Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate
Princeton University has the highest graduation rate of 98% for academic year 2023-2024 in United States. Harvard University is ranked second with 98% and Duke University follows them with 97%. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded 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.
| Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time/part-time) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsPrinceton, NJ | 98% | - | 98% |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA | 98% | - | 98% |
| 3 | Duke UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDurham, NC | 97% | 1% | 98% |
| 4 | University of PennsylvaniaPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsPhiladelphia, PA | 97% | - | 99% |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA | 96% | - | 99% |
| 6 | Brown UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI | 96% | - | 99% |
| 7 | University of Virginia-Main CampusPublic, four-yearsCharlottesville, VA | 96% | 2% | 98% |
| 8 | Dartmouth CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHanover, NH | 96% | - | 98% |
| 9 | University of ChicagoPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL | 96% | - | 99% |
| 10 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew York, NY | 96% | - | 98% |
| 11 | Yale UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Haven, CT | 96% | - | 99% |
| 12 | University of Notre DamePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNotre Dame, IN | 95% | - | 99% |
| 13 | Northwestern UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsEvanston, IL | 95% | - | 98% |
| 14 | Georgetown UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC | 95% | - | 97% |
| 15 | Rice UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHouston, TX | 95% | - | 97% |
| 16 | Cornell UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsIthaca, NY | 95% | - | 98% |
| 17 | Bowdoin CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBrunswick, ME | 95% | 3% | 97% |
| 18 | Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN | 94% | - | 96% |
| 19 | California Institute of TechnologyPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsPasadena, CA | 94% | 3% | 97% |
| 20 | Johns Hopkins UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBaltimore, MD | 94% | 3% | 98% |
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