
| 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 Total** | |||||
| Rank | Institution Name | Control | Adjusted Cohort* | Graduated | Graduation Rate (%) |
| 1 | PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | Private | 152 | 145 | 95.39 |
| 2 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | Private | 269 | 254 | 94.42 |
| 3 | BROWN UNIVERSITY | Private | 192 | 177 | 92.19 |
| 4 | WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS | Private | 164 | 151 | 92.07 |
| 5 | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | Private | 203 | 185 | 91.13 |
| 6 | YALE UNIVERSITY | Private | 190 | 170 | 89.47 |
| 7 | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | Private | 72 | 64 | 88.89 |
| 8 | RICE UNIVERSITY | Private | 78 | 69 | 88.46 |
| 9 | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Private | 273 | 239 | 87.55 |
| 10 | UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS | Public | 632 | 552 | 87.34 |
| 11 | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | Private | 207 | 179 | 86.47 |
| 12 | EMORY UNIVERSITY | Private | 243 | 209 | 86.01 |
| 13 | DUKE UNIVERSITY | Private | 255 | 219 | 85.88 |
| 14 | DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | Private | 116 | 99 | 85.34 |
| 15 | GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Private | 163 | 138 | 84.66 |
| 16 | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY | Private | 161 | 136 | 84.47 |
| 17 | UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | Private | 124 | 103 | 83.06 |
| 18 | UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | Private | 259 | 213 | 82.24 |
| 19 | COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY | Public | 128 | 105 | 82.03 |
| 20 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Private | 137 | 111 | 81.02 |
| 21 | TUFTS UNIVERSITY | Private | 131 | 106 | 80.92 |
| 22 | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | Private | 140 | 113 | 80.71 |
| 23 | CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES | Private | 257 | 206 | 80.16 |
| 24 | BOSTON COLLEGE | Private | 175 | 139 | 79.43 |
| 25 | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | Private | 115 | 91 | 79.13 |
| 26 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES | Public | 468 | 342 | 73.08 |
| 27 | SUNY AT BINGHAMTON | Public | 169 | 123 | 72.78 |
| 28 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO | Public | 124 | 90 | 72.58 |
| 29 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | Private | 277 | 200 | 72.20 |
| 30 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Private | 304 | 219 | 72.04 |
| 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. | |||||
| ** Minimum 50 qualifying students per two year period. | |||||