Colleges with the Highest Pell Recipient Completion Rates

Colleges with the Highest Pell Recipient Completion Rates, ranked by pell four-year completion rate. Four-year completion for the Scorecard Pell-recipient cohort; not interchangeable with the overall graduation-rate cohort. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,145 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Barnard CollegeNew York, New York92.4%9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 2Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina92.0%6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 3College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts91.9%18%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 4University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana91.0%11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 5Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts90.6%17%1457$41k$124k93%2,72811 mi 6Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts90.2%11%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 7Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina89.4%22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 8Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina89.1%13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 9Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland89.1%6%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 10Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California88.8%48%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 11Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York88.7%9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 12Union CollegeSchenectady, New York88.4%44%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 13Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts88.1%21%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 14Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York88.0%14%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 15Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island87.9%5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 16Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts87.0%5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 17Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania86.8%29%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 18Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia86.4%13%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 19William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia86.4%34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 20Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire86.3%5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 21Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California86.1%44%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 22Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island86.1%65%1265$41k$90k80%3,19410 mi 23Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois85.9%8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 24Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia85.4%11%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 25Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont85.4%11%1508$31k$76k91%2,73895 mi 26Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee85.4%6%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 27Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut85.3%4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 28University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia85.2%17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 29University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania84.9%5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 30Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania84.9%31%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 31Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts84.7%45%1352$38k$121k87%4,4749 mi 32Centre CollegeDanville, Kentucky84.7%54%1352$21k$66k81%1,400279 mi 33Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota84.7%29%1440$32k$64k87%2,131134 mi 34Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania84.1%29%1396$32k$75k82%1,35911 mi 35University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California83.8%10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 36Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania83.7%42%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 37Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado83.5%18%1365$33k$65k88%2,014705 mi 38University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan83.3%16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 39Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania83.0%27%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 40Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts82.7%36%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi 41Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri82.7%12%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 42Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts82.6%16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 43University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California82.4%27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 44Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois82.3%87%1380$27k$64k85%2,12124 mi 45University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina82.1%15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 46St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota81.7%48%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 47Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas81.4%26%1416$23k$72k84%2,505120 mi 48Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania81.3%26%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 49Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island81.0%19%1473$51k$68k89%2,0841 mi 50Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York80.7%4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 51Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut80.5%29%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 52Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts80.5%4%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 53Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee80.5%50%1362$29k$67k85%1,836326 mi 54Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa80.4%15%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 55DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Indiana80.3%57%1340$22k$71k75%1,905139 mi 56Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York80.3%63%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 57Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania80.0%39%1379$31k$72k83%2,09952 mi 58University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia79.9%22%1497$31k$76k85%2,98022 mi 59Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana79.8%77%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 60Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania79.6%28%1392$36k$76k84%1,79936 mi 61University of San DiegoSan Diego, California78.7%52%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 62Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, South Carolina78.7%52%1296$19k$69k84%1,816178 mi 63University of RochesterRochester, New York78.7%40%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 64Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut78.6%33%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 65Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland78.5%75%1290$31k$83k79%3,8696 mi 66Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri78.3%70%1120$26k$67k75%1,580414 mi 67Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut78.3%37%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 68University of California-IrvineIrvine, California78.1%29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 69University of PortlandPortland, Oregon78.1%89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 70Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Illinois78.0%39%1275$28k$71k75%1,582114 mi 71Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts77.9%66%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 72Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey77.8%48%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 73University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California77.8%9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 74Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts77.7%51%1358$49k$63k77%3,8701 mi 75Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, Oregon77.4%78%—$36k$62k75%2,12055 mi 76University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois77.3%42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 77The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey77.3%62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 78Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts77.2%60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 79Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia77.2%71%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 80Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington77.0%82%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 81Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts76.7%41%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 82Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, New York76.6%62%1366$41k$54k71%1,5303 mi 83Allegheny CollegeMeadville, Pennsylvania76.2%55%1275$23k$62k73%1,15628 mi 84The University of the SouthSewanee, Tennessee76.0%57%1344$28k$65k80%1,607324 mi 85Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington75.6%77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 86Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire75.5%78%1201$35k$73k80%2,08734 mi 87Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado75.0%61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 88Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois75.0%63%1165$23k$63k73%2,490150 mi 89Clark UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts75.0%40%1370$29k$62k77%2,21437 mi 90American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia75.0%62%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 91Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan74.7%75%1280$19k$66k76%1,14936 mi 92Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York74.7%46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 93University of California-DavisDavis, California74.7%42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 94Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, New York74.7%64%1319$32k$69k77%1,78628 mi 95Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island74.6%51%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 96James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia74.6%72%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 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.