Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in California
Stanford University has the highest graduation rate of 96% for academic year 2021-2022 in California. Harvey Mudd College is ranked second with 94% and California Institute of Technology follows them with 93%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in California.
Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time/part-time) | |
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1 | Stanford UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsStanford, CA | 96% | 1% | 86% |
2 | Harvey Mudd CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA | 94% | 5% | 92% |
3 | California Institute of TechnologyPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsPasadena, CA | 93% | 2% | 94% |
4 | University of California-BerkeleyPublic, four-yearsBerkeley, CA | 93% | - | 96% |
5 | Claremont McKenna CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA | 93% | - | 87% |
6 | Pomona CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA | 93% | 3% | 86% |
7 | University of California-Los AngelesPublic, four-yearsLos Angeles, CA | 92% | 4% | 96% |
8 | University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA | 92% | - | 91% |
9 | Santa Clara UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSanta Clara, CA | 91% | - | 93% |
10 | University of California-San DiegoPublic, four-yearsLa Jolla, CA | 89% | - | 94% |
11 | Pitzer CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA | 88% | - | 81% |
12 | University of California-DavisPublic, four-yearsDavis, CA | 87% | - | 93% |
13 | Thomas Aquinas CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSanta Paula, CA | 86% | 9% | 93% |
14 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoPublic, four-yearsSan Luis Obispo, CA | 85% | 1% | 94% |
15 | University of California-Santa BarbaraPublic, four-yearsSanta Barbara, CA | 85% | - | 91% |
16 | University of California-IrvinePublic, four-yearsIrvine, CA | 84% | 9% | 94% |
17 | Occidental CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA | 83% | 13% | 82% |
18 | Pepperdine UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsMalibu, CA | 83% | - | 85% |
19 | Scripps CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA | 82% | - | 80% |
20 | Chapman UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrange, CA | 80% | - | 85% |
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