Highest graduation rates – baccalaureate colleges

These 50 baccalaureate colleges rank highest by 6-year graduation rate, drawn from 697 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Ascent College (Gainesville, VA) leads at 100%.

#	Institution	Graduation rate (6-yr · first-time, full-time)
1	Ascent CollegeVA · Private	100%
2	Catholic International UniversityWV · Private	100%
3	Divine Word CollegeIA · Private	100%
4	Grace Mission UniversityCA · Private	100%
5	Grace School of TheologyTX · Private	100%
6	Messenger CollegeTX · Private	100%
7	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-MiamiFL · Private	100%
8	Shasta Bible College and Graduate SchoolCA · Private	100%
9	St. John Vianney College SeminaryFL · Private	100%
10	Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and CollegeMD · Private	100%
11	World Mission UniversityCA · Private	100%
12	Yeshivath Beth MoshePA · Private	100%
13	Bowdoin CollegeME · Private	95.3%
14	Amherst CollegeMA · Private	93.9%
15	Washington and Lee UniversityVA · Private	93.9%
16	Williams CollegeMA · Private	93.6%
17	Pomona CollegeCA · Private	93.2%
18	Barnard CollegeNY · Private	93%
19	United States Naval AcademyMD · Public	92.9%
20	United States Coast Guard AcademyCT · Public	92.7%
21	Wesleyan UniversityCT · Private	92.6%
22	Swarthmore CollegePA · Private	92.3%
23	Harvey Mudd CollegeCA · Private	91.9%
24	Soka University of AmericaCA · Private	91.8%
25	Wellesley CollegeMA · Private	91.5%
26	Middlebury CollegeVT · Private	91.4%
27	Claremont McKenna CollegeCA · Private	91.4%
28	Colgate UniversityNY · Private	91.2%
29	Vassar CollegeNY · Private	91.1%
30	Davidson CollegeNC · Private	91.1%
31	Hamilton CollegeNY · Private	90.6%
32	Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNY · Private	90.3%
33	Hillsdale CollegeMI · Private	89.7%
34	Bates CollegeME · Private	89.7%
35	Haverford CollegePA · Private	89.6%
36	Carleton CollegeMN · Private	89.6%
37	Bryan UniversityMO · Private for-profit	89.6%
38	Smith CollegeMA · Private	89%
39	Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei ShmuelNJ · Private	88.9%
40	Yeshiva of the Telshe AlumniNY · Private	88.9%
41	Colby CollegeME · Private	88.8%
42	Grinnell CollegeIA · Private	88.1%
43	Colorado CollegeCO · Private	87.7%
44	Lafayette CollegePA · Private	87.6%
45	United States Air Force AcademyCO · Public	87.5%
46	International Baptist College and SeminaryAZ · Private	87.5%
47	College of the Holy CrossMA · Private	87.3%
48	Macalester CollegeMN · Private	87.1%
49	United States Military AcademyNY · Public	87.1%
50	City College-HollywoodFL · Private for-profit	86.7%

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.