US Top 100 Colleges Program Completion Comparison

Last year, 819,669 students completed degree or certificate programs at US Top 100 Colleges. New York University had the most completers of 21,571, regardless of degree type.

For bachelor's degree, Texas A & M University-College Station had the most completers of 13,240. New York University had the most completers of Master's (12,910) and University of Southern California had the most completers of Doctor's (1,899) degree.


Table. US Top 100 Colleges Degree Completers Comparison
RankSchoolTotalBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral12-Weeks Certificate1-Year Certificate1-4 Years Certificate
1Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ2,3441,284661445---
2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA3,7261,1461,936684---
3Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA10,2511,8985,7481,5291,453-63
4Stanford UniversityStanford, CA4,7251,5462,4751,0693--
5Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT4,8861,4492,61779597--
6University of ChicagoChicago, IL6,1751,6893,914768623--
7Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD11,5881,4238,780943987--
8University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA9,3492,5995,4691,334176-98
9California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA6082331552281--
10Duke UniversityDurham, NC7,1172,2753,7341,009477--
11Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL8,5162,1615,2651,054200--
12Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH2,0891,211704174---
13Brown UniversityProvidence, RI3,0131,6829813816--
14Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN4,5011,8201,79288634--
15Rice UniversityHouston, TX2,6611,0031,4172572--
16Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO5,3471,8682,861808305-16
17Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY8,3103,7913,779848---
18Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY16,1412,41611,5421,4781,366--
19University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN3,8422,2321,194437---
20University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA14,0648,8493,9771,24591--
21University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA14,3269,0173,9471,401---
22Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA6,0721,4944,30233263--
23Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA4,7281,9371,99579276--
24Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC7,7461,8574,7911,06436--
25New York UniversityNew York, NY21,5716,99412,9101,536210--
26University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI15,3087,9315,8001,625362--
27University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA17,9245,09510,9211,8991,207--
28University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA8,8674,4262,441866695-4
29University of FloridaGainesville, FL17,2949,2785,7001,873963299181
30University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC8,9614,9512,7911,2536--
31Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC2,8021,2841,21130312--
32Tufts UniversityMedford, MA4,1811,6131,627782204-10
33University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA7,2786,38654135679--
34University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA10,8447,9692,045723137--
35University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA12,0398,5342,775761---
36Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA4,3242,2961,630405---
37University of RochesterRochester, NY3,8151,6371,631405173112
38University of California-DavisDavis, CA10,6248,0581,5231,04714--
39The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX14,0839,5323,3661,29183-2,372
40University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI12,5078,1112,8551,452129-3,283
41Boston UniversityBoston, MA12,5604,4276,8421,19683-30
42University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL16,4978,3107,1301,13736--
43William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA2,8681,59795928341--
44Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA1,73488481077---
45Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH3,5021,3151,516700135--
46Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA11,2204,1406,57155627--
47Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA9,7074,4924,6546197--
48Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA3,9601,9471,50656029--
49Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH15,78910,9502,9241,784254-170
50University of GeorgiaAthens, GA11,1097,5702,4151,027379-953
51Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA1,8381,2085059457-29
52Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN12,2537,7983,1551,07834224999
53Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY1,8421,3743471464--
54Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA3,2771,7711,231238331--
55Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL13,3768,8603,51181473--
56Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA3,4638142,3932598-41
57Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ13,5338,7353,3291,39382--
58Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA2,7421,4591,02525424--
59University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD11,3747,5613,017662238--
60University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL5,2702,6801,739924117-12
61University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA14,2748,0854,7281,46413--
62George Washington UniversityWashington, DC8,6192,6934,4411,094630--
63Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY6,2423,2822,495375389-13
64University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN12,5047,4713,0791,803219-185
65University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA7,7684,5061,9421,166476-1,043
66Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA10,1177,4031,793674503--
67Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX18,78313,2404,2421,481747-787
68University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT8,2335,3251,779788613--
69University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA9,0386,4562,059319193-573
70Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA1,9351,0887858867--
71Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY1,682564691408136--
72American UniversityWashington, DC4,4181,8042,19039489-161
73Fordham UniversityBronx, NY5,3682,1312,612558103--
74Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN11,4897,2393,372728286-24
75North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC9,8995,9692,990646449-86
76Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX3,9231,6801,87036070--
77Baylor UniversityWaco, TX5,2933,4091,31371582--
78Clemson UniversityClemson, SC7,3605,1891,794285140-132
79Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA2,7321,628676333119--
80Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI12,4138,7412,0101,461208--
81Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA12,76110,1891,6041,03969-565
82Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY7,4324,4032,251562321--
83Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY5,0383,5731,222224101--
84Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA2,0401,177674196---
85Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI3,1961,86985046436--
86Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ3,3999442,35166282--
87University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA5,0204,431363226---
88University of IowaIowa City, IA7,8405,0381,7109361,233--
89Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT7,6946,6381,1192181--
90Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO1,8761,205520136102--
91Elon UniversityElon, NC1,7641,471129172---
92Howard UniversityWashington, DC2,4431,62931049122--
93Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX3,1032,36249220040--
94University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY9,4434,8513,4221,080153--
95University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA7,1065,746980387---
96University of DelawareNewark, DE5,8724,2021,123337---
97Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL7,7645,5521,416590406-9
98Clark UniversityWorcester, MA1,292602659284--
99New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ3,1881,8101,21895122--
100University of California-MercedMerced, CA2,0181,804108107---
101University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO9,5146,8022,150588---
102University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL8,9625,1102,4771,37740--
103University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA2,9221,3751,128305119--
104University of South FloridaTampa, FL13,9739,7513,29076212--
-Average819,6694,1282,671731240108439