The average graduation rate of The Big Ten Conference (B1G) is 84.36%. Northwestern University has the highest graduation rate of 95% and University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the lowest graduation rate of 67%The average transfer-out rate is 8.00% and the average retention rate is 93.07% Table. The Big Ten Conference (B1G) Graduation Rate Comparison SchoolGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention RateStudents to Faculty Ratio University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL85%-95%20 to 1 Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN80%10%91%18 to 1 University of IowaIowa City, IA75%17%90%16 to 1 University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI93%-97%11 to 1 Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI81%-90%17 to 1 University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN85%-91%17 to 1 University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE67%3%86%17 to 1 Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL95%-98%6 to 1 Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH88%-94%16 to 1 Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA86%2%93%16 to 1 Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN83%-93%14 to 1 University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI90%-96%18 to 1 University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD89%-96%17 to 1 Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ84%-93%16 to 1Average84.3571%8.0000%93.0714%15.6429 to 1