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Highest first-year retention in New Jersey
63 colleges in New Jersey with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Princeton University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)97%2Stevens Institute of Technology · NJ · Private (nonprofit)94%3Rutgers University-New Brunswick · NJ · Public93%4New Jersey Institute of Technology · NJ · Public91%5The College of New Jersey · NJ · Public90%6Ramapo College of New Jersey · NJ · Public87%7Seton Hall University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)85%8Drew University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)84%9Rutgers University-Newark · NJ · Public84%10Rider University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)82%11Rowan University · NJ · Public82%12Rutgers University-Camden · NJ · Public82%13Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro · NJ · Private (for-profit)81%14Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah · NJ · Private (for-profit)81%15Monmouth University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)81%16Pillar College · NJ · Private (nonprofit)81%17Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield · NJ · Private (for-profit)81%18Felician University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)80%19Lincoln Technical Institute-Union · NJ · Private (for-profit)80%20Montclair State University · NJ · Public80%21Saint Elizabeth University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)80%22Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown · NJ · Private (for-profit)78%23Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus · NJ · Private (nonprofit)77%24Stockton University · NJ · Public77%25Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · NJ · Private (nonprofit)76%26Georgian Court University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)76%27Centenary University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)75%28Eastwick College-Ramsey · NJ · Private (for-profit)75%29Kean University · NJ · Public75%30American Institute-Clifton · NJ · Private (for-profit)73%31Caldwell University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)73%32County College of Morris · NJ · Public73%33William Paterson University of New Jersey · NJ · Public73%34Saint Peter's University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)72%35Chamberlain University-New Jersey · NJ · Private (for-profit)71%36Pennco Tech-Blackwood · NJ · Private (for-profit)71%37Raritan Valley Community College · NJ · Public70%38Warren County Community College · NJ · Public70%39Berkeley College-Woodland Park · NJ · Private (for-profit)69%40Brookdale Community College · NJ · Public69%
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.