Last year, 60,988 students completed degree or certificate programs at Top Private Colleges. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of 16,141, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, University of Pennsylvania had the most completers of 2,599. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's (11,542) and Harvard University had the most completers of Doctor's (1,529) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,725 | 1,546 | 2,475 | 1,069 | 3 | - | - |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 3,726 | 1,146 | 1,936 | 684 | - | - | - |
| 3 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 10,251 | 1,898 | 5,748 | 1,529 | 1,453 | - | 63 |
| 4 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 4,886 | 1,449 | 2,617 | 795 | 97 | - | - |
| 5 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 2,344 | 1,284 | 661 | 445 | - | - | - |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 16,141 | 2,416 | 11,542 | 1,478 | 1,366 | - | - |
| 7 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 6,175 | 1,689 | 3,914 | 768 | 623 | - | - |
| 8 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 608 | 233 | 155 | 228 | 1 | - | - |
| 9 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 9,349 | 2,599 | 5,469 | 1,334 | 176 | - | 98 |
| - | Average | 60,988 | 1,584 | 3,835 | 926 | 531 | - | 81 |