Harvard University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 98% last year.
Princeton University with 98% and Duke University with 97% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Private Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $67,092 and graduate tuition & fees is $56,500 for the academic year 2024-2025.
Across these elite Private Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 8.43% and the average SAT score is 1,532, underscoring their extremely selective admissions process and high academic standards.