Last year, 215,433 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best American Literature After 1865 Colleges. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of 15,311, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, University of California-Los Angeles had the most completers of 9,615. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's (10,592) and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor had the most completers of Doctor's (1,719) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 13,647 | 9,339 | 3,853 | 1,279 | 67 | - | - |
| 2 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 6,208 | 2,085 | 4,055 | 735 | 85 | - | - |
| 3 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,928 | 1,794 | 2,582 | 1,000 | 4 | - | - |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 15,311 | 2,496 | 10,592 | 1,591 | 1,223 | - | - |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 10,200 | 1,912 | 5,680 | 1,547 | 1,444 | 44 | 67 |
| 6 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 9,416 | 2,726 | 5,481 | 1,507 | 211 | - | 222 |
| 7 | University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA | 8,254 | 4,339 | 2,404 | 845 | 965 | - | 1 |
| 8 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 4,971 | 1,665 | 2,530 | 751 | 82 | - | - |
| 9 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 14,664 | 9,433 | 3,828 | 1,456 | 1 | - | - |
| 10 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,270 | 8,780 | 5,413 | 1,719 | 286 | - | - |
| - | Average | 215,433 | 4,431 | 4,608 | 1,233 | 437 | 85 | 105 |