Highest graduation rates — U.S. universities

These 50 U.S. universities rank highest by 6-year graduation rate, drawn from 1802 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Amridge University (Montgomery, AL) leads at 100%.

#	Institution	Graduation rate (6-yr · first-time, full-time)
1	Amridge UniversityAL · Private	100%
2	California Northstate UniversityCA · Private for-profit	100%
3	Catholic International UniversityWV · Private	100%
4	Chamberlain University-MichiganMI · Private for-profit	100%
5	Chamberlain University-MissouriMO · Private for-profit	100%
6	Chamberlain University-VirginiaVA · Private for-profit	100%
7	Cleveland University-Kansas CityKS · Private	100%
8	Cox CollegeMO · Private	100%
9	Divine Word CollegeIA · Private	100%
10	GnomonCA · Private for-profit	100%
11	Grace Mission UniversityCA · Private	100%
12	Grace School of TheologyTX · Private	100%
13	Lincoln UniversityCA · Private	100%
14	Messenger CollegeTX · Private	100%
15	Millennia Atlantic UniversityFL · Private for-profit	100%
16	Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingNY · Private	100%
17	Pacific States UniversityCA · Private	100%
18	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-MiamiFL · Private	100%
19	Shasta Bible College and Graduate SchoolCA · Private	100%
20	St. John Vianney College SeminaryFL · Private	100%
21	Strayer University-FloridaFL · Private for-profit	100%
22	University of Fort LauderdaleFL · Private	100%
23	Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and CollegeMD · Private	100%
24	World Mission UniversityCA · Private	100%
25	Princeton UniversityNJ · Private	97.6%
26	Harvard UniversityMA · Private	97.6%
27	Duke UniversityNC · Private	96.8%
28	University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private	96.5%
29	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA · Private	96.4%
30	Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringMA · Private	96.4%
31	Curtis Institute of MusicPA · Private	96.2%
32	Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY · Private	96.1%
33	University of ChicagoIL · Private	95.9%
34	Yale UniversityCT · Private	95.7%
35	Brown UniversityRI · Private	95.7%
36	University of Virginia-Main CampusVA · Public	95.6%
37	Dartmouth CollegeNH · Private	95.5%
38	Cornell UniversityNY · Private	95.4%
39	Bowdoin CollegeME · Private	95.3%
40	University of Notre DameIN · Private	95.2%
41	Northwestern UniversityIL · Private	95.1%
42	Georgetown UniversityDC · Private	94.8%
43	Rice UniversityTX · Private	94.6%
44	California Institute of TechnologyCA · Private	94.4%
45	Washington University in St LouisMO · Private	94.3%
46	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · Private	94.1%
47	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA · Public	94%
48	Amherst CollegeMA · Private	93.9%
49	Washington and Lee UniversityVA · Private	93.9%
50	Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · Private	93.8%

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 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.