
| Comparison of Doctoral Degree-Granting Institutions Using Combined Data for 2002 and 2003 Collection Years | |||||
| National Ranking Based on Six-Year Bachelor Degree Graduation Rates | |||||
| Black Non-Hispanic Men** | |||||
| Rank | Institution Name | Control | Adjusted Cohort* | Graduated | Graduation Rate (%) |
| 1 | PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | Private | 66 | 64 | 96.97 |
| 2 | BROWN UNIVERSITY | Private | 64 | 59 | 92.19 |
| 3 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | Private | 116 | 106 | 91.38 |
| 4 | YALE UNIVERSITY | Private | 78 | 70 | 89.74 |
| 5 | WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS | Private | 68 | 60 | 88.24 |
| 6 | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | Private | 73 | 64 | 87.67 |
| 7 | DUKE UNIVERSITY | Private | 94 | 80 | 85.11 |
| 8 | GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Private | 57 | 47 | 82.46 |
| 9 | UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | Private | 68 | 56 | 82.35 |
| 10 | COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY | Public | 56 | 46 | 82.14 |
| 11 | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Private | 122 | 100 | 81.97 |
| 12 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Private | 88 | 70 | 79.55 |
| 13 | EMORY UNIVERSITY | Private | 72 | 57 | 79.17 |
| 14 | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY | Private | 67 | 53 | 79.10 |
| 15 | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | Private | 81 | 64 | 79.01 |
| 16 | UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS | Public | 236 | 185 | 78.39 |
| 17 | DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | Private | 54 | 42 | 77.78 |
| 18 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO | Public | 26 | 20 | 76.92 |
| 19 | UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | Private | 91 | 70 | 76.92 |
| 20 | CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES | Private | 104 | 79 | 75.96 |
| 21 | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | Private | 33 | 25 | 75.76 |
| 22 | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | Private | 25 | 18 | 72.00 |
| 23 | TUFTS UNIVERSITY | Private | 31 | 22 | 70.97 |
| 24 | BOSTON COLLEGE | Private | 80 | 56 | 70.00 |
| 25 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | Private | 98 | 66 | 67.35 |
| 26 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Private | 131 | 87 | 66.41 |
| 27 | RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE | Private | 31 | 20 | 64.52 |
| 28 | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | Public | 240 | 153 | 63.75 |
| 29 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE | Public | 30 | 19 | 63.33 |
| 30 | BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | Private | 92 | 58 | 63.04 |
| Source: IPEDS-GRS, these figures are the sum of the 2002 and 2003 collection year data (the 1996 and 1997 freshmen cohorts respectively). | |||||
| * The "Adjusted Cohort" is the initial number of Fall first-time full-time degree-seeking freshmen students less valid exclusions: military service, church mission, or death of a student. | |||||