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Highest first-year retention in Nebraska
25 colleges in Nebraska with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Creighton University · NE · Private (nonprofit)92%2University of Nebraska-Lincoln · NE · Public84%3Bryan College of Health Sciences · NE · Private (nonprofit)81%4Union Adventist University · NE · Private (nonprofit)80%5Concordia University-Nebraska · NE · Private (nonprofit)78%6Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health · NE · Private (nonprofit)78%7Clarkson College · NE · Private (nonprofit)77%8University of Nebraska at Kearney · NE · Public77%9University of Nebraska at Omaha · NE · Public76%10Nebraska Wesleyan University · NE · Private (nonprofit)75%11Midland University · NE · Private (nonprofit)73%12Wayne State College · NE · Public73%13Doane University · NE · Private (nonprofit)72%14Northeast Community College · NE · Public71%15Chadron State College · NE · Public70%16Central Community College · NE · Public69%17College of Saint Mary · NE · Private (nonprofit)68%18Hastings College · NE · Private (nonprofit)68%19Metropolitan Community College Area · NE · Public68%20Southeast Community College Area · NE · Public67%21York University · NE · Private (nonprofit)67%22Mid-Plains Community College · NE · Public64%23Peru State College · NE · Public63%24Western Nebraska Community College · NE · Public52%25Bellevue University · NE · Private (nonprofit)51%
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.