Public Universities with the Highest Graduation Rates

Public 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 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 517 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 3University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 4United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland9%1307——93%4,474< 1 mi 5University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 6United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, Connecticut22%1339——93%1,1082 mi 7University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 8University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 9University of FloridaGainesville, Florida24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 10University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia38%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 11University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 12William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 13The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 14University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 15Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 16United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, Colorado14%1350——88%4,114711 mi 17United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York12%1355——87%4,4085 mi 18University of California-IrvineIrvine, California29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 19Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina38%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 20California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 21Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 22Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania61%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 23University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 24The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 25University of California-DavisDavis, California42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 26Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 27University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania58%1370$30k$66k86%20,370110 mi 28University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 29University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 30University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 31North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina42%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 32Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 33Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey58%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 34University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 35University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 36Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 37University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 38Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama46%1345$24k$65k82%26,816151 mi 39Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 40Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 41Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan85%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 42University of DelawareNewark, Delaware71%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 43Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 44Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio75%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 45James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia72%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 46University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina60%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 47University of VermontBurlington, Vermont65%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 48University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 49University of South FloridaTampa, Florida43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 50San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 51Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia71%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 52University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire88%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 53University of California-RiversideRiverside, California76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 54The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas65%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 55Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York49%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 56University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 57Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa89%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 58University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 59University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 60Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania80%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 61Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina23%1208$21k$72k75%2,705< 1 mi 62University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio85%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 63University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri78%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 64University of IowaIowa City, Iowa84%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 65Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina90%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 mi 66Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 67University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 68Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 69The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee42%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 70The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama77%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 mi 71University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island72%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 72New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 73CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 74University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi97%1184$13k$51k72%21,473266 mi 75University of OregonEugene, Oregon88%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 76Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, Virginia86%1180$23k$61k72%4,3651 mi 77State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York62%1265$19k$58k72%6,08631 mi 78SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York66%1286$18k$67k71%3,86934 mi 79University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky93%1215$19k$59k71%24,763249 mi 80Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas82%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 81University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin76%1220$16k$60k71%9,277167 mi 82University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina64%1287$20k$55k71%14,9223 mi 83University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas74%1169$18k$58k71%28,677421 mi 84West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania78%1187$23k$61k71%14,16413 mi 85California State University-FullertonFullerton, California91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 86Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon77%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 87University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland72%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 88St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City, Maryland69%1261$18k$60k70%1,603< 1 mi 89Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey71%1211$18k$68k70%4,89813 mi 90Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland82%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 91San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 92University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 93University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina80%1231$15k$57k69%24,453153 mi 94California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 95Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, Massachusetts76%—$24k$44k69%1,8313 mi 96Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana73%1285$19k$61k69%30,59447 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.