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Highest first-year retention in Texas
152 colleges in Texas with this figure reported (500+ students).
41Sam Houston State University · TX · Public75%42Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi · TX · Private (for-profit)75%43University of Houston-Clear Lake · TX · Public75%44Lubbock Christian University · TX · Private (nonprofit)74%45Prairie View A & M University · TX · Public74%46Tarleton State University · TX · Public74%47Texas A & M International University · TX · Public74%48Texas Woman's University · TX · Public74%49The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth · TX · Private (for-profit)74%50Wharton County Junior College · TX · Public74%51Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville · TX · Private (for-profit)73%52The University of Texas at Arlington · TX · Public73%53The University of Texas at Tyler · TX · Public73%54University of St Thomas · TX · Private (nonprofit)73%55Angelo State University · TX · Public72%56Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio · TX · Private (for-profit)72%57Schreiner University · TX · Private (nonprofit)72%58Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. · TX · Private (for-profit)72%59University of the Incarnate Word · TX · Private (nonprofit)72%60Northeast Texas Community College · TX · Public71%61Stephen F Austin State University · TX · Public71%62Tarrant County College District · TX · Public71%63Tulsa Welding School-Houston · TX · Private (for-profit)71%64Kilgore College · TX · Public70%65Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio · TX · Private (for-profit)70%66Southwestern Adventist University · TX · Private (nonprofit)70%67University of North Texas at Dallas · TX · Public70%68Alvin Community College · TX · Public69%69East Texas Baptist University · TX · Private (nonprofit)69%70Houston Christian University · TX · Private (nonprofit)69%71Lee College · TX · Public69%72Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio · TX · Private (for-profit)69%73The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston · TX · Private (for-profit)69%74Amarillo College · TX · Public68%75Hallmark University · TX · Private (nonprofit)68%76University of Mary Hardin-Baylor · TX · Private (nonprofit)68%77Western Texas College · TX · Public68%78Grayson College · TX · Public67%79Southern Careers Institute-Pharr · TX · Private (for-profit)67%80St. Mary's University · TX · Private (nonprofit)67%
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.