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Highest first-year retention in Montana
16 colleges in Montana with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Salish Kootenai College · MT · Public87%2Carroll College · MT · Private (nonprofit)81%3The University of Montana-Western · MT · Public79%4Montana State University · MT · Public78%5Montana Technological University · MT · Public76%6The University of Montana · MT · Public76%7University of Providence · MT · Private (nonprofit)70%8Montana State University-Northern · MT · Public69%9Flathead Valley Community College · MT · Public68%10Highlands College of Montana Tech · MT · Public64%11Rocky Mountain College · MT · Private (nonprofit)64%12Miles Community College · MT · Public62%13Helena College University of Montana · MT · Public58%14Montana State University Billings · MT · Public56%15Great Falls College Montana State University · MT · Public54%16Fort Peck Community College · MT · Public32%
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.