Key Admission and Academic Facts of Public Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate of 95% and University of California-Berkeley has the second highest graduation rate of 94%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,600 and graduate tuition & fees is $31,092 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 35.26% and the average SAT score is 1,396 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 25 Public Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.
Table. Public Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
Public, four-years
95.00%
1.00%
$58,950
($22,323)
42.32%18.66%1,49026,08215 to 1
2
1
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Public, four-years
94.00%
1.00%
$45,627
($14,850)
46.33%11.33%-45,30719 to 1
3
2
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
Public, four-years
93.00%
1.00%
$58,072
($17,228)
47.27%17.69%1,47051,22512 to 1
4
-
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
Public, four-years
92.00%
-
$44,524
($13,747)
50.31%8.57%-46,43018 to 1
4
-
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA
Public, four-years
92.00%
-
$32,876
($11,764)
42.05%17.13%1,48045,29619 to 1
6
2
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
Public, four-years
91.00%
1.00%
$39,330
($8,989)
46.01%17.11%1,46031,70517 to 1
7
1
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Public, four-years
90.00%
1.00%
$28,659
($6,381)
43.92%23.35%1,39055,21116 to 1
7
1
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
Public, four-years
90.00%
1.00%
$49,412
($25,040)
27.10%33.50%1,4609,65412 to 1
9
2
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD
Public, four-years
89.00%
1.00%
$40,306
($11,505)
23.10%44.61%1,46040,79218 to 1
9
-
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI
Public, four-years
89.00%
-
$40,603
($11,205)
29.21%49.06%1,43048,95618 to 1
11
-
University of Georgia Athens, GA
Public, four-years
88.00%
-
$30,220
($11,180)
37.50%42.55%1,31040,60717 to 1
11
-
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH
Public, four-years
88.00%
-
$38,365
($12,859)
23.45%52.72%1,40060,54017 to 1
13
4
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA
Public, four-years
87.00%
2.00%
$46,042
($15,265)
21.05%23.71%-42,00619 to 1
13
2
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
Public, four-years
87.00%
1.00%
$42,778
($11,678)
48.37%31.35%1,37052,38418 to 1
15
-
University of California-Davis Davis, CA
Public, four-years
86.00%
1.00%
$46,024
($15,247)
18.09%37.34%-39,67921 to 1
15
7
University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA
Public, four-years
86.00%
2.00%
$45,014
($14,237)
22.47%21.15%-35,93718 to 1
15
-
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA
Public, four-years
86.00%
1.00%
$36,694
($15,478)
27.75%56.98%1,33038,17017 to 1
18
-
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
Public, four-years
85.00%
-
$30,995
($11,075)
28.57%30.43%-22,00020 to 1
18
-
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
Public, four-years
85.00%
-
$45,742
($14,965)
17.31%25.85%-26,42017 to 1
18
3
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
Public, four-years
85.00%
2.00%
$24,568
($18,685)
23.85%64.43%1,2807,62913 to 1
18
-
Clemson University Clemson, SC
Public, four-years
85.00%
-
$39,498
($15,554)
20.21%42.98%1,32028,46616 to 1
22
8
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
Public, four-years
84.00%
1.00%
$18,786
($5,656)
30.86%25.04%1,29044,16117 to 1
22
4
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
Public, four-years
84.00%
1.00%
$34,501
($16,004)
28.06%44.82%1,44056,91621 to 1
22
-
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
Public, four-years
84.00%
-
$36,402
($16,488)
23.64%74.91%1,37854,95516 to 1
22
-
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
Public, four-years
84.00%
-
$36,001
($17,239)
28.18%66.29%1,37050,63715 to 1
Average87.96%$39,600
($14,186)
31.88%35.26%1,39640,04717 to 1
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