Colleges with the Highest Four-Year Graduation Rates

Colleges with the Highest Four-Year Graduation Rates, ranked by four-year graduation rate. Uses the reported four-year completion measure. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,184 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Strayer University-FloridaTampa, Florida100.0%——$16k$40k100%1,1077 mi 2University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia92.3%17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 3United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland91.5%9%1307——93%4,474< 1 mi 4United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, Connecticut89.8%22%1339——93%1,1082 mi 5Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia89.5%14%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 6Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania89.4%27%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 7University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana89.2%11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 8Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona88.9%100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 9University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois87.2%4%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 10Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia87.2%13%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 11Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee87.2%6%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 12Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland87.1%6%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 13Rice UniversityHouston, Texas87.0%8%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 14Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina87.0%6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 15Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York86.9%9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 16University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania86.5%5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 17Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts86.4%16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 18Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina85.6%13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 19University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California85.3%9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 20College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts85.3%18%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 21Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri85.1%12%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 22Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York84.9%14%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 23Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts84.5%60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 24William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia84.4%34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 25United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York84.3%12%1355——87%4,4085 mi 26Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina84.2%22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 27Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York84.1%19%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 28Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts83.8%17%1457$41k$124k93%2,72811 mi 29University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina83.6%15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 30United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, Colorado83.5%14%1350——88%4,114711 mi 31Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois83.4%8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 32Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island83.3%51%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 33Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts82.8%5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 34Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts82.6%11%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 35Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine82.3%13%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 36Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania82.0%29%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 37Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota81.8%20%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 38Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut81.8%33%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 39Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada81.8%100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 40University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan81.7%16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 41Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania81.4%12%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 42Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California81.2%48%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 43Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York81.0%4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 44Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut80.9%16%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 45Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia80.9%11%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 46Barnard CollegeNew York, New York80.9%9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 47Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York80.8%56%1426$50k$71k83%2,852< 1 mi 48Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts80.6%45%1352$38k$121k87%4,4749 mi 49Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania80.2%31%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 50University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California79.9%11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 51Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina79.9%66%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 52Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania79.7%26%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 53Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York79.6%14%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 54Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee78.8%50%1362$29k$67k85%1,836326 mi 55Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, South Carolina78.8%52%1296$19k$69k84%1,816178 mi 56Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana78.7%14%1448$40k$63k86%7,7676 mi 57Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut77.9%29%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 58University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia77.9%22%1497$31k$76k85%2,98022 mi 59Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts77.7%14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 60St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota77.4%48%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 61Grove City CollegeGrove City, Pennsylvania77.2%72%1272——83%2,21661 mi 62Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island77.1%5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 63Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts77.1%41%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 64University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland77.1%45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 65Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island76.8%65%1265$41k$90k80%3,19410 mi 66University of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania76.7%81%1237$33k$75k80%3,55487 mi 67Hope CollegeHolland, Michigan76.6%79%1249$27k$58k80%3,2886 mi 68Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania76.4%28%1392$36k$76k84%1,79936 mi 69Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas76.2%63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 70Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania76.2%12%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 71Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, Michigan76.2%21%1415——90%1,57361 mi 72Fordham UniversityBronx, New York76.0%59%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 73Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut75.9%37%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 74Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania75.8%7%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 75The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey75.8%62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 76George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia75.8%47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 77Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois75.7%87%1380$27k$64k85%2,12124 mi 78University of FloridaGainesville, Florida75.7%24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 79University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia75.5%38%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 80University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts75.4%60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 81Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine75.3%7%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 82Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California75.3%10%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 83Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey75.3%5%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 84University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin75.2%45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 85Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania75.1%39%1379$31k$72k83%2,09952 mi 86University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota75.1%80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 87Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California75.1%63%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 88Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts75.0%9%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 89Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire74.9%5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 90Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire74.8%78%1201$35k$73k80%2,08734 mi 91Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa74.7%15%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 92Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts74.7%11%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 93Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania74.6%81%1232$29k$62k82%2,16395 mi 94Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York74.6%21%1405$32k$69k83%2,694124 mi 95Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania74.5%89%1258$30k$87k79%4,9486 mi 96University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California74.5%10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.