Large Universities with the Highest Graduation Rates

Large Universities with the Highest Graduation Rates, ranked by graduation rate. College Scorecard reported completion rate; definitions depend on institution type. Four-year colleges with at least 10,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 214 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 2University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 3Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 4Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 5University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 6University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 7University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 8University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 9University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 10University of FloridaGainesville, Florida24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 11Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 12Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts5%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 13University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia38%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 14University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 15The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 16Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts11%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 17University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 18Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 19New York UniversityNew York, New York9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 20University of California-IrvineIrvine, California29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 21Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina38%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 22California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 23Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 24Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania61%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 25University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 26University of California-DavisDavis, California42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 27Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 28Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas44%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 29University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania58%1370$30k$66k86%20,370110 mi 30University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 31University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 32University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 33North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina42%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 34George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 35Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 36University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida19%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 37Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey58%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 38Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 39University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 40University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 41Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 42University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 43Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama46%1345$24k$65k82%26,816151 mi 44Fordham UniversityBronx, New York59%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 45Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 46Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 47Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan85%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 48University of DelawareNewark, Delaware71%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 49Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 50Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas51%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 51Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio75%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 52James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia72%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 53University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina60%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 54University of VermontBurlington, Vermont65%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 55Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania79%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 56University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 57University of South FloridaTampa, Florida43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 58San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 59University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire88%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 60University of California-RiversideRiverside, California76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 61The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas65%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 62Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York49%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 63University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 64Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa89%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 65University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 66University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 67Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania80%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 68University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio85%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 69University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri78%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 70University of IowaIowa City, Iowa84%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 71Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina90%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 mi 72Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 73University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 74The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee42%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 75The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama77%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 mi 76University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island72%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 77Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois82%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 1 mi 78CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 79University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi97%1184$13k$51k72%21,473266 mi 80University of OregonEugene, Oregon88%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 81University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky93%1215$19k$59k71%24,763249 mi 82Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas82%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 83University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina64%1287$20k$55k71%14,9223 mi 84University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas74%1169$18k$58k71%28,677421 mi 85West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania78%1187$23k$61k71%14,16413 mi 86California State University-FullertonFullerton, California91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 87Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon77%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 88University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland72%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 89Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia41%1213$51k$63k70%10,1083 mi 90Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York67%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 91Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland82%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 92Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia83%1173$49k$46k69%15,24311 mi 93San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 94University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 95University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina80%1231$15k$57k69%24,453153 mi 96California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 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.