Top Private Colleges Program Completion Comparison

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.

Table. Top Private Colleges Degree Completers Comparison
RankSchoolTotalBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral12-Weeks Certificate1-Year Certificate1-4 Years Certificate
1Stanford UniversityStanford, CA4,7251,5462,4751,0693--
2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA3,7261,1461,936684---
3Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA10,2511,8985,7481,5291,453-63
4Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT4,8861,4492,61779597--
5Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ2,3441,284661445---
6Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY16,1412,41611,5421,4781,366--
7University of ChicagoChicago, IL6,1751,6893,914768623--
8California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA6082331552281--
9University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA9,3492,5995,4691,334176-98
-Average60,9881,5843,835926531-81