The average graduation rate for Best-2014-us-top-50-schools is 89.74%, transfer-out rate is 4.65%, and retention rate is 95.45%.

The table below summarizes and compares the graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate for Best-2014-us-top-50-schools. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

Best-2014-us-top-50-schools 2023 Graduation Rate Comparison

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Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison Table
School NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateTransfer-out Rate (BS degree)Retention Rate (Full-time)Retention Rate (Part-time)
 Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA90% 6%6% 95%-
Boston UniversityBoston, MA88% -- 94%-
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA87% 6%9% 92%-
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI94% -- 99%-
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA94% 3%- 98%-
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA91% -7% 97%-
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH85% -- 93%-
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY95% -- 98%83%
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY95% -- 97%-
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH94% -- 98%-
Duke UniversityDurham, NC96% -- 97%-
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA89% -- 95%-
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC95% -- 97%100%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA92% 4%7% 98%100%
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA97% -- 98%-
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD94% 2%2% 97%-
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA91% -- 91%-
New York UniversityNew York, NY87% 5%8% 95%67%
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA91% 3%- 97%-
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL96% -- 98%-
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA83% 1%- 91%67%
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ97% -- 97%-
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY83% -2% 89%-
Rice UniversityHouston, TX93% -- 98%-
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA95% -- 98%-
Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, VA28% 6%- -42%
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA93% 4%3% 96%-
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA94% -- 96%85%
University of California-DavisDavis, CA86% -- 92%75%
University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA86% 6%10% 91%75%
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA92% 3%4% 97%53%
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA87% -- 93%78%
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA85% -- 92%57%
University of ChicagoChicago, IL95% -- 99%-
University of FloridaGainesville, FL90% 6%3% 97%96%
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL84% -- 93%83%
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL84% -- 92%86%
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI93% -- 97%85%
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC91% 5%6% 96%92%
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN96% -- 97%-
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA96% -- 98%93%
University of RochesterRochester, NY89% 3%- 92%-
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA92% -- 97%33%
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI89% -- 94%65%
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN92% -- 96%100%
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC89% -- 94%-
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO93% -- 96%50%
William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA90% 5%6% 95%100%
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT97% -- 98%-
Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY84% 11%17% 92%75%
Average89.74%4.65%6.43%95.45%76.67%