Highest completion (all students) – U.S. universities

These 50 U.S. universities rank highest by the 8-year completion rate for all entering undergraduates, drawn from 3552 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). California Career College (Canoga Park, CA) leads at 100%.

#	Institution	Completion rate (all students · 8-yr)
1	California Career CollegeCA · Private for-profit	100%
2	California Northstate UniversityCA · Private for-profit	100%
3	Contra Costa Medical Career CollegeCA · Private for-profit	100%
4	Digital Media InstituteLA · Private	100%
5	New Professions Technical InstituteFL · Private for-profit	100%
6	Ohel Margulia SeminaryNY · Private	100%
7	Pacific States UniversityCA · Private	100%
8	Pathways CollegeAZ · Private	100%
9	Redeemers University North AmericaTX · Private	100%
10	Sovah School of Health ProfessionsVA · Private for-profit	100%
11	Sri Sai Krish InstituteCA · Private for-profit	100%
12	St. John Vianney College SeminaryFL · Private	100%
13	Talmudical Institute of Upstate New YorkNY · Private	100%
14	Universal College of Healing ArtsNE · Private for-profit	100%
15	University of Silicon AndhraCA · Private	100%
16	Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov YitzchokNJ · Private	100%
17	Yeshiva Ohr NaftoliNY · Private	100%
18	Yeshiva of OceanNY · Private	100%
19	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceMN · Private	99.1%
20	MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsMA · Private	99%
21	Harvard UniversityMA · Private	98.6%
22	Seminary Bnos ChaimNJ · Private	98.4%
23	Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and TechnologyPA · Public	98.4%
24	Yale UniversityCT · Private	98.4%
25	Princeton UniversityNJ · Private	97.9%
26	College of Health Care ProfessionsTX · Private for-profit	97.9%
27	Galaxy Medical CollegeCA · Private for-profit	97.7%
28	CEM College-San JuanPR · Private for-profit	97.7%
29	Homestead SchoolsCA · Private	97.6%
30	CEM College-HumacaoPR · Private for-profit	97.5%
31	CBT Technology Institute-HialeahFL · Private for-profit	97.4%
32	University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private	97.2%
33	Northwestern UniversityIL · Private	97.1%
34	Duke UniversityNC · Private	97%
35	Lakeview College of NursingIL · Private	96.9%
36	Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceOH · Private	96.9%
37	Stanford UniversityCA · Private	96.9%
38	Careers UnlimitedUT · Private for-profit	96.7%
39	Elyon CollegeNY · Private	96.7%
40	Healthcare Career CollegeCA · Private for-profit	96.5%
41	University of Notre DameIN · Private	96.5%
42	United States Naval AcademyMD · Public	96.3%
43	University of ChicagoIL · Private	96.2%
44	Williams CollegeMA · Private	96.1%
45	Brown UniversityRI · Private	96%
46	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA · Private	95.9%
47	Pima Medical Institute-San MarcosCA · Private for-profit	95.8%
48	Cornell UniversityNY · Private	95.7%
49	SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityNY · Public	95.6%
50	Pomona CollegeCA · Private	95.5%

A data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release, which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only, not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.