2021 Completion In Time Rankings
At a Glance
The graduation rate, percentage of students who complete their program within given time,
can be a simple and standard measure to rank colleges.
For the graduation rate, 150 percent of the published (normal) time for the program is used to compute. For example, 150 students out of 200 total students have completed their BS degree program, (i.e. 4-years program) in 4 years, additional 30 students have completed in 6 years , then the graduation rate is 90% ( (150 + 30) / 200 * 100).
Princeton University has the highest graduation rate (98%) and Unitek College has the second lowest rate (98%) based on academic year 2019-2020 graduation data.
Below table ranks and compares the Completion In Time having highest graduation rate. For the graduation rate rankings, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 3,000 students have applied to.
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Completion In Time Comparison Table
| Rank | College Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate | Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | 98% | - | 98% | $52,800 | 1,515 | 6.00% | 8,374 | 5 to 1 |
| 2 | Unitek College Fremont, CA | 98% | - | - | $35,284 | - | - | 3,774 | 21 to 1 |
| 3 | Yale University New Haven, CT | 97% | - | 99% | $55,500 | 1,515 | 6.00% | 13,433 | 6 to 1 |
| 4 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | 97% | - | 99% | $51,925 | 1,515 | 5.00% | 31,566 | 7 to 1 |
| 5 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | 96% | - | 98% | $55,553 | 1,475 | 16.00% | 12,607 | 10 to 1 |
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | 96% | - | 98% | $57,770 | 1,505 | 8.00% | 25,860 | 6 to 1 |
| 7 | Brown University Providence, RI | 96% | - | 98% | $58,404 | 1,505 | 7.00% | 10,257 | 6 to 1 |
| 8 | Georgetown University Washington, DC | 95% | - | 96% | $56,058 | 1,465 | 14.00% | 19,204 | 11 to 1 |
| 9 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | 95% | 1% | 99% | $59,298 | 1,535 | 6.00% | 17,002 | 5 to 1 |
| 10 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | 95% | - | 99% | $53,790 | 1,540 | 7.00% | 11,574 | 3 to 1 |
| 11 | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO | 95% | - | 97% | $55,292 | 1,520 | 14.00% | 15,852 | 7 to 1 |
| 12 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | 95% | - | 97% | $57,204 | 1,500 | 8.00% | 6,572 | 7 to 1 |
| 13 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | 95% | 2% | 98% | $60,578 | 1,505 | 5.00% | 31,077 | 6 to 1 |
| 14 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | 95% | - | 97% | $57,222 | 1,480 | 11.00% | 23,600 | 9 to 1 |
| 15 | Duke University Durham, NC | 95% | 3% | 98% | $57,931 | 1,525 | 8.00% | 16,606 | 6 to 1 |
| 16 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | 95% | 3% | 97% | $51,482 | 1,430 | 24.00% | 24,639 | 15 to 1 |
| 17 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | 94% | - | 97% | $56,691 | 1,495 | 9.00% | 22,127 | 6 to 1 |
| 18 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | 94% | 4% | 95% | $57,910 | 1,420 | 27.00% | 14,720 | 13 to 1 |
| 19 | Tufts University Medford, MA | 94% | 4% | 96% | $58,578 | 1,465 | 15.00% | 11,586 | 9 to 1 |
| 20 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | 94% | 1% | 99% | $53,529 | 1,505 | 4.00% | 17,381 | 5 to 1 |
| 21 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | 93% | - | 97% | $44,007 | 1,430 | 16.00% | 42,501 | 20 to 1 |
| 22 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | 93% | 3% | 97% | $55,350 | 1,510 | 11.00% | 26,152 | 7 to 1 |
| 23 | Babson College Wellesley, MA | 93% | - | 95% | $52,608 | 1,360 | 26.00% | 3,357 | 14 to 1 |
| 24 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | 93% | - | 97% | $52,997 | 1,435 | 23.00% | 46,716 | 11 to 1 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | 93% | - | 97% | $52,070 | 1,510 | 9.00% | 12,824 | 7 to 1 |
| 26 | Rice University Houston, TX | 93% | - | 97% | $49,112 | 1,520 | 9.00% | 7,124 | 6 to 1 |
| 27 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | 92% | 4% | 97% | $42,994 | 1,415 | 12.00% | 44,537 | 18 to 1 |
| 28 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | 92% | - | 97% | $58,133 | 1,445 | 11.00% | 47,310 | 9 to 1 |
| 29 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | 92% | 6% | 96% | $57,034 | - | 16.00% | 3,217 | 8 to 1 |
| 30 | United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD | 92% | - | 97% | - | 1,350 | 8.00% | 4,512 | 8 to 1 |
| 31 | Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | 91% | - | 95% | $53,634 | 1,360 | 49.00% | 8,642 | 10 to 1 |
| 32 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | 91% | 5% | 97% | $36,159 | 1,405 | 23.00% | 30,011 | 13 to 1 |
| 33 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | 90% | - | 95% | $53,804 | 1,445 | 16.00% | 14,458 | 9 to 1 |
| 34 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | 90% | 5% | 97% | $33,794 | 1,405 | 21.00% | 32,723 | 18 to 1 |
| 35 | Bentley University Waltham, MA | 90% | 2% | 93% | $51,830 | 1,320 | 47.00% | 5,460 | 11 to 1 |
| 36 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | 90% | 8% | 92% | $58,196 | 1,343 | 34.00% | 3,668 | 9 to 1 |
| 37 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | 90% | 6% | 97% | $57,119 | 1,510 | 15.00% | 14,029 | 10 to 1 |
| 38 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | 90% | - | 94% | $55,240 | 1,365 | 32.00% | 6,849 | 9 to 1 |
| 39 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | 90% | 9% | 96% | $55,280 | 1,395 | 28.00% | 11,030 | 11 to 1 |
| 40 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VA | 90% | 7% | 95% | $46,854 | 1,415 | 38.00% | 8,817 | 11 to 1 |
| 41 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | 89% | 7% | 97% | $53,506 | 1,465 | 18.00% | 21,627 | 14 to 1 |
| 42 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | 89% | - | 96% | $52,320 | - | 49.00% | 6,874 | 13 to 1 |
| 43 | University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA | 89% | - | 93% | $54,690 | 1,375 | 28.00% | 4,002 | 8 to 1 |
| 44 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | 88% | 3% | 97% | $28,659 | 1,390 | 37.00% | 52,218 | 18 to 1 |
| 45 | Boston University Boston, MA | 88% | - | 94% | $55,892 | 1,425 | 19.00% | 34,657 | 10 to 1 |
| 46 | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | 88% | - | 96% | $55,440 | - | 30.00% | 8,401 | 10 to 1 |
| 47 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | 88% | - | 95% | $37,785 | 1,390 | 54.00% | 43,463 | 17 to 1 |
| 48 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA | 87% | - | 92% | $44,249 | 1,290 | 39.00% | 38,167 | 20 to 1 |
| 49 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | 87% | - | 94% | $44,169 | 1,370 | 31.00% | 37,887 | 19 to 1 |
| 50 | University of Georgia Athens, GA | 87% | 9% | 95% | $31,120 | 1,330 | 45.00% | 38,652 | 17 to 1 |
| 51 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | 87% | 8% | 95% | $36,891 | 1,375 | 44.00% | 41,200 | 18 to 1 |
| 52 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA | 87% | 8% | 92% | $57,216 | 1,435 | 30.00% | 5,800 | 10 to 1 |
| 53 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | 87% | 12% | 95% | $56,030 | 1,405 | 30.00% | 11,817 | 10 to 1 |
| 54 | Providence College Providence, RI | 87% | 11% | 93% | $52,438 | 1,280 | 47.00% | 4,674 | 11 to 1 |
| 55 | Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | 86% | - | 91% | $55,892 | 1,340 | 32.00% | 7,961 | 14 to 1 |
| 56 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | 86% | 11% | 94% | $56,800 | 1,440 | 13.00% | 12,646 | 8 to 1 |
| 57 | St Olaf College Northfield, MN | 86% | 12% | 91% | $49,710 | 1,310 | 48.00% | 3,048 | 12 to 1 |
| 58 | The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ | 86% | 12% | 93% | $28,901 | 1,260 | 49.00% | 7,686 | 13 to 1 |
| 59 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | 86% | 8% | 95% | $32,061 | 1,355 | 54.00% | 61,170 | 19 to 1 |
| 60 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | 86% | - | 95% | $38,326 | 1,355 | 32.00% | 51,832 | 18 to 1 |
| 61 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | 86% | - | 93% | $32,835 | 1,285 | 70.00% | 34,683 | 14 to 1 |
| 62 | United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO | 85% | - | 95% | - | 1,335 | 11.00% | 4,336 | 8 to 1 |
| 63 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | 85% | - | 93% | $36,213 | 1,340 | 59.00% | 49,702 | 20 to 1 |
| 64 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ | 85% | 15% | 95% | $54,014 | 1,420 | 40.00% | 6,929 | 11 to 1 |
| 65 | New York University New York, NY | 85% | 8% | 94% | $53,308 | 1,440 | 16.00% | 51,847 | 9 to 1 |
| 66 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | 85% | 3% | 92% | $55,378 | 1,390 | 47.00% | 7,895 | 13 to 1 |
| 67 | United States Military Academy West Point, NY | 85% | 4% | 97% | - | 1,270 | 12.00% | 4,589 | 7 to 1 |
| 68 | Elon University Elon, NC | 85% | - | 90% | $36,571 | 1,240 | 78.00% | 6,991 | 12 to 1 |
| 69 | Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | 85% | 5% | 94% | $45,140 | 1,280 | 62.00% | 7,563 | 11 to 1 |
| 70 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | 84% | 9% | 93% | $43,481 | 1,295 | 27.00% | 36,032 | 18 to 1 |
| 71 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | 84% | 9% | 93% | $39,894 | 1,305 | 49.00% | 27,412 | 16 to 1 |
| 72 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | 84% | 8% | 93% | $32,189 | 1,320 | 61.00% | 50,254 | 16 to 1 |
| 73 | Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY | 84% | 13% | 87% | $40,525 | - | 49.00% | 6,624 | 16 to 1 |
| 74 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | 84% | - | 95% | $50,924 | 1,425 | 27.00% | 11,890 | 11 to 1 |
| 75 | Clemson University Clemson, SC | 84% | 5% | 93% | $38,550 | 1,315 | 51.00% | 24,951 | 16 to 1 |
| 76 | James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA | 84% | - | 90% | $29,106 | 1,205 | 77.00% | 21,751 | 16 to 1 |
| 77 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | 84% | - | 94% | $38,166 | 1,345 | 52.00% | 47,400 | 19 to 1 |
| 78 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | 83% | - | 92% | $44,145 | 1,355 | 30.00% | 25,976 | 22 to 1 |
| 79 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | 83% | 5% | 92% | $39,762 | 1,310 | 53.00% | 6,325 | 15 to 1 |
| 80 | Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | 83% | 15% | 90% | $49,830 | 1,280 | 57.00% | 5,273 | 12 to 1 |
| 81 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | 83% | 5% | 93% | $21,683 | 1,270 | 36.00% | 41,005 | 21 to 1 |
| 82 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | 83% | - | 92% | $51,930 | 1,355 | 27.00% | 17,331 | 12 to 1 |
| 83 | Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD | 83% | 15% | 88% | $50,100 | - | 80.00% | 5,645 | 12 to 1 |
| 84 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | 83% | 10% | 93% | $33,325 | 1,370 | 57.00% | 50,734 | 17 to 1 |
| 85 | Fordham University Bronx, NY | 83% | 11% | 90% | $54,008 | 1,345 | 46.00% | 16,515 | 15 to 1 |
| 86 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | 83% | - | 90% | $52,255 | 1,280 | 44.00% | 22,803 | 15 to 1 |
| 87 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | 83% | 12% | 93% | $33,746 | 1,350 | 57.00% | 28,673 | 14 to 1 |
| 88 | University of Scranton Scranton, PA | 83% | - | 87% | $45,790 | 1,215 | 76.00% | 5,286 | 13 to 1 |
| 89 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | 83% | 14% | 92% | $49,250 | 1,250 | 47.00% | 10,918 | 13 to 1 |
| 90 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA | 82% | 2% | 94% | $23,833 | 1,340 | 28.00% | 22,013 | 21 to 1 |
| 91 | George Washington University Washington, DC | 82% | - | 93% | $54,538 | 1,375 | 41.00% | 28,172 | 13 to 1 |
| 92 | Butler University Indianapolis, IN | 82% | 15% | 89% | $42,360 | 1,240 | 73.00% | 5,495 | 11 to 1 |
| 93 | Emerson College Boston, MA | 82% | - | 87% | $49,152 | 1,305 | 33.00% | 4,573 | 15 to 1 |
| 94 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | 82% | 13% | 91% | $35,710 | 1,290 | 64.00% | 30,593 | 17 to 1 |
| 95 | Binghamton University Vestal, NY | 82% | 15% | 92% | $27,791 | 1,360 | 41.00% | 17,768 | 19 to 1 |
| 96 | Yeshiva University New York, NY | 82% | 11% | 87% | $44,900 | 1,270 | 55.00% | 6,479 | 7 to 1 |
| 97 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | 82% | 11% | 94% | $29,220 | 1,335 | 45.00% | 35,479 | 14 to 1 |
| 98 | University of Dayton Dayton, OH | 82% | - | 91% | $44,100 | 1,220 | 72.00% | 11,241 | 14 to 1 |
| 99 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX | 82% | 8% | 92% | $37,470 | 1,275 | 58.00% | 68,679 | 20 to 1 |
| 100 | Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | 82% | - | 87% | $43,930 | 1,220 | 83.00% | 11,605 | 14 to 1 |
