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Highest first-year retention in Ohio
104 colleges in Ohio with this figure reported (500+ students).
41Ashland University · OH · Private (nonprofit)72%42Malone University · OH · Private (nonprofit)72%43Terra State Community College · OH · Public72%44The University of Findlay · OH · Private (nonprofit)72%45Shawnee State University · OH · Public71%46University of Mount Union · OH · Private (nonprofit)71%47Wilberforce University · OH · Private (nonprofit)70%48Cleveland State University · OH · Public69%49Muskingum University · OH · Private (nonprofit)69%50Ohio University-Zanesville Campus · OH · Public69%51Wilmington College · OH · Private (nonprofit)68%52Bluffton University · OH · Private (nonprofit)67%53Northwest State Community College · OH · Public67%54Apollo Career Center · OH · Public66%55Lake Erie College · OH · Private (nonprofit)66%56Hiram College · OH · Private (nonprofit)65%57Ohio University-Eastern Campus · OH · Public65%58Wright State University-Lake Campus · OH · Public65%59Lourdes University · OH · Private (nonprofit)64%60Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus · OH · Public64%61Ohio University-Lancaster Campus · OH · Public64%62University of Rio Grande · OH · Private (nonprofit)64%63Cincinnati State Technical and Community College · OH · Public63%64Columbus State Community College · OH · Public63%65Edison State Community College · OH · Public63%66Ohio University-Southern Campus · OH · Public63%67Wright State University-Main Campus · OH · Public63%68Miami University-Middletown · OH · Public62%69University of Northwestern Ohio · OH · Private (nonprofit)62%70Belmont College · OH · Public61%71Defiance College · OH · Private (nonprofit)61%72Kent State University at Salem · OH · Public61%73Cuyahoga Community College District · OH · Public60%74Kent State University at Tuscarawas · OH · Public60%75Lakeland Community College · OH · Public60%76Ohio Dominican University · OH · Private (nonprofit)60%77The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences · OH · Private (nonprofit)60%78Tiffin University · OH · Private (nonprofit)60%79Owens Community College · OH · Public59%80Southern State Community College · OH · Public59%
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.