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Highest first-year retention in Missouri
54 colleges in Missouri with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Washington University in St Louis · MO · Private (nonprofit)96%2University of Missouri-Columbia · MO · Public91%3State Technical College of Missouri · MO · Public90%4Saint Louis University · MO · Private (nonprofit)89%5College of the Ozarks · MO · Private (nonprofit)88%6Missouri University of Science and Technology · MO · Public86%7Rockhurst University · MO · Private (nonprofit)84%8Truman State University · MO · Public84%9Maryville University of Saint Louis · MO · Private (nonprofit)83%10Evangel University · MO · Private (nonprofit)79%11Missouri State University-Springfield · MO · Public79%12Drury University · MO · Private (nonprofit)77%13Ozark Christian College · MO · Private (nonprofit)77%14University of Missouri-Kansas City · MO · Public77%15Webster University · MO · Private (nonprofit)77%16William Jewell College · MO · Private (nonprofit)77%17Southeast Missouri State University · MO · Public76%18Kansas City Art Institute · MO · Private (nonprofit)75%19Northwest Missouri State University · MO · Public74%20William Woods University · MO · Private (nonprofit)74%21Lindenwood University · MO · Private (nonprofit)73%22North Central Missouri College · MO · Public71%23Stephens College · MO · Private (nonprofit)71%24Missouri Southern State University · MO · Public70%25University of Central Missouri · MO · Public70%26Harris-Stowe State University · MO · Public69%27Urshan University · MO · Private (nonprofit)69%28Avila University · MO · Private (nonprofit)68%29Crowder College · MO · Public68%30Mineral Area College · MO · Public68%31University of Missouri-St Louis · MO · Public68%32Columbia College · MO · Private (nonprofit)67%33Culver-Stockton College · MO · Private (nonprofit)67%34Missouri Baptist University · MO · Private (nonprofit)67%35Moberly Area Community College · MO · Public67%36Southwest Baptist University · MO · Private (nonprofit)66%37Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · MO · Private (nonprofit)65%38East Central College · MO · Public65%39Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary · MO · Private (nonprofit)65%40Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · MO · Public64%
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.