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Highest first-year retention in Rhode Island
13 colleges in Rhode Island with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Brown University · RI · Private (nonprofit)99%2Rhode Island School of Design · RI · Private (nonprofit)93%3Providence College · RI · Private (nonprofit)91%4Bryant University · RI · Private (nonprofit)87%5Salve Regina University · RI · Private (nonprofit)85%6University of Rhode Island · RI · Public84%7Roger Williams University · RI · Private (nonprofit)79%8Johnson & Wales University-Providence · RI · Private (nonprofit)76%9Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln · RI · Private (for-profit)74%10Rhode Island College · RI · Public74%11Community College of Rhode Island · RI · Public60%12Johnson & Wales University-Online · RI · Private (nonprofit)54%13New England Institute of Technology · RI · Private (nonprofit)24%
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.