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Highest first-year retention in Maine
23 colleges in Maine with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Bowdoin College · ME · Private (nonprofit)98%2Bates College · ME · Private (nonprofit)94%3Colby College · ME · Private (nonprofit)91%4Maine Maritime Academy · ME · Public82%5Saint Joseph's College of Maine · ME · Private (nonprofit)80%6Thomas College · ME · Private (nonprofit)79%7University of Maine at Farmington · ME · Public79%8University of Maine · ME · Public77%9Husson University · ME · Private (nonprofit)76%10University of Southern Maine · ME · Public76%11University of New England · ME · Private (nonprofit)75%12University of Maine at Presque Isle · ME · Public73%13University of Maine at Fort Kent · ME · Public65%14University of Maine at Augusta · ME · Public63%15Washington County Community College · ME · Public61%16Kennebec Valley Community College · ME · Public59%17Southern Maine Community College · ME · Public59%18Central Maine Community College · ME · Public57%19Eastern Maine Community College · ME · Public56%20Beal University · ME · Private (for-profit)50%21Northern Maine Community College · ME · Public49%22York County Community College · ME · Public47%23Unity Environmental University · ME · Private (nonprofit)42%
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.