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Highest first-year retention in Texas
152 colleges in Texas with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Brazosport College · TX · Public100%2The King's University · TX · Private (nonprofit)100%3West Coast University-Texas · TX · Private (for-profit)100%4Rice University · TX · Private (nonprofit)98%5The University of Texas at Austin · TX · Public96%6Texas A&M University-College Station · TX · Public94%7Texas Christian University · TX · Private (nonprofit)94%8Trinity University · TX · Private (nonprofit)92%9Baylor University · TX · Private (nonprofit)91%10Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford · TX · Private (for-profit)90%11Southern Methodist University · TX · Private (nonprofit)90%12Dallas College · TX · Public89%13The University of Texas at Dallas · TX · Public88%14Western Technical College · TX · Private (for-profit)88%15University of Houston · TX · Public86%16Texas Tech University · TX · Public85%17Southwestern University · TX · Private (nonprofit)83%18Western Technical College · TX · Private (for-profit)83%19LeTourneau University · TX · Private (nonprofit)81%20Nelson University · TX · Private (nonprofit)81%21Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth · TX · Private (for-profit)81%22University of Dallas · TX · Private (nonprofit)81%23Abilene Christian University · TX · Private (nonprofit)80%24Austin College · TX · Private (nonprofit)80%25College of Health Care Professions · TX · Private (for-profit)80%26Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie · TX · Private (for-profit)80%27Rio Grande Valley College · TX · Private (for-profit)80%28Pima Medical Institute-Houston · TX · Private (for-profit)79%29The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary · TX · Private (nonprofit)79%30The University of Texas at San Antonio · TX · Public79%31The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · TX · Public79%32Saint Edward's University · TX · Private (nonprofit)78%33Texas State University · TX · Public78%34Universal Technical Institute-West Texas · TX · Private (for-profit)78%35The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus · TX · Private (for-profit)77%36The University of Texas at El Paso · TX · Public77%37University of North Texas · TX · Public77%38Pima Medical Institute-El Paso · TX · Private (for-profit)76%39Career Schools of Texas · TX · Private (for-profit)75%40Chamberlain University-Texas · TX · Private (for-profit)75%
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.