Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate
Harvard University has the highest graduation rate of 98% for academic year 2019-2020 in United States. Princeton University is ranked second with 98% and University of Notre Dame follows them with 97%. 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.
Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time/part-time) | |
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1 | Harvard UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA | 98% | - | 99% |
2 | Princeton UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsPrinceton, NJ | 98% | - | 98% |
3 | University of Notre DamePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNotre Dame, IN | 97% | - | 98% |
4 | Swarthmore CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSwarthmore, PA | 97% | - | 97% |
5 | Yale UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Haven, CT | 96% | - | 99% |
6 | University of ChicagoPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL | 96% | - | 99% |
7 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA | 96% | - | 99% |
8 | Williams CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilliamstown, MA | 96% | 1% | 99% |
9 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew York, NY | 96% | 2% | 98% |
10 | Duke UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDurham, NC | 96% | - | 98% |
11 | University of PennsylvaniaPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsPhiladelphia, PA | 96% | - | 98% |
12 | Northwestern UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsEvanston, IL | 95% | - | 97% |
13 | Bowdoin CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBrunswick, ME | 95% | 3% | 98% |
14 | Amherst CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsAmherst, MA | 95% | 2% | 96% |
15 | Dartmouth CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHanover, NH | 95% | - | 97% |
16 | Cornell UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsIthaca, NY | 95% | - | 97% |
17 | Brown UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI | 95% | - | 98% |
18 | Stanford UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsStanford, CA | 95% | - | 99% |
19 | Pomona CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA | 94% | - | 97% |
20 | Georgetown UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC | 94% | - | 96% |
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