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Highest first-year retention in New York
178 colleges in New York with this figure reported (500+ students).
121SUNY College of Technology at Canton · NY · Public67%122Rockland Community College · NY · Public66%123Marymount Manhattan College · NY · Private (nonprofit)65%124CUNY Kingsborough Community College · NY · Public64%125Nassau Community College · NY · Public64%126Apex Technical School · NY · Private (nonprofit)63%127Hilbert College · NY · Private (nonprofit)63%128Orange County Community College · NY · Public63%129Villa Maria College · NY · Private (nonprofit)63%130Suffolk County Community College · NY · Public62%131SUNY Morrisville · NY · Public62%132SUNY Westchester Community College · NY · Public62%133Columbia-Greene Community College · NY · Public61%134CUNY Queensborough Community College · NY · Public61%135Hudson Valley Community College · NY · Public61%136Monroe Community College · NY · Public61%137Niagara County Community College · NY · Public61%138SUNY Adirondack · NY · Public61%139The College of Westchester · NY · Private (for-profit)61%140CUNY LaGuardia Community College · NY · Public60%141CUNY New York City College of Technology · NY · Public60%142CUNY York College · NY · Public60%143Mildred Elley-New York Campus · NY · Private (for-profit)60%144Mohawk Valley Community College · NY · Public60%145CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College · NY · Public59%146Dutchess Community College · NY · Public59%147Jamestown Community College · NY · Public59%148St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens · NY · Private (for-profit)59%149Cayuga County Community College · NY · Public58%150Jefferson Community College · NY · Public58%151SUNY Corning Community College · NY · Public58%152CUNY Hostos Community College · NY · Public57%153Ulster County Community College · NY · Public57%154CUNY Bronx Community College · NY · Public55%155Finger Lakes Community College · NY · Public55%156SUNY Buffalo State University · NY · Public55%157Erie Community College · NY · Public54%158Fulton-Montgomery Community College · NY · Public54%159Herkimer County Community College · NY · Public54%160Schenectady County Community College · NY · Public54%
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.