The average graduation rate for Top 20 US Colleges is 94.63%, transfer-out rate is 2.50%, and retention rate is 97.47%.

The table below summarizes and compares the graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate for Top 20 US Colleges. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

Top 20 US Colleges 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)
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI94% -- 99%-
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA94% 3%- 98%-
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%-
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA97% -- 98%-
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD94% 2%2% 97%-
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL96% -- 98%-
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ97% -- 97%-
Rice UniversityHouston, TX93% -- 98%-
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA95% -- 98%-
University of ChicagoChicago, IL95% -- 99%-
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN96% -- 97%-
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA96% -- 98%93%
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN92% -- 96%100%
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO93% -- 96%50%
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT97% -- 98%-
Average94.63%2.50%2.00%97.47%81.50%