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Highest first-year retention in New Hampshire
19 colleges in New Hampshire with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Dartmouth College · NH · Private (nonprofit)98%2Saint Anselm College · NH · Private (nonprofit)90%3University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · NH · Public86%4Colby-Sawyer College · NH · Private (nonprofit)81%5Keene State College · NH · Public78%6Rivier University · NH · Private (nonprofit)76%7Lakes Region Community College · NH · Public75%8White Mountains Community College · NH · Public74%9Franklin Pierce University · NH · Private (nonprofit)73%10Plymouth State University · NH · Public71%11River Valley Community College · NH · Public69%12University of New Hampshire at Manchester · NH · Public68%13Manchester Community College · NH · Public67%14Great Bay Community College · NH · Public64%15Nashua Community College · NH · Public61%16New England College · NH · Private (nonprofit)60%17NHTI-Concord's Community College · NH · Public60%18Southern New Hampshire University · NH · Private (nonprofit)60%19University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online · NH · Public33%
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.