Colleges Admitting at Least 50% of Applicants with the Highest Graduation Rates

Colleges Admitting at Least 50% of Applicants 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 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 922 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 2Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 3Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 4Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington82%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 5Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 6Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania61%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 7The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 8Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island51%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 9University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania58%1370$30k$66k86%20,370110 mi 10University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 11Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois87%1380$27k$64k85%2,12124 mi 12Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee50%1362$29k$67k85%1,836326 mi 13Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 14Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, South Carolina52%1296$19k$69k84%1,816178 mi 15Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina66%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 16Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 17University of San DiegoSan Diego, California52%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 18Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey58%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 19Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York63%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 20Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska80%1321$32k$74k83%4,348424 mi 21Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California63%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 22University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 23University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 24Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin81%1310$31k$78k83%7,6602 mi 25Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York56%1426$50k$71k83%2,852< 1 mi 26Grove City CollegeGrove City, Pennsylvania72%1272——83%2,21661 mi 27Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania72%1343$29k$69k82%1,72747 mi 28Fordham UniversityBronx, New York59%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 29Chapman UniversityOrange, California65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 30Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 31Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania81%1232$29k$62k82%2,16395 mi 32Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 33Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 34Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan85%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 35Centre CollegeDanville, Kentucky54%1352$21k$66k81%1,400279 mi 36University of DelawareNewark, Delaware71%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 37Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana85%1274$36k$77k80%4,317135 mi 38Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 39University of DaytonDayton, Ohio65%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 40Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire78%1201$35k$73k80%2,08734 mi 41Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas51%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 42Hope CollegeHolland, Michigan79%1249$27k$58k80%3,2886 mi 43University of PortlandPortland, Oregon89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 44Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio75%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 45University of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania81%1237$33k$75k80%3,55487 mi 46The University of the SouthSewanee, Tennessee57%1344$28k$65k80%1,607324 mi 47Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island65%1265$41k$90k80%3,19410 mi 48James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia72%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 49Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York57%1295$42k$78k80%5,18228 mi 50Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri75%1317$24k$71k80%7,267256 mi 51The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia83%—$30k$73k79%3,1544 mi 52Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland75%1290$31k$83k79%3,8696 mi 53Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California75%—$49k$72k79%2,01721 mi 54St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York54%1371$29k$67k79%1,91831 mi 55Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania89%1258$30k$87k79%4,9486 mi 56University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina60%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 57University of VermontBurlington, Vermont65%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 58John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, Ohio81%1298$29k$63k79%2,2746 mi 59Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania79%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 60Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana77%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 61Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California84%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi 62Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, Illinois57%1343$29k$62k78%1,8131 mi 63Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania84%1276$38k$75k77%5,350110 mi 64Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, New York64%1319$32k$69k77%1,78628 mi 65Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California84%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 66College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota92%1151$27k$63k77%1,370134 mi 67Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts51%1358$49k$63k77%3,8701 mi 68Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama82%1201$33k$58k77%4,206198 mi 69Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Rhode Island68%1232$37k$73k77%2,121< 1 mi 70Lawrence UniversityAppleton, Wisconsin64%1350$23k$56k77%1,39628 mi 71Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota61%1290$23k$66k77%1,878190 mi 72University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota85%1296$29k$74k76%6,245134 mi 73Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York69%1312$34k$64k76%4,24262 mi 74Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia71%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 75Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois77%—$23k$67k76%3,574130 mi 76Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, Pennsylvania78%1204$27k$62k76%1,86849 mi 77University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire88%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 78Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts66%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 79Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan75%1280$19k$66k76%1,14936 mi 80University of California-RiversideRiverside, California76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 81Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut72%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 82The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas65%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 83School of Visual ArtsNew York, New York93%1320$58k$46k76%3,2441 mi 84University of DenverDenver, Colorado78%1355$36k$71k76%6,025742 mi 85Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts71%1274$41k$58k76%3,125< 1 mi 86Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 87American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia62%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 88Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio74%1252$24k$81k75%2,48962 mi 89Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio58%1220$24k$50k75%2,90196 mi 90Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, Minnesota91%1183$26k$77k75%1,395136 mi 91Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, Oregon78%—$36k$62k75%2,12055 mi 92University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 93Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa89%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 94Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts83%—$29k$75k75%1,66940 mi 95Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois55%1311$18k$83k75%2,8331 mi 96University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 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.