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Highest first-year retention in Iowa

45 colleges in Iowa with this figure reported (500+ students).

41William Penn University · IA · Private (nonprofit)56%42Ellsworth Community College · IA · Public55%43Mercy College of Health Sciences · IA · Private (nonprofit)53%44Iowa Central Community College · IA · Public52%45Waldorf University · IA · Private (nonprofit)52%

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.