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Highest first-year retention in Arkansas
43 colleges in Arkansas with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Baptist Health College Little Rock · AR · Private (nonprofit)100%2Harding University · AR · Private (nonprofit)87%3University of Arkansas · AR · Public86%4John Brown University · AR · Private (nonprofit)84%5Ouachita Baptist University · AR · Private (nonprofit)83%6Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas · AR · Public81%7Arkansas State University · AR · Public78%8Hendrix College · AR · Private (nonprofit)78%9Arkansas State University Mid-South · AR · Public77%10Arkansas State University-Newport · AR · Public75%11University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville · AR · Public74%12University of Central Arkansas · AR · Public73%13University of the Ozarks · AR · Private (nonprofit)73%14Ozarka College · AR · Public72%15University of Arkansas-Fort Smith · AR · Public72%16Arkansas Tech University · AR · Public71%17University of Arkansas at Little Rock · AR · Public71%18Southern Arkansas University Main Campus · AR · Public69%19University of Arkansas at Monticello · AR · Public69%20Lyon College · AR · Private (nonprofit)68%21Philander Smith University · AR · Private (nonprofit)67%22University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain · AR · Public67%23University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · AR · Public65%24University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College · AR · Public65%25Arkansas Northeastern College · AR · Public64%26University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton · AR · Public64%27Arkansas State University-Beebe · AR · Public63%28University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana · AR · Public63%29NorthWest Arkansas Community College · AR · Public62%30Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas · AR · Public61%31Arkansas State University-Mountain Home · AR · Public60%32Arkansas State University Three Rivers · AR · Public59%33Black River Technical College · AR · Public59%34Central Baptist College · AR · Private (nonprofit)59%35Henderson State University · AR · Public59%36North Arkansas College · AR · Public59%37University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College · AR · Public58%38Southern Arkansas University Tech · AR · Public57%39South Arkansas College · AR · Public53%40National Park College · AR · Public52%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by highest first-year retention — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.