Last year, 235,289 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best American Politics Colleges. Ohio State University-Main Campus had the most completers of 15,912, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, Ohio State University-Main Campus had the most completers of 11,409. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's (10,592) and Ohio State University-Main Campus had the most completers of Doctor's (1,743) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 10,200 | 2,158 | 5,652 | 1,547 | 1,444 | 44 | 67 |
| 2 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,928 | 2,086 | 2,634 | 1,000 | 3 | - | - |
| 3 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,270 | 8,221 | 5,470 | 1,683 | 286 | - | - |
| 4 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 2,336 | 1,324 | 655 | 463 | - | - | - |
| 5 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 13,647 | 8,535 | 3,929 | 1,171 | 81 | - | - |
| 6 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 4,971 | 1,860 | 2,530 | 796 | 82 | - | - |
| 7 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 6,848 | 2,128 | 3,551 | 1,014 | 953 | - | - |
| 8 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 14,664 | 9,433 | 3,828 | 1,456 | 2 | - | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 15,311 | 2,496 | 10,592 | 1,591 | 1,256 | - | - |
| 10 | Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | 15,912 | 11,409 | 2,679 | 1,721 | 234 | - | 223 |
| 11 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 9,137 | 5,629 | 2,618 | 1,191 | 3 | - | - |
| - | Average | 235,289 | 5,041 | 4,013 | 1,244 | 399 | 85 | 141 |