US Top 100 Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison

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%

Table. US Top 100 Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison
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