The average graduation rate of Top Colleges in Pennsylvania is 87.90%. University of Pennsylvania has the highest graduation rate of 97% and Drexel University has the lowest graduation rate of 78%The average transfer-out rate is 5.75% and the average retention rate is 93.30% Table. Top Colleges in Pennsylvania Graduation Rate Comparison RankSchoolGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention RateStudents to Faculty Ratio 1University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA97%-99%8 to 1 2Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA94%2%98%5 to 1 3Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA92%-94%7 to 1 4Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA90%7%94%8 to 1 5Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA88%-94%10 to 1 6Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA92%7%95%10 to 1 7Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA82%-90%9 to 1 8Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA86%7%94%9 to 1 9University of ScrantonScranton, PA80%-85%11 to 1 10Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA78%-90%9 to 1-Average87.9000%5.7500%93.3000%8.6000 to 1