Highest 4-Year Graduation Rates
Most students enter college with a four-year plan, but changing or adding majors, retaking classes, or taking time off for personal reasons can quickly extend that plan to five or even six years. While getting the most out of your college experience is important, taking additional semesters to earn your degree often means paying more in tuition and fees. The following schools had the highest proportion of students who graduated in four years, based on students who started in fall 2005.
| Save | School | 4-year graduation rate |
|---|---|---|
|
Haverford College
Haverford, PA |
91 | |
|
Pomona College
Claremont, CA |
91 | |
|
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA |
91 | |
|
Georgetown University
Washington, DC |
90 | |
|
Juilliard School
New York, NY |
90 | |
|
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN |
90 | |
|
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA |
89 | |
|
Columbia University
New York, NY |
89 | |
|
Duke University
Durham, NC |
89 | |
|
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD |
89 | |
|
Williams College
Williamstown, MA |
89 | |
|
Yale University
New Haven, CT |
89 | |
|
Bates College
Lewiston, ME |
88 | |
|
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME |
88 | |
|
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA |
88 | |
|
Carleton College
Northfield, MN |
88 | |
|
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY |
88 | |
|
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH |
88 | |
|
Davidson College
Davidson, NC |
88 | |
|
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY |
88 | |
|
Villanova University
Villanova, PA |
88 | |
|
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA |
88 | |
|
Amherst College
Amherst, MA |
87 | |
|
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA |
87 | |
|
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA |
87 |
