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Highest first-year retention in Kansas
49 colleges in Kansas with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Kansas State University · KS · Public87%2Fort Hays Tech North Central · KS · Public86%3University of Kansas · KS · Public85%4Flint Hills Technical College · KS · Public84%5Benedictine College · KS · Private (nonprofit)80%6Manhattan Area Technical College · KS · Public78%7Pittsburg State University · KS · Public78%8Fort Hays State University · KS · Public77%9Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College · KS · Public77%10Baker University · KS · Private (nonprofit)74%11Salina Area Technical College · KS · Public74%12Colby Community College · KS · Public71%13Newman University · KS · Private (nonprofit)71%14Washburn Institute of Technology · KS · Public71%15Friends University · KS · Private (nonprofit)70%16Hutchinson Community College · KS · Public69%17Washburn University · KS · Public69%18Wichita State University · KS · Public68%19Emporia State University · KS · Public67%20Butler Community College · KS · Public66%21Cloud County Community College · KS · Public66%22Garden City Community College · KS · Public66%23Johnson County Community College · KS · Public66%24Tabor College · KS · Private (nonprofit)66%25McPherson College · KS · Private (nonprofit)65%26Seward County Community College · KS · Public65%27University of Saint Mary · KS · Private (nonprofit)64%28Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology · KS · Public64%29Cowley County Community College · KS · Public62%30Pratt Community College · KS · Public62%31Fort Scott Community College · KS · Public61%32MidAmerica Nazarene University · KS · Private (nonprofit)61%33Bethel College-North Newton · KS · Private (nonprofit)60%34Coffeyville Community College · KS · Public60%35Kansas Wesleyan University · KS · Private (nonprofit)60%36Neosho County Community College · KS · Public59%37Sterling College · KS · Private (nonprofit)59%38Ottawa University-Ottawa · KS · Private (nonprofit)58%39Labette Community College · KS · Public57%40Dodge City Community College · KS · Public54%
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.