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Highest first-year retention in Massachusetts
78 colleges in Massachusetts with this figure reported (500+ students).
41Lesley University · MA · Private (nonprofit)77%42Worcester State University · MA · Public77%43College of Our Lady of the Elms · MA · Private (nonprofit)76%44Dean College · MA · Private (nonprofit)76%45Suffolk University · MA · Private (nonprofit)76%46Hampshire College · MA · Private (nonprofit)75%47Western New England University · MA · Private (nonprofit)75%48Salem State University · MA · Public74%49Fitchburg State University · MA · Public73%50Greenfield Community College · MA · Public73%51Hult International Business School · MA · Private (nonprofit)73%52University of Massachusetts-Boston · MA · Public73%53Framingham State University · MA · Public72%54Nichols College · MA · Private (nonprofit)72%55Lasell University · MA · Private (nonprofit)71%56Westfield State University · MA · Public71%57Bay Path University · MA · Private (nonprofit)69%58Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts · MA · Public69%59American International College · MA · Private (nonprofit)68%60Curry College · MA · Private (nonprofit)68%61Springfield Technical Community College · MA · Public67%62Bunker Hill Community College · MA · Public64%63University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth · MA · Public64%64Holyoke Community College · MA · Public63%65Massachusetts Bay Community College · MA · Public63%66Mount Wachusett Community College · MA · Public63%67Northern Essex Community College · MA · Public63%68Quinsigamond Community College · MA · Public63%69Anna Maria College · MA · Private (nonprofit)62%70North Shore Community College · MA · Public62%71Boston Architectural College · MA · Private (nonprofit)61%72Middlesex Community College · MA · Public61%73Berkshire Community College · MA · Public60%74Bristol Community College · MA · Public60%75Massasoit Community College · MA · Public60%76Cape Cod Community College · MA · Public55%77Fisher College · MA · Private (nonprofit)54%78Roxbury Community College · MA · Public39%
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.