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Highest first-year retention in Indiana
48 colleges in Indiana with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses · IN · Private (nonprofit)100%2University of Notre Dame · IN · Private (nonprofit)98%3Purdue University-Main Campus · IN · Public92%4Indiana University-Bloomington · IN · Public91%5Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · IN · Private (nonprofit)91%6Taylor University · IN · Private (nonprofit)91%7DePauw University · IN · Private (nonprofit)89%8Butler University · IN · Private (nonprofit)88%9Wabash College · IN · Private (nonprofit)86%10Trine University · IN · Private (nonprofit)85%11Saint Mary's College · IN · Private (nonprofit)84%12Hanover College · IN · Private (nonprofit)83%13Earlham College · IN · Private (nonprofit)80%14Grace College and Theological Seminary · IN · Private (nonprofit)80%15Holy Cross College · IN · Private (nonprofit)79%16Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · IN · Private (nonprofit)79%17Valparaiso University · IN · Private (nonprofit)79%18Goshen College · IN · Private (nonprofit)78%19Ball State University · IN · Public77%20Huntington University · IN · Private (nonprofit)77%21Marian University · IN · Private (nonprofit)77%22University of Evansville · IN · Private (nonprofit)77%23MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis · IN · Private (for-profit)73%24Indiana University-Indianapolis · IN · Public72%25Manchester University · IN · Private (nonprofit)72%26Franklin College · IN · Private (nonprofit)71%27Anderson University · IN · Private (nonprofit)70%28Bethel University · IN · Private (nonprofit)70%29Indiana University-Southeast · IN · Public70%30Indiana State University · IN · Public69%31Indiana University-Northwest · IN · Public69%32University of Southern Indiana · IN · Public69%33Oakland City University · IN · Private (nonprofit)68%34Purdue University Northwest · IN · Public68%35University of Indianapolis · IN · Private (nonprofit)68%36Indiana University-Kokomo · IN · Public67%37Indiana University-South Bend · IN · Public67%38Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College · IN · Private (nonprofit)67%39Indiana Institute of Technology · IN · Private (nonprofit)66%40University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne · IN · Private (nonprofit)66%
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.