<p>^ That graduate school ranking was made by USNWR as you see in the link above, not by me.</p>
<p>I did not say Purdue grad ranking is lower because of low undergraduate graduation rate.</p>
<p>I agree with you that graduation rate is lower in public schools than in private schools. But Purdue 4 year graduation rate is too low ( around 47 %) compared to the public schools that the OP is considering.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.purdue.edu/datadigest/Students/RetGradRates.html[/url]”>http://www.purdue.edu/datadigest/Students/RetGradRates.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“Undergraduate Statistics”>Undergraduate Statistics;
<p><a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/collegeprofiles/p/UIUC_Profile.htm[/url]”>http://collegeapps.about.com/od/collegeprofiles/p/UIUC_Profile.htm</a></p>