University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 95% last year.
University of California-Berkeley with 94% and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor with 93% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Public Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $40,012 and graduate tuition & fees is $31,092 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 34.88% and the average SAT score is 1,392 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year | 95.00% 1.29% | $59,633 ($22,323) | 42.00% | 17.00% | 1,490 | 26,082 | 15 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CAPublic, 4-year | 94.00% 1.19% | $45,627 ($14,850) | 45.00% | 12.00% | - | 45,307 | 19 to 1 |
| 3 1 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year | 93.00% 0.65% | $60,107 ($18,309) | 47.00% | 18.00% | 1,470 | 51,225 | 12 to 1 |
| 4 - | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year | 92.00% 0.13% | $44,524 ($13,747) | 52.00% | 9.00% | - | 46,430 | 18 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year | 92.00% 0.08% | $32,876 ($11,764) | 44.00% | 16.00% | 1,450 | 45,296 | 19 to 1 |
| 6 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year | 91.00% 0.53% | $39,330 ($8,989) | 43.00% | 19.00% | 1,470 | 31,705 | 17 to 1 |
| 7 - | University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year | 90.00% 0.89% | $28,659 ($6,381) | 43.00% | 24.00% | 1,390 | 55,211 | 16 to 1 |
| 7 1 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year | 90.00% 1.03% | $49,412 ($25,041) | 27.99% | 33.00% | 1,450 | 9,654 | 12 to 1 |
| 9 5 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, 4-year | 89.00% 1.35% | $40,306 ($11,505) | 23.00% | 45.00% | 1,460 | 40,792 | 18 to 1 |
| 9 1 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year | 89.00% 0.20% | $40,603 ($11,205) | 29.00% | 43.00% | 1,450 | 48,956 | 18 to 1 |
| 11 1 | University of Georgia Athens, GAPublic, 4-year | 88.00% 0.16% | $30,220 ($11,180) | 38.00% | 37.00% | 1,270 | 40,607 | 17 to 1 |
| 11 - | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, 4-year | 88.00% 0.01% | $38,365 ($12,859) | 23.00% | 51.00% | 1,400 | 60,540 | 17 to 1 |
| 13 4 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CAPublic, 4-year | 87.00% 2.35% | $46,042 ($15,265) | 22.00% | 25.00% | - | 42,006 | 19 to 1 |
| 13 - | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year | 87.00% 0.75% | $42,778 ($11,678) | 49.00% | 29.00% | 1,370 | 52,384 | 18 to 1 |
| 15 - | University of California-Davis Davis, CAPublic, 4-year | 86.00% 0.94% | $46,024 ($15,247) | 17.00% | 42.00% | - | 39,679 | 21 to 1 |
| 15 14 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CAPublic, 4-year | 86.00% 2.33% | $45,014 ($14,237) | 22.00% | 26.00% | - | 35,937 | 18 to 1 |
| 15 2 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year | 86.00% 0.61% | $36,694 ($15,478) | 27.00% | 57.00% | 1,330 | 38,170 | 17 to 1 |
| 18 1 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CAPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 0.39% | $30,995 ($11,075) | 28.00% | 30.00% | - | 22,000 | 20 to 1 |
| 18 2 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CAPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 0.38% | $45,742 ($14,965) | 16.00% | 28.00% | - | 26,420 | 17 to 1 |
| 18 2 | The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 1.91% | $24,568 ($18,685) | 21.00% | 62.00% | 1,240 | 7,629 | 13 to 1 |
| 18 - | Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 0.47% | $39,498 ($15,554) | 20.00% | 38.00% | 1,320 | 28,466 | 16 to 1 |
| 22 10 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4-year | 84.00% 0.78% | $21,683 ($6,517) | 31.00% | 25.00% | 1,310 | 44,161 | 17 to 1 |
| 22 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year | 84.00% 0.88% | $39,192 ($18,060) | 28.00% | 44.00% | 1,410 | 56,916 | 21 to 1 |
| 22 2 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, 4-year | 84.00% 0.21% | $36,402 ($16,488) | 22.00% | 77.00% | 1,400 | 54,955 | 16 to 1 |
| 22 5 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, 4-year | 84.00% 0.27% | $36,001 ($17,239) | 27.00% | 65.00% | 1,380 | 50,637 | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 87.96% | $40,012 ($14,346) | 31.48% | 34.88% | 1,392 | 40,047 | 17 to 1 |