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Highest first-year retention in Ohio
104 colleges in Ohio with this figure reported (500+ students).
81Hondros College of Nursing · OH · Private (for-profit)58%82University of Akron Wayne College · OH · Public57%83Bowling Green State University-Firelands · OH · Public56%84Stautzenberger College-Maumee · OH · Private (for-profit)56%85Ross College-Sylvania · OH · Private (for-profit)54%86Stark State College · OH · Public54%87Kent State University at Stark · OH · Public53%88Miami University-Hamilton · OH · Public53%89Valley College-Cleveland · OH · Private (nonprofit)53%90Central State University · OH · Public51%91Kent State University at Trumbull · OH · Public51%92Clark State College · OH · Public50%93Ohio Christian University · OH · Private (nonprofit)50%94Ohio State University-Marion Campus · OH · Public49%95Franklin University · OH · Private (nonprofit)47%96Hocking College · OH · Public45%97Ohio State University-Lima Campus · OH · Public43%98Fortis College-Columbus · OH · Private (for-profit)41%99Kent State University at Geauga · OH · Public34%100Kent State University at East Liverpool · OH · Public33%101Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus · OH · Public31%102Kent State University at Ashtabula · OH · Public29%103Ohio State University-Newark Campus · OH · Public26%104Bryant & Stratton College-Parma · OH · Private (nonprofit)0%
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.