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College Explorer

Explore colleges and universities with a focus on what matters most - student success.

  • See what many families actually pay based on income.
  • Learn which schools excel at successfully graduating students.
  • Explore each school's most popular majors, including starting salaries.
  • View statistics on each school's student body such as diversity, the percentage of students receiving federal aid, and the percentage of students who don't return for their second year.

All data sourced from borrowers of federal student loans by the US Department of Education.

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Why are Ivy League schools at the top of this list?

They graduate the highest percentage of students - a crucial measure of student success.

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Yale University

New Haven, CT
4,701 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

City

Large
Graduation Rate
98%
Average Cost
$15,296 per year
Percent Admitted
7%

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
6,099 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

City

Small
Graduation Rate
98%
Average Cost
$13,872 per year
Percent Admitted
5%

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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ
4,688 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

City

Large
Graduation Rate
97%
Average Cost
$9,836 per year
Percent Admitted
6%

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
10,507 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

City

Small
Graduation Rate
97%
Average Cost
$25,046 per year
Percent Admitted
9%

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA
6,366 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

Suburb

Large
Graduation Rate
96%
Average Cost
$12,894 per year
Percent Admitted
5%

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University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
8,854 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

Suburb

Large
Graduation Rate
96%
Average Cost
$31,101 per year
Percent Admitted
19%

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Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH
4,146 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

Town

Large
Graduation Rate
96%
Average Cost
$32,410 per year
Percent Admitted
9%

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Brown University

Providence, RI
6,632 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

City

Large
Graduation Rate
96%
Average Cost
$29,544 per year
Percent Admitted
8%

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Duke University

Durham, NC
6,650 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

City

Large
Graduation Rate
96%
Average Cost
$32,459 per year
Percent Admitted
8%

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA
4,360 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

City

Large
Graduation Rate
95%
Average Cost
$16,407 per year
Percent Admitted
7%

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Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME
1,776 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

Town

Small
Graduation Rate
95%
Average Cost
$22,840 per year
Percent Admitted
9%

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Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
8,401 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

City

Large
Graduation Rate
95%
Average Cost
$23,279 per year
Percent Admitted
9%

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Williams College

Williamstown, MA
1,917 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

Town

Small
Graduation Rate
95%
Average Cost
$23,497 per year
Percent Admitted
15%

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
14,741 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

City

Small
Graduation Rate
95%
Average Cost
$37,042 per year
Percent Admitted
11%

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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE
959 undergrad students

Public

4 Year

City

Small
Graduation Rate
95%
Average Cost
Not Available
Percent Admitted
Not Available

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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA
1,435 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

Suburb

Small
Graduation Rate
95%
Average Cost
$20,813 per year
Percent Admitted
9%

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Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA
827 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

Suburb

Small
Graduation Rate
94%
Average Cost
$33,467 per year
Percent Admitted
18%

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Amherst College

Amherst, MA
1,745 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

Suburb

Small
Graduation Rate
94%
Average Cost
$21,657 per year
Percent Admitted
12%

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
7,010 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

City

Large
Graduation Rate
94%
Average Cost
$28,517 per year
Percent Admitted
7%

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University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA
17,076 undergrad students

Public

4 Year

Suburb

Small
Graduation Rate
94%
Average Cost
$22,006 per year
Percent Admitted
23%

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Georgetown University

Washington, DC
7,119 undergrad students

Private

4 Year

City

Large
Graduation Rate
94%
Average Cost
$32,108 per year
Percent Admitted
17%

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