Highest graduation rates – private nonprofit universities

These 50 private nonprofit universities rank highest by 6-year graduation rate, drawn from 1243 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	100%
2	Ascent CollegeVA	100%
3	Catholic International UniversityWV	100%
4	Centra CollegeVA	100%
5	Cleveland University-Kansas CityKS	100%
6	Cox CollegeMO	100%
7	Divine Word CollegeIA	100%
8	Grace Mission UniversityCA	100%
9	Grace School of TheologyTX	100%
10	Laboure College of HealthcareMA	100%
11	Lincoln UniversityCA	100%
12	Messenger CollegeTX	100%
13	Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingNY	100%
14	Pacific States UniversityCA	100%
15	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-MiamiFL	100%
16	Riverside College of Health CareersVA	100%
17	Shasta Bible College and Graduate SchoolCA	100%
18	St Luke's CollegeIA	100%
19	St. John Vianney College SeminaryFL	100%
20	University of Fort LauderdaleFL	100%
21	Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and CollegeMD	100%
22	World Mission UniversityCA	100%
23	Yeshivath Beth MoshePA	100%
24	Princeton UniversityNJ	97.6%
25	Harvard UniversityMA	97.6%
26	Duke UniversityNC	96.8%
27	University of PennsylvaniaPA	96.5%
28	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA	96.4%
29	Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringMA	96.4%
30	Curtis Institute of MusicPA	96.2%
31	Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY	96.1%
32	University of ChicagoIL	95.9%
33	Yale UniversityCT	95.7%
34	Brown UniversityRI	95.7%
35	Dartmouth CollegeNH	95.5%
36	Cornell UniversityNY	95.4%
37	Bowdoin CollegeME	95.3%
38	University of Notre DameIN	95.2%
39	Northwestern UniversityIL	95.1%
40	Georgetown UniversityDC	94.8%
41	Rice UniversityTX	94.6%
42	California Institute of TechnologyCA	94.4%
43	Washington University in St LouisMO	94.3%
44	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA	94.1%
45	Amherst CollegeMA	93.9%
46	Washington and Lee UniversityVA	93.9%
47	Johns Hopkins UniversityMD	93.8%
48	Williams CollegeMA	93.6%
49	Vanderbilt UniversityTN	93.5%
50	Tufts UniversityMA	93.5%

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.