What Is a Good College Completion Percentage? Answered with every college season in our data, 2011-2026

In 2025, college teams completed 62.1% overall. Among the 120 qualified quarterbacks the median was 63.4%, the top quarter reached 66.6% or better and the top tenth 69.6% or better. So a good completion percentage is about 66.6% or higher, and an elite one 69.6% or higher.

Completion percentage alone can mislead: a quarterback who throws deep or into tight windows completes fewer passes than one who throws short and safe, even if he is the better passer. That is why we also rank passers by ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation), which credits each completion against how hard the throw was.

Completion Percentage by Season

Season	All college teams	Median QB	Top quarter	Top tenth	Qualified QBs
2011	60.4%	61.1%	65.0%	69.0%	107
2012	60.5%	61.9%	65.4%	67.8%	112
2013	59.6%	60.5%	64.3%	67.9%	123
2014	58.9%	59.7%	63.8%	66.7%	119
2015	58.8%	60.8%	63.8%	67.2%	116
2016	58.9%	59.9%	62.8%	65.7%	112
2017	59.0%	60.3%	63.7%	65.6%	119
2018	59.8%	60.8%	64.2%	67.3%	121
2019	60.5%	62.0%	64.6%	68.3%	110
2020	61.0%	62.0%	65.7%	69.2%	91
2021	61.7%	62.2%	65.8%	68.5%	119
2022	61.3%	62.9%	65.4%	68.3%	119
2023	62.0%	62.4%	65.4%	68.6%	123
2024	61.5%	62.0%	65.7%	67.6%	123
2025	62.1%	63.4%	66.6%	69.6%	120
2026 (in progress)	62.7%	64.1%	66.7%	69.3%	125

Qualified quarterbacks only (the minimum attempts for each season are on the Completion % leaderboard). All college teams in our data, 2011-2026. The 2026 season is included through Week 10.

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