Test-Optional Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rates

Test-Optional Colleges 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 815 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey5%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 2Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 3University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 4Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 5University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois4%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 6Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 7Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 8University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 9Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 10Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 11Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 12University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 13Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 14Rice UniversityHouston, Texas8%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 15Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri12%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 16Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania12%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 17Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts9%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 18Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia14%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 19Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland6%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 20Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 21Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee6%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 22Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts11%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 23University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 24Pomona CollegeClaremont, California7%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 25Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts17%1457$41k$124k93%2,72811 mi 26Barnard CollegeNew York, New York9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 27United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland9%1307——93%4,474< 1 mi 28United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, Connecticut22%1339——93%1,1082 mi 29Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut16%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 30Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania7%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 31Stanford UniversityStanford, California4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 32Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania27%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 33University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 34Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 35Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont11%1508$31k$76k91%2,73895 mi 36Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California10%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 37University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 38Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York14%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 39Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia11%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 40Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York19%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 41Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 42Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 43Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York14%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 44Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts5%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 45Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, Michigan21%1415——90%1,57361 mi 46Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine13%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 47Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania12%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 48Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota20%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 49University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 50William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 51Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 52Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts21%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 53The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 54Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine7%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 55Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island19%1473$51k$68k89%2,0841 mi 56Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts11%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 57University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 58Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa15%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 59Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California48%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 60Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania26%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 61Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 62Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado18%1365$33k$65k88%2,014705 mi 63Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania31%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 64New York UniversityNew York, New York9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 65College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts18%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 66Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio37%1513$41k$88k87%6,4373 mi 67Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota29%1440$32k$64k87%2,131134 mi 68Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey48%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 69Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts45%1352$38k$121k87%4,4749 mi 70Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina38%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 71Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania29%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 72Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington82%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 73Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 74Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana14%1448$40k$63k86%7,7676 mi 75Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania61%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 76Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts41%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 77The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 78Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island51%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 79Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas44%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 80University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania58%1370$30k$66k86%20,370110 mi 81University of RochesterRochester, New York40%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 82University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 83University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia22%1497$31k$76k85%2,98022 mi 84University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 85North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina42%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 86Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois87%1380$27k$64k85%2,12124 mi 87Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee50%1362$29k$67k85%1,836326 mi 88Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts36%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi 89Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut33%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 90Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 91Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, South Carolina52%1296$19k$69k84%1,816178 mi 92Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina66%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 93St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota48%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 94George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 95Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas26%1416$23k$72k84%2,505120 mi 96Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 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.