Best Graduation Rate Universities

Q: How many universities are ranked for Best Graduation Rate?

There are 50 universities ranked for Best Graduation Rate based on government-verified data.

Q: How are Best Graduation Rate rankings calculated?

Rankings are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Institutions are ranked by best graduation rate metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data are included.

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions.

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#	Institution	Tuition	Avg Earnings	Grad Rate	Grad Rate
1	St. John Vianney College Seminary Private Non-Profit FL ROI	$23,100	$0	100%	100%
2	Harvard University Private Non-Profit MA ROI	$59,076	$99,572	98%	98%
3	Princeton University Private Non-Profit NJ ROI	$59,710	$87,815	97%	97%
4	Yale University Private Non-Profit CT ROI	$64,700	$81,765	97%	97%
5	University of Notre Dame Private Non-Profit IN ROI	$62,693	$86,210	97%	97%
6	University of Pennsylvania Private Non-Profit PA ROI	$66,104	$90,555	97%	97%
7	Northwestern University Private Non-Profit IL ROI	$65,997	$76,844	96%	96%
8	Duke University Private Non-Profit NC ROI	$65,805	$85,792	96%	96%
9	Williams College Private Non-Profit MA ROI	$64,860	$71,754	96%	96%
10	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private Non-Profit MA ROI	$60,156	$131,633	96%	96%
11	Brown University Private Non-Profit RI ROI	$68,230	$79,131	96%	96%
12	Dartmouth College Private Non-Profit NH ROI	$65,739	$82,541	95%	95%
13	University of Virginia-Main Campus Public VA ROI	$20,986	$72,359	95%	95%
14	University of Chicago Private Non-Profit IL ROI	$66,939	$80,870	95%	95%
15	Cornell University Private Non-Profit NY ROI	$66,014	$87,830	95%	95%
16	Columbia University in the City of New York Private Non-Profit NY ROI	$69,045	$88,535	95%	95%
17	Georgetown University Private Non-Profit DC ROI	$65,081	$83,222	95%	95%
18	Washington and Lee University Private Non-Profit VA ROI	$64,525	$76,516	95%	95%
19	Bowdoin College Private Non-Profit ME ROI	$64,910	$61,692	95%	95%
20	Rice University Private Non-Profit TX ROI	$58,128	$79,751	95%	95%
21	United International College Private For-Profit FL ROI	$10,320	$0	95%	95%
22	Johns Hopkins University Private Non-Profit MD ROI	$63,340	$86,306	94%	94%
23	Washington University in St Louis Private Non-Profit MO ROI	$62,982	$78,073	94%	94%
24	Stanford University Private Non-Profit CA ROI	$62,484	$102,887	94%	94%
25	Pomona College Private Non-Profit CA ROI	$62,326	$60,850	94%	94%
26	Swarthmore College Private Non-Profit PA ROI	$62,412	$56,211	94%	94%
27	United States Air Force Academy Public CO ROI	$0	$0	94%	94%
28	California Institute of Technology Private Non-Profit CA ROI	$63,255	$132,140	94%	94%
29	University of California-Berkeley Public CA ROI	$14,850	$74,919	94%	94%
30	Tufts University Private Non-Profit MA ROI	$67,844	$68,337	94%	94%
31	Claremont McKenna College Private Non-Profit CA ROI	$64,150	$87,603	93%	93%
32	Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion Private Non-Profit NY ROI	$10,000	$0	93%	93%
33	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Public MI ROI	$17,228	$73,762	93%	93%
34	Middlebury College Private Non-Profit VT ROI	$65,280	$57,291	93%	93%
35	Harvey Mudd College Private Non-Profit CA ROI	$66,255	$115,107	93%	93%
36	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Private Non-Profit MA ROI	$64,458	$105,483	93%	93%
37	Amherst College Private Non-Profit MA ROI	$67,280	$62,537	93%	93%
38	Vanderbilt University Private Non-Profit TN ROI	$63,946	$73,909	93%	93%
39	University of California-Los Angeles Public CA ROI	$13,747	$59,063	93%	93%
40	Babson College Private Non-Profit MA ROI	$56,032	$91,354	93%	93%
41	Wesleyan University Private Non-Profit CT ROI	$67,316	$60,385	92%	92%
42	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public GA ROI	$11,764	$89,432	92%	92%
43	Barnard College Private Non-Profit NY ROI	$66,246	$60,411	92%	92%
44	University of Southern California Private Non-Profit CA ROI	$68,237	$74,461	92%	92%
45	Carnegie Mellon University Private Non-Profit PA ROI	$63,829	$105,360	92%	92%
46	Hamilton College Private Non-Profit NY ROI	$65,740	$60,082	92%	92%
47	Davidson College Private Non-Profit NC ROI	$60,300	$62,866	92%	92%
48	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Public NC ROI	$8,989	$57,057	92%	92%
49	Bates College Private Non-Profit ME ROI	$63,478	$59,202	92%	92%
50	Villanova University Private Non-Profit PA ROI	$64,701	$84,905	92%	92%

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by best graduation rate metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the Best Graduation Rate universities?

The top Best Graduation Rate university is St. John Vianney College Seminary, followed by Harvard University. Rankings are based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

How many universities are ranked for Best Graduation Rate?

How are Best Graduation Rate rankings calculated?

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