,218 / 3,125) | |
| 89 | University of Delaware | 82.12% (76.46% / 86.19%) | 3,229 (1,257 / 1,972) |
3,932 (1,644 / 2,288) | |
| 97 | Auburn University | 80.75% (76.89% / 84.23%) | 3,616 (1,634 / 1,982) |
4,478 (2,125 / 2,353) | |
| 97 | Clark University | 76.16% (70.00% / 80.37%) | 412 (154 / 258) |
541 (220 / 321) | |
| 97 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 73.71% (69.47% / 86.43%) | 760 (537 / 223) |
1,031 (773 / 258) | |
| 97 | University of Colorado Boulder | 74.74% (71.54% / 78.67%) | 4,759 (2,509 / 2,250) |
6,367 (3,507 / 2,860) | |
| 97 | University of Illinois Chicago | 61.62% (58.28% / 64.58%) | 2,013 (897 / 1,116) |
3,267 (1,539 / 1,728) | |
| 97 | University of San Diego | 82.62% (79.75% / 84.71%) | 932 (378 / 554) |
1,128 (474 / 654) | |
| 97 | University of South Florida | 74.12% (70.52% / 76.64%) | 3,499 (1,373 / 2,126) |
4,721 (1,947 / 2,774) | |
| Average | 85.77% (83.38% / 87.93%) |
294,537 (135,846 / 158,691) |
343,408 (162,930 / 180,478) | ||
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of US Top 100 is 8.30% where 16,733 students have transferred out from schools out of 201,619 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 Top 100.
Among the US Top 100, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.32%, while New Jersey Institute of Technology has the highest rate of 19.50% (more students transferred out from the school).
Compare Selected Schools
| Rank | Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,305 (670 / 635) | |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,107 (596 / 511) | |
| 3 | Harvard University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,659 (866 / 793) | |
| 3 | Stanford University | 0.46% (0.82% / 0.11%) | 8 (7 / 1) | 1,738 (854 / 884) | |
| 3 | Yale University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,367 (675 / 692) | |
| 6 | University of Chicago | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,585 (786 / 799) | |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins University | 2.65% (2.74% / 2.56%) | 36 (18 / 18) | 1,361 (657 / 704) | |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,430 (1,168 / 1,262) | |
| 9 | California Institute of Technology | 3.40% (3.13% / 3.74%) | 8 (4 / 4) | 235 (128 / 107) | |
| 10 | Duke University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,722 (830 / 892) | |
| 10 | Northwestern University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,982 (968 / 1,014) | |
| 12 | Dartmouth College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,116 (542 / 574) | |
| 13 | Brown University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,678 (778 / 900) | |
| 13 | Vanderbilt University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,591 (750 / 841) | |
| 15 | Rice University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 974 (484 / 490) | |
| 15 | Washington University in St Louis | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,758 (827 / 931) | |
| 17 | Cornell University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,315 (1,542 / 1,773) | |
| 18 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 0.99% (0.80% / 1.18%) | 15 (6 / 9) | 1,515 (754 / 761) | |
| 18 | University of Notre Dame | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,044 (1,095 / 949) | |
| 20 | University of California-Berkeley | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,199 (3,016 / 3,183) | |
| 20 | University of California-Los Angeles | 3.46% (3.63% / 3.35%) | 226 (94 / 132) | 6,527 (2,586 / 3,941) | |
| 22 | Carnegie Mellon University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,542 (768 / 774) | |
| 22 | Emory University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,349 (565 / 784) | |
| 22 | Georgetown University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,573 (670 / 903) | |
| 25 | New York University | 5.79% (5.85% / 5.75%) | 351 (149 / 202) | 6,060 (2,546 / 3,514) | |
| 25 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,672 (3,254 / 3,418) | |
| 25 | University of Southern California | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,053 (1,378 / 1,675) | |
| 25 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 2.66% (3.07% / 2.32%) | 98 (52 / 46) | 3,680 (1,696 / 1,984) | |
| 29 | University of Florida | 6.17% (6.47% / 5.96%) | 416 (182 / 234) | 6,738 (2,814 / 3,924) | |
| 29 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 5.36% (6.17% / 4.81%) | 226 (104 / 122) | 4,219 (1,685 / 2,534) | |
| 29 | Wake Forest University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,303 (610 / 693) | |
| 32 | Tufts University | 4.57% (4.83% / 4.31%) | 61 (32 / 29) | 1,336 (663 / 673) | |
| 32 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 4,982 (2,118 / 2,864) | |
| 34 | University of California-Irvine | 6.87% (7.22% / 6.55%) | 449 (221 / 228) | 6,540 (3,061 / 3,479) | |
| 34 | University of California-San Diego | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 5,714 (2,673 / 3,041) | |
| 36 | Boston College | 6.44% (7.32% / 5.71%) | 149 (77 / 72) | 2,312 (1,052 / 1,260) | |
| 36 | University of Rochester | 3.58% (3.59% / 3.58%) | 52 (26 / 26) | 1,451 (724 / 727) | |
| 38 | University of California-Davis | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 5,697 (2,077 / 3,620) | |
| 38 | The University of Texas at Austin | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 8,570 (3,921 / 4,649) | |
| 38 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,414 (3,040 / 3,374) | |
| 41 | Boston University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,534 (1,392 / 2,142) | |
| 41 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 7,572 (3,948 / 3,624) | |
| 41 | William & Mary | 5.92% (6.20% / 5.72%) | 89 (39 / 50) | 1,503 (629 / 874) | |
| 44 | Brandeis University | 6.45% (7.99% / 5.41%) | 54 (27 / 27) | 837 (338 / 499) | |
| 44 | Case Western Reserve University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,263 (681 / 582) | |
| 44 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 4.30% (4.47% / 4.05%) | 123 (75 / 48) | 2,863 (1,678 / 1,185) | |
| 44 | Northeastern University | 3.11% (2.66% / 3.54%) | 83 (35 / 48) | 2,670 (1,314 / 1,356) | |
| 44 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 10.08% (12.05% / 8.68%) | 187 (93 / 94) | 1,855 (772 / 1,083) | |
| 49 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 7.06% (7.93% / 6.24%) | 559 (304 / 255) | 7,923 (3,835 / 4,088) | |
| 49 | University of Georgia | 7.74% (7.88% / 7.65%) | 418 (169 / 249) | 5,401 (2,146 / 3,255) | |
| 51 | Lehigh University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,248 (690 / 558) | |
| 51 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 7,373 (4,236 / 3,137) | |
| 51 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,691 (1,157 / 534) | |
| 51 | Villanova University | 7.58% (8.04% / 7.18%) | 127 (62 / 65) | 1,676 (771 / 905) | |
| 55 | Florida State University | 5.07% (5.46% / 4.80%) | 314 (137 / 177) | 6,194 (2,507 / 3,687) | |
| 55 | Pepperdine University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 743 (295 / 448) | |
| 55 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 7.70% (8.56% / 6.80%) | 480 (272 / 208) | 6,235 (3,177 / 3,058) | |
| 55 | Santa Clara University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,315 (649 / 666) | |
| 55 | University of Maryland-College Park | 6.59% (6.72% / 6.45%) | 299 (159 / 140) | 4,534 (2,365 / 2,169) | |
| 55 | University of Miami | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,039 (906 / 1,133) | |
| 55 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,411 (3,013 / 3,398) | |
| 62 | George Washington University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,506 (1,000 / 1,506) | |
| 62 | Syracuse University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,699 (1,668 / 2,031) | |
| 62 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 9.39% (9.74% / 9.10%) | 550 (263 / 287) | 5,855 (2,700 / 3,155) | |
| 62 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 11.93% (13.27% / 10.84%) | 471 (235 / 236) | 3,948 (1,771 / 2,177) | |
| 62 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 0.32% (0.41% / 0.22%) | 19 (13 / 6) | 5,863 (3,165 / 2,698) | |
| 67 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 9.49% (12.55% / 6.32%) | 850 (572 / 278) | 8,955 (4,557 / 4,398) | |
| 67 | University of Connecticut | 8.39% (8.95% / 7.87%) | 317 (164 / 153) | 3,777 (1,832 / 1,945) | |
| 67 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 11.04% (11.36% / 10.70%) | 511 (271 / 240) | 4,629 (2,386 / 2,243) | |
| 67 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,120 (734 / 386) | |
| 67 | Yeshiva University | 11.91% (13.77% / 10.19%) | 61 (34 / 27) | 512 (247 / 265) | |
| 72 | American University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,675 (597 / 1,078) | |
| 72 | Fordham University | 9.37% (9.27% / 9.43%) | 205 (81 / 124) | 2,189 (874 / 1,315) | |
| 72 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 10.32% (11.25% / 9.37%) | 789 (433 / 356) | 7,649 (3,849 / 3,800) | |
| 72 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 9.30% (9.82% / 8.70%) | 392 (223 / 169) | 4,214 (2,272 / 1,942) | |
| 72 | Southern Methodist University | 12.62% (15.06% / 10.12%) | 192 (116 / 76) | 1,521 (770 / 751) | |
| 77 | Baylor University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,495 (1,443 / 2,052) | |
| 77 | Clemson University | 9.57% (11.10% / 8.18%) | 352 (194 / 158) | 3,678 (1,747 / 1,931) | |
| 77 | Loyola Marymount University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,326 (597 / 729) | |
| 77 | Michigan State University | 10.27% (10.02% / 10.49%) | 806 (372 / 434) | 7,850 (3,714 / 4,136) | |
| 77 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 1.43% (1.59% / 1.28%) | 121 (68 / 53) | 8,436 (4,289 / 4,147) | |
| 77 | Stony Brook University | 11.19% (10.63% / 11.84%) | 328 (168 / 160) | 2,931 (1,580 / 1,351) | |
| 83 | Binghamton University | 13.04% (14.14% / 11.93%) | 344 (188 / 156) | 2,638 (1,330 / 1,308) | |
| 83 | Gonzaga University | 8.44% (7.26% / 9.52%) | 107 (44 / 63) | 1,268 (606 / 662) | |
| 83 | Marquette University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,002 (910 / 1,092) | |
| 83 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1.36% (0.78% / 2.75%) | 10 (4 / 6) | 733 (515 / 218) | |
| 83 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 5.15% (5.02% / 5.29%) | 216 (107 / 109) | 4,193 (2,132 / 2,061) | |
| 83 | University of Iowa | 18.27% (17.60% / 18.82%) | 954 (416 / 538) | 5,222 (2,364 / 2,858) | |
| 89 | Brigham Young University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 4,196 (1,800 / 2,396) | |
| 89 | Colorado School of Mines | 4.62% (4.53% / 4.86%) | 45 (31 / 14) | 973 (685 / 288) | |
| 89 | Elon University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,553 (622 / 931) | |
| 89 | Howard University | 19.33% (21.05% / 18.54%) | 174 (60 / 114) | 900 (285 / 615) | |
| 89 | Texas Christian University | 12.88% (15.40% / 11.16%) | 243 (118 / 125) | 1,886 (766 / 1,120) | |
| 89 | University at Buffalo | 17.52% (19.30% / 15.02%) | 686 (442 / 244) | 3,915 (2,290 / 1,625) | |
| 89 | University of California-Riverside | 15.05% (16.68% / 13.89%) | 804 (370 / 434) | 5,343 (2,218 / 3,125) | |
| 89 | University of Delaware | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,932 (1,644 / 2,288) | |
| 97 | Auburn University | 12.73% (13.74% / 11.81%) | 570 (292 / 278) | 4,478 (2,125 / 2,353) | |
| 97 | Clark University | 17.01% (20.91% / 14.33%) | 92 (46 / 46) | 541 (220 / 321) | |
| 97 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 19.50% (22.12% / 11.63%) | 201 (171 / 30) | 1,031 (773 / 258) | |
| 97 | University of Colorado Boulder | 15.49% (16.20% / 14.62%) | 986 (568 / 418) | 6,367 (3,507 / 2,860) | |
| 97 | University of Illinois Chicago | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,267 (1,539 / 1,728) | |
| 97 | University of San Diego | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,128 (474 / 654) | |
| 97 | University of South Florida | 10.78% (10.22% / 11.18%) | 509 (199 / 310) | 4,721 (1,947 / 2,774) | |
| Average | 8.30% (8.94% / 7.71%) | 16,733 (8,607 / 8,126) |
201,619 (96,268 / 105,351) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of US Top 100 is 93.02% for full-time students and 71.59% 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 Top 100.
Among the US Top 100, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while University of Illinois Chicago has the lowest rate of 78%.
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