The average graduation rate of US Top 100 Colleges is 86.08%. Princeton University has the highest graduation rate of 97% and University of Illinois Chicago has the lowest graduation rate of 61%
The average transfer-out rate is 8.63% and the average retention rate is 92.91%
| Rank | School | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 97% | - | 97% | 5 to 1 |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 94% | - | 99% | 3 to 1 |
| 3 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 97% | - | 98% | 7 to 1 |
| 4 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 95% | - | 98% | 5 to 1 |
| 5 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 97% | - | 98% | 6 to 1 |
| 6 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 95% | - | 99% | 5 to 1 |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | 94% | 2% | 97% | 6 to 1 |
| 8 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 96% | - | 98% | 8 to 1 |
| 9 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 94% | 3% | 98% | 3 to 1 |
| 10 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 96% | - | 97% | 6 to 1 |
| 11 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 96% | - | 98% | 6 to 1 |
| 12 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | 94% | - | 98% | 7 to 1 |
| 13 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | 94% | - | 99% | 6 to 1 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 92% | - | 96% | 7 to 1 |
| 15 | Rice UniversityHouston, TX | 93% | - | 98% | 6 to 1 |
| 16 | Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO | 93% | - | 96% | 7 to 1 |
| 17 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | 95% | - | 97% | 9 to 1 |
| 18 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 95% | - | 98% | 6 to 1 |
| 19 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN | 96% | - | 97% | 9 to 1 |
| 20 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 94% | - | 96% | 19 to 1 |
| 21 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 92% | 3% | 97% | 18 to 1 |
| 22 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 91% | - | 97% | 5 to 1 |
| 23 | Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | 89% | - | 95% | 9 to 1 |
| 24 | Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | 95% | - | 97% | 11 to 1 |
| 25 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | 87% | 5% | 95% | 8 to 1 |
| 26 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 93% | - | 97% | 12 to 1 |
| 27 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | 92% | - | 97% | 9 to 1 |
| 28 | University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA | 95% | 2% | 97% | 15 to 1 |
| 29 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | 90% | 6% | 97% | 16 to 1 |
| 30 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 91% | 5% | 96% | 17 to 1 |
| 31 | Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | 89% | - | 94% | 10 to 1 |
| 32 | Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | 93% | 4% | 96% | 10 to 1 |
| 33 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | 85% | - | 92% | 17 to 1 |
| 34 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | 86% | 6% | 91% | 18 to 1 |
| 35 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | 87% | - | 93% | 19 to 1 |
| 36 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | 90% | 6% | 95% | 12 to 1 |
| 37 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | 89% | 3% | 92% | 9 to 1 |
| 38 | University of California-DavisDavis, CA | 86% | - | 92% | 21 to 1 |
| 39 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 87% | - | 95% | 18 to 1 |
| 40 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | 89% | - | 94% | 18 to 1 |
| 41 | Boston UniversityBoston, MA | 88% | - | 94% | 11 to 1 |
| 42 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 84% | - | 93% | 21 to 1 |
| 43 | William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA | 90% | 5% | 95% | 12 to 1 |
| 44 | Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | 87% | 6% | 92% | 10 to 1 |
| 45 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | 85% | - | 93% | 9 to 1 |
| 46 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | 92% | 4% | 98% | 19 to 1 |
| 47 | Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | 91% | 3% | 97% | 16 to 1 |
| 48 | Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA | 87% | 10% | 93% | 8 to 1 |
| 49 | Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | 88% | 7% | 93% | 17 to 1 |
| 50 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | 88% | 7% | 94% | 17 to 1 |
| 51 | Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | 91% | - | 91% | 10 to 1 |
| 52 | Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN | 83% | - | 90% | 14 to 1 |
| 53 | Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY | 83% | - | 89% | 12 to 1 |
| 54 | Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | 90% | 7% | 96% | 10 to 1 |
| 55 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | 84% | 5% | 94% | 17 to 1 |
| 56 | Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA | 83% | - | 88% | 13 to 1 |
| 57 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | 84% | 7% | 92% | 15 to 1 |
| 58 | Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA | 88% | - | 92% | 12 to 1 |
| 59 | University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD | 89% | 6% | 95% | 18 to 1 |
| 60 | University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL | 84% | - | 92% | 13 to 1 |
| 61 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 84% | - | 94% | 21 to 1 |
| 62 | George Washington UniversityWashington, DC | 84% | - | 90% | 12 to 1 |
| 63 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | 83% | - | 91% | 15 to 1 |
| 64 | University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN | 84% | 9% | 90% | 16 to 1 |
| 65 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | 83% | 11% | 93% | 13 to 1 |
| 66 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA | 86% | - | 91% | 17 to 1 |
| 67 | Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX | 83% | 9% | 95% | 18 to 1 |
| 68 | University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT | 83% | 8% | 91% | 16 to 1 |
| 69 | University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA | 83% | 11% | 90% | 18 to 1 |
| 70 | Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA | 88% | - | 91% | 13 to 1 |
| 71 | Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY | 84% | 11% | 92% | 7 to 1 |
| 72 | American UniversityWashington, DC | 79% | - | 86% | 11 to 1 |
| 73 | Fordham UniversityBronx, NY | 83% | 9% | 88% | 14 to 1 |
| 74 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | 81% | 10% | 90% | 17 to 1 |
| 75 | North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | 84% | 9% | 94% | 16 to 1 |
| 76 | Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX | 82% | 12% | 90% | 11 to 1 |
| 77 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | 81% | - | 90% | 15 to 1 |
| 78 | Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | 85% | 9% | 92% | 16 to 1 |
| 79 | Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA | 81% | - | 88% | 11 to 1 |
| 80 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI | 81% | 10% | 89% | 17 to 1 |
| 81 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | 83% | 1% | 91% | 15 to 1 |
| 82 | Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY | 77% | 11% | 88% | 19 to 1 |
| 83 | Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY | 82% | 13% | 91% | 19 to 1 |
| 84 | Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA | 88% | 8% | 93% | 12 to 1 |
| 85 | Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI | 82% | - | 89% | 13 to 1 |
| 86 | Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ | 87% | 1% | 93% | 11 to 1 |
| 87 | University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA | 76% | 5% | 88% | 23 to 1 |
| 88 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | 73% | 18% | 89% | 16 to 1 |
| 89 | Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT | 78% | - | 90% | 21 to 1 |
| 90 | Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO | 81% | 4% | 94% | 17 to 1 |
| 91 | Elon UniversityElon, NC | 83% | - | 90% | 11 to 1 |
| 92 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | 70% | 19% | 88% | 14 to 1 |
| 93 | Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX | 83% | 12% | 92% | 14 to 1 |
| 94 | University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY | 73% | 17% | 84% | 12 to 1 |
| 95 | University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA | 76% | 15% | 87% | 24 to 1 |
| 96 | University of DelawareNewark, DE | 79% | - | 91% | 15 to 1 |
| 97 | Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL | 80% | 12% | 93% | 20 to 1 |
| 98 | Clark UniversityWorcester, MA | 76% | 17% | 88% | 9 to 1 |
| 99 | New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ | 73% | 19% | 89% | 15 to 1 |
| 100 | University of California-MercedMerced, CA | 67% | 22% | 82% | 19 to 1 |
| 101 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO | 74% | 15% | 88% | 18 to 1 |
| 102 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 61% | - | 78% | 18 to 1 |
| 103 | University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA | 82% | - | 90% | 13 to 1 |
| 104 | University of South FloridaTampa, FL | 74% | 10% | 90% | 22 to 1 |
| - | Average | 86.0769% | 8.6346% | 92.9135% | 13.1346 to 1 |