Highest Graduation Rate

Colleges ranked by their graduation rate, reflecting student success and institutional support.

Showing 1951–2000 of 3,663 colleges

Overall Best Value Top Earnings Most Selective Graduation Rate Best Public Best Private Largest

Rank	College	Location	Type	Grad Rate	Composite
1951	University of Puerto Rico at Cayey	Cayey, Puerto Rico	Public	47.9%	21.7
1952	Hope International University	Fullerton, California	Private nonprofit	47.9%	43.9
1953	ICPR Junior College	Manati, Puerto Rico	Private for-profit	47.9%	29.3
1954	Bryn Athyn College of the New Church	Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	47.9%	30.7
1955	ECPI University	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Private for-profit	47.8%	29.2
1956	Itawamba Community College	Fulton, Mississippi	Public	47.8%	33.8
1957	Valley City State University	Valley City, North Dakota	Public	47.8%	36.2
1958	Columbia College Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Private nonprofit	47.8%	26.9
1959	Oakwood University	Huntsville, Alabama	Private nonprofit	47.8%	37.4
1960	Highland Community College	Freeport, Illinois	Public	47.7%	35.5
1961	Barclay College	Haviland, Kansas	Private nonprofit	47.7%	34.2
1962	Touro University Worldwide	Los Alamitos, California	Private nonprofit	47.7%	36.5
1963	Cumberland University	Lebanon, Tennessee	Private nonprofit	47.7%	38.0
1964	Trinity International University-Illinois	Deerfield, Illinois	Private nonprofit	47.7%	28.0
1965	University of Valley Forge	Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	47.6%	29.0
1966	Concordia University-Chicago	River Forest, Illinois	Private nonprofit	47.7%	30.4
1967	Mercy University	Dobbs Ferry, New York	Private nonprofit	47.6%	31.1
1968	Grace Christian University	Wyoming, Michigan	Private nonprofit	47.6%	24.5
1969	Bluffton University	Bluffton, Ohio	Private nonprofit	47.6%	37.1
1970	Fortis College-Landover	Landover, Maryland	Private for-profit	47.6%	35.1
1971	Rasmussen University-Florida	Ocala, Florida	Private for-profit	47.6%	35.9
1972	Young Harris College	Young Harris, Georgia	Private nonprofit	47.6%	35.5
1973	Nicolet Area Technical College	Rhinelander, Wisconsin	Public	47.6%	35.7
1974	Salish Kootenai College	Pablo, Montana	Public	47.6%	33.7
1975	Art Academy of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Private nonprofit	47.6%	39.0
1976	Northcentral Technical College	Wausau, Wisconsin	Public	47.5%	37.9
1977	University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport, Connecticut	Private nonprofit	47.5%	36.5
1978	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	Private for-profit	47.5%	37.1
1979	The King's University	Southlake, Texas	Private nonprofit	47.5%	24.2
1980	Lake Region State College	Devils Lake, North Dakota	Public	47.5%	39.5
1981	Las Positas College	Livermore, California	Public	47.5%	40.0
1982	Morehead State University	Morehead, Kentucky	Public	47.5%	29.4
1983	Erskine College	Due West, South Carolina	Private nonprofit	47.4%	38.5
1984	Cowley County Community College	Arkansas City, Kansas	Public	47.4%	35.3
1985	Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Private nonprofit	47.5%	34.9
1986	Gateway Community and Technical College	Florence, Kentucky	Public	47.5%	34.8
1987	Boise Bible College	Boise, Idaho	Private nonprofit	47.5%	22.2
1988	Bethel College-North Newton	North Newton, Kansas	Private nonprofit	47.3%	28.2
1989	Gods Bible School and College	Cincinnati, Ohio	Private nonprofit	47.3%	32.1
1990	SUNY Old Westbury	Old Westbury, New York	Public	47.4%	33.3
1991	Fairmont State University	Fairmont, West Virginia	Public	47.3%	26.2
1992	Southwest Baptist University	Bolivar, Missouri	Private nonprofit	47.3%	24.7
1993	Herzing University-Kenosha	Kenosha, Wisconsin	Private nonprofit	47.4%	25.3
1994	San Juan Bautista School of Medicine	Caguas, Puerto Rico	Private nonprofit	47.4%	34.1
1995	Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute	Wyomissing, Pennsylvania	Private for-profit	47.4%	33.0
1996	West Kentucky Community and Technical College	Paducah, Kentucky	Public	47.3%	34.3
1997	Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, Georgia	Public	47.2%	37.0
1998	Central Lakes College-Brainerd	Brainerd, Minnesota	Public	47.2%	36.8
1999	Moraine Park Technical College	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	Public	47.2%	37.5
2000	University of the Ozarks	Clarksville, Arkansas	Private nonprofit	47.2%	35.8

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