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    Best private research universities

    Top private research universities by graduation rate.

    Methodology

    Filtered to private 4-year research institutions (excludes liberal arts colleges). Ranked by 6-year graduation rate.

    1. 1
      California Northstate UniversityElk Grove, CA
    2. 2
      Catholic International UniversityCharles Town, WV
    3. 3
      Chamberlain University-MichiganTroy, MI
    4. 4
      Chamberlain University-MissouriSt. Louis, MO
    5. 5
      Chamberlain University-VirginiaVienna, VA
    6. 6
      Cleveland University-Kansas CityOverland Park, KS
    7. 7
      Cox CollegeSpringfield, MO
    8. 8
      GnomonNorth Hollywood, CA
    9. 9
      Grace School of TheologyConroe, TX
    10. 10
      Messenger CollegeBedford, TX
    11. 11
      Millennia Atlantic UniversityDoral, FL
    12. 12
      Shasta Bible College and Graduate SchoolRedding, CA
    13. 13
      St. John Vianney College SeminaryMiami, FL
    14. 14
      Strayer University-FloridaTampa, FL
    15. 15
      University of Fort LauderdaleLauderhill, FL
    16. 16
      Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and CollegeBaltimore, MD
    17. 17
      World Mission UniversityLos Angeles, CA
    18. 18
      Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ
    19. 19
      Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
    20. 20
      Duke UniversityDurham, NC
    21. 21
      University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
    22. 22
      Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
    23. 23
      Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA
    24. 24
      Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA
    25. 25
      Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY
    26. 26
      University of ChicagoChicago, IL
    27. 27
      Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
    28. 28
      Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
    29. 29
      Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH
    30. 30
      Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY
    31. 31
      Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME
    32. 32
      University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN
    33. 33
      Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
    34. 34
      Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC
    35. 35
      Rice UniversityHouston, TX
    36. 36
      California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA
    37. 37
      Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO
    38. 38
      Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA
    39. 39
      Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA
    40. 40
      Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA
    41. 41
      Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
    42. 42
      Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA
    43. 43
      Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN
    44. 44
      Tufts UniversityMedford, MA
    45. 45
      Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA
    46. 46
      Babson CollegeWellesley, MA
    47. 47
      Barnard CollegeNew York, NY
    48. 48
      Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT
    49. 49
      The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY
    50. 50
      Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA
    51. 51
      Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
    52. 52
      Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA
    53. 53
      Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA
    54. 54
      University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
    55. 55
      Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, CA
    56. 56
      Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA
    57. 57
      Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT
    58. 58
      Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA
    59. 59
      Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY
    60. 60
      Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA
    61. 61
      Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY
    62. 62
      Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC
    63. 63
      Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
    64. 64
      Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY
    65. 65
      Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
    66. 66
      Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNew York, NY
    67. 67
      Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI
    68. 68
      Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA
    69. 69
      Bates CollegeLewiston, ME
    70. 70
      Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA
    71. 71
      Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN
    72. 72
      Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC
    73. 73
      Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
    74. 74
      Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, AZ
    75. 75
      Colby CollegeWaterville, ME
    76. 76
      Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI
    77. 77
      Boston UniversityBoston, MA
    78. 78
      Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA
    79. 79
      Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY
    80. 80
      Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA
    81. 81
      Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA
    82. 82
      Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO
    83. 83
      Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA
    84. 84
      New York UniversityNew York, NY
    85. 85
      International Baptist College and SeminaryChandler, AZ
    86. 86
      College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA
    87. 87
      Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH
    88. 88
      Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN
    89. 89
      Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ
    90. 90
      Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA
    91. 91
      Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA
    92. 92
      Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA
    93. 93
      Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA
    94. 94
      Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA
    95. 95
      Providence CollegeProvidence, RI
    96. 96
      Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX
    97. 97
      University of RochesterRochester, NY
    98. 98
      University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA
    99. 99
      SUM Bible College and Theological SeminaryEl Dorado Hills, CA
    100. 100
      Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL