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Highest first-year retention in Florida
100 colleges in Florida with this figure reported (500+ students).
81St. Thomas University · FL · Private (nonprofit)55%82Webber International University · FL · Private (nonprofit)55%83Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater · FL · Public54%84Edward Waters University · FL · Private (nonprofit)53%85Fortis Institute-Pensacola · FL · Private (for-profit)51%86Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay · FL · Private (for-profit)50%87Herzing University-Orlando · FL · Private (nonprofit)50%88AdventHealth University · FL · Private (nonprofit)48%89Warner University · FL · Private (nonprofit)45%90Erwin Technical College · FL · Public40%91Atlantis University · FL · Private (for-profit)36%92Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College · FL · Public33%93Osceola Technical College · FL · Public30%94Lake Technical College · FL · Public28%95Orange Technical College · FL · Public23%96Suncoast Technical College · FL · Public22%97Lively Technical College · FL · Public14%98South University-Tampa · FL · Private (for-profit)11%99H W Brewster Technical College · FL · Public2%100Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations · FL · Private (nonprofit)0%
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.