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Highest first-year retention in Connecticut
30 colleges in Connecticut with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Charter Oak State College · CT · Public100%2United States Coast Guard Academy · CT · Public99%3Yale University · CT · Private (nonprofit)99%4Wesleyan University · CT · Private (nonprofit)95%5Trinity College · CT · Private (nonprofit)91%6University of Connecticut · CT · Public91%7Fairfield University · CT · Private (nonprofit)90%8Connecticut College · CT · Private (nonprofit)87%9Quinnipiac University · CT · Private (nonprofit)87%10University of Saint Joseph · CT · Private (nonprofit)86%11Sacred Heart University · CT · Private (nonprofit)85%12Eastern Connecticut State University · CT · Public84%13Central Connecticut State University · CT · Public79%14Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain · CT · Private (for-profit)79%15Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton · CT · Private (for-profit)79%16University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus · CT · Public79%17University of Hartford · CT · Private (nonprofit)79%18University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus · CT · Public78%19University of Connecticut-Stamford · CT · Public78%20University of New Haven · CT · Private (nonprofit)77%21Southern Connecticut State University · CT · Public76%22Albertus Magnus College · CT · Private (nonprofit)75%23Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor · CT · Private (for-profit)73%24Western Connecticut State University · CT · Public70%25Holy Apostles College and Seminary · CT · Private (nonprofit)67%26Connecticut State Community College · CT · Public65%27University of Bridgeport · CT · Private (nonprofit)63%28Porter & Chester Institute · CT · Private (for-profit)61%29Mitchell College · CT · Private (nonprofit)57%30Post University · CT · Private (for-profit)32%
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.