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Highest first-year retention in Mississippi
30 colleges in Mississippi with this figure reported (500+ students).
1University of Mississippi · MS · Public88%2Mississippi State University · MS · Public83%3Mississippi Christian University · MS · Private (nonprofit)80%4William Carey University · MS · Private (nonprofit)80%5Alcorn State University · MS · Public79%6Itawamba Community College · MS · Public75%7Blue Mountain Christian University · MS · Private (nonprofit)74%8Delta State University · MS · Public74%9Copiah-Lincoln Community College · MS · Public73%10Millsaps College · MS · Private (nonprofit)73%11Mississippi University for Women · MS · Public72%12Northeast Mississippi Community College · MS · Public72%13Delta Technical College-Mississippi · MS · Private (for-profit)71%14Tougaloo College · MS · Private (nonprofit)71%15Southwest Mississippi Community College · MS · Public70%16University of Southern Mississippi · MS · Public70%17Belhaven University · MS · Private (nonprofit)69%18Jackson State University · MS · Public68%19Coahoma Community College · MS · Public66%20Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · MS · Public65%21East Mississippi Community College · MS · Public64%22East Central Community College · MS · Public62%23Mississippi Delta Community College · MS · Public61%24Meridian Community College · MS · Public60%25Northwest Mississippi Community College · MS · Public60%26Pearl River Community College · MS · Public60%27Mississippi Valley State University · MS · Public58%28Holmes Community College · MS · Public56%29Hinds Community College · MS · Public55%30Jones County Junior College · MS · Public55%
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.