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Highest first-year retention in Georgia
88 colleges in Georgia with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · GA · Public98%2Emory University · GA · Private (nonprofit)96%3University of Georgia · GA · Public95%4Spelman College · GA · Private (nonprofit)94%5Emory University-Oxford College · GA · Private (nonprofit)93%6Covenant College · GA · Private (nonprofit)87%7Savannah College of Art and Design · GA · Private (nonprofit)87%8Morehouse College · GA · Private (nonprofit)86%9Georgia College & State University · GA · Public84%10Berry College · GA · Private (nonprofit)83%11Mercer University · GA · Private (nonprofit)83%12Oconee Fall Line Technical College · GA · Public82%13Agnes Scott College · GA · Private (nonprofit)80%14Kennesaw State University · GA · Public79%15Albany State University · GA · Public78%16Chamberlain University-Georgia · GA · Private (for-profit)78%17Georgia State University · GA · Public78%18Elaine Sterling Institute · GA · Private (for-profit)77%19Georgia Southern University · GA · Public77%20Piedmont University · GA · Private (nonprofit)77%21Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta · GA · Private (for-profit)76%22University of West Georgia · GA · Public76%23Oglethorpe University · GA · Private (nonprofit)75%24Wesleyan College · GA · Private (nonprofit)75%25Athens Technical College · GA · Public73%26Augusta University · GA · Public73%27Clayton State University · GA · Public73%28Columbus State University · GA · Public73%29Fort Valley State University · GA · Public73%30University of North Georgia · GA · Public73%31Point University · GA · Private (nonprofit)71%32Georgia Career Institute · GA · Private (for-profit)70%33Savannah State University · GA · Public70%34Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College · GA · Public69%35Clark Atlanta University · GA · Private (nonprofit)69%36Georgia Gwinnett College · GA · Public69%37Georgia State University-Perimeter College · GA · Public69%38Southern Crescent Technical College · GA · Public68%39Georgia Highlands College · GA · Public67%40Shorter University · GA · Private (nonprofit)67%
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.