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Highest first-year retention in Texas
152 colleges in Texas with this figure reported (500+ students).
81Texas A&M University-Kingsville · TX · Public67%82Texas Lutheran University · TX · Private (nonprofit)67%83University of Houston-Downtown · TX · Public67%84West Texas A & M University · TX · Public67%85McLennan Community College · TX · Public66%86Hardin-Simmons University · TX · Private (nonprofit)65%87McMurry University · TX · Private (nonprofit)65%88North Central Texas College · TX · Public65%89Northwest Vista College · TX · Public65%90Victoria College · TX · Public65%91Dallas Baptist University · TX · Private (nonprofit)64%92El Paso Community College · TX · Public64%93Lamar State College-Orange · TX · Public64%94Southwest University at El Paso · TX · Private (for-profit)64%95Temple College · TX · Public64%96Texas Southmost College · TX · Public64%97Concordia University Texas · TX · Private (nonprofit)63%98East Texas A&M University · TX · Public63%99Lamar State College-Port Arthur · TX · Public63%100Midwestern State University · TX · Public63%101Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio · TX · Private (for-profit)63%102St Philip's College · TX · Public63%103Texas A&M University-San Antonio · TX · Public63%104Texas Wesleyan University · TX · Private (nonprofit)63%105The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas · TX · Private (for-profit)63%106Lamar University · TX · Public61%107Northeast Lakeview College · TX · Public61%108Odessa College · TX · Public61%109Southern Careers Institute-Austin · TX · Private (for-profit)61%110South Texas College · TX · Public61%111Southwest Texas College · TX · Public61%112Texas A&M University-Victoria · TX · Public61%113The University of Texas Permian Basin · TX · Public61%114Tyler Junior College · TX · Public61%115Howard College · TX · Public60%116Texas A&M University-Texarkana · TX · Public60%117Texas College · TX · Private (nonprofit)60%118Clarendon College · TX · Public59%119Our Lady of the Lake University · TX · Private (nonprofit)58%120Sul Ross State University · TX · Public58%
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.