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Highest first-year retention in Pennsylvania
133 colleges in Pennsylvania with this figure reported (500+ students).
41Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill · PA · Public82%42Thomas Jefferson University · PA · Private (nonprofit)82%43Washington & Jefferson College · PA · Private (nonprofit)82%44Arcadia University · PA · Private (nonprofit)81%45DeSales University · PA · Private (nonprofit)81%46Geneva College · PA · Private (nonprofit)81%47Moravian University · PA · Private (nonprofit)81%48Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public81%49Immaculata University · PA · Private (nonprofit)80%50Misericordia University · PA · Private (nonprofit)80%51Seton Hill University · PA · Private (nonprofit)80%52Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology · PA · Public80%53Chatham University · PA · Private (nonprofit)79%54New Castle School of Trades · PA · Private (for-profit)79%55Carlow University · PA · Private (nonprofit)78%56Gwynedd Mercy University · PA · Private (nonprofit)78%57Mercyhurst University · PA · Private (nonprofit)78%58Millersville University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public78%59Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics · PA · Private (nonprofit)78%60Widener University · PA · Private (nonprofit)78%61Cedar Crest College · PA · Private (nonprofit)77%62Juniata College · PA · Private (nonprofit)77%63King's College · PA · Private (nonprofit)77%64Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · PA · Public77%65Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona · PA · Public77%66Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks · PA · Public77%67Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York · PA · Public77%68Wilson College · PA · Private (nonprofit)77%69York College of Pennsylvania · PA · Private (nonprofit)77%70Gannon University · PA · Private (nonprofit)76%71Pennsylvania College of Technology · PA · Public76%72Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver · PA · Public76%73Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public76%74University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · PA · Public76%75Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public75%76Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public75%77Lancaster Bible College · PA · Private (nonprofit)75%78Pennco Tech-Bristol · PA · Private (for-profit)75%79Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto · PA · Public75%80Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton · PA · Public75%
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.