Top National Universities Program Completion Comparison

Last year, 68,483 students completed degree or certificate programs at Top National Universities. 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.

Table. Top National Universities Degree Completers Comparison
RankSchoolTotalBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral12-Weeks Certificate1-Year Certificate1-4 Years Certificate
1Stanford UniversityStanford, CA4,7251,5462,4751,0693--
2Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA10,2511,8985,7481,5291,453-63
3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA3,7261,1461,936684---
4Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ2,3441,284661445---
5Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT4,8861,4492,61779597--
6Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY16,1412,41611,5421,4781,366--
7University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA9,3492,5995,4691,334176-98
8California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA6082331552281--
9University of ChicagoChicago, IL6,1751,6893,914768623--
10Duke UniversityDurham, NC7,1172,2753,7341,009477--
-Average68,4831,6543,825934525-81