Last year, 136,820 students completed degree or certificate programs at Top National Universities. 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 Pennsylvania had the most completers of 2,726. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's and Doctor's degrees, 10,592 and 1,602 respectively.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,928 | 2,086 | 2,634 | 1,000 | 3 | - | - |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 10,200 | 1,912 | 5,652 | 1,556 | 1,444 | 44 | 35 |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 3,666 | 1,158 | 1,918 | 704 | - | - | - |
| 4 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 2,336 | 1,324 | 655 | 403 | - | - | - |
| 5 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 4,971 | 1,860 | 2,623 | 796 | 84 | - | - |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 15,311 | 2,433 | 10,592 | 1,591 | 1,223 | - | - |
| 7 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 9,416 | 2,726 | 5,481 | 1,425 | 195 | - | 201 |
| 8 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 584 | 250 | 156 | 200 | - | - | - |
| 9 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 6,208 | 1,926 | 4,055 | 748 | 85 | - | - |
| 10 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 6,848 | 2,258 | 3,551 | 1,057 | 953 | - | - |
| - | Average | 136,820 | 1,779 | 3,685 | 951 | 559 | 85 | 131 |