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Highest first-year retention in District of Columbia
10 colleges in District of Columbia with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Georgetown University · DC · Private (nonprofit)97%2George Washington University · DC · Private (nonprofit)92%3Howard University · DC · Private (nonprofit)90%4American University · DC · Private (nonprofit)86%5The Catholic University of America · DC · Private (nonprofit)83%6Gallaudet University · DC · Private (nonprofit)77%7University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus · DC · Private (for-profit)75%8Trinity Washington University · DC · Private (nonprofit)71%9University of the District of Columbia · DC · Public67%10Strayer University-Global Region · DC · Private (for-profit)33%
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.