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Highest first-year retention in Arizona
49 colleges in Arizona with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences · AZ · Private (for-profit)90%2University of Arizona · AZ · Public88%3Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix · AZ · Private (for-profit)87%4Arizona State University Campus Immersion · AZ · Public85%5Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott · AZ · Private (nonprofit)84%6Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix · AZ · Private (for-profit)83%7Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc · AZ · Private (for-profit)83%8Pima Medical Institute-Mesa · AZ · Private (for-profit)81%9Refrigeration School Inc · AZ · Private (for-profit)81%10University of Advancing Technology · AZ · Private (for-profit)79%11Alturas Cosmetology of Arizona LLC · AZ · Private (for-profit)77%12Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix · AZ · Private (for-profit)77%13Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe · AZ · Private (for-profit)76%14Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson · AZ · Private (for-profit)75%15Prescott College · AZ · Private (nonprofit)75%16Northern Arizona University · AZ · Public73%17Sonoran Desert Institute · AZ · Private (for-profit)73%18Southwest Institute of Healing Arts · AZ · Private (for-profit)73%19UEI College-Phoenix · AZ · Private (for-profit)73%20Cochise County Community College District · AZ · Public71%21Carrington College-Phoenix North · AZ · Private (for-profit)70%22Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute · AZ · Private (for-profit)70%23Estrella Mountain Community College · AZ · Public69%24Arizona Western College · AZ · Public68%25Chandler-Gilbert Community College · AZ · Public68%26Eastern Arizona College · AZ · Public68%27Grand Canyon University · AZ · Private (nonprofit)68%28Pima Community College · AZ · Public67%29Scottsdale Community College · AZ · Public67%30Mesa Community College · AZ · Public65%31Paradise Valley Community College · AZ · Public65%32Tohono O'odham Community College · AZ · Public64%33South Mountain Community College · AZ · Public63%34Phoenix College · AZ · Public62%35GateWay Community College · AZ · Public61%36Central Arizona College · AZ · Public58%37Coconino Community College · AZ · Public57%38Chamberlain University-Arizona · AZ · Private (for-profit)56%39Arizona Christian University · AZ · Private (nonprofit)55%40UEI College-Mesa · AZ · Private (for-profit)48%
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.