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Highest first-year retention in Virginia
71 colleges in Virginia with this figure reported (500+ students).
1University of Virginia-Main Campus · VA · Public97%2Washington and Lee University · VA · Private (nonprofit)95%3William & Mary · VA · Public95%4University of Richmond · VA · Private (nonprofit)93%5Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · VA · Public92%6James Madison University · VA · Public90%7Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing · VA · Private (for-profit)90%8George Mason University · VA · Public87%9Virginia Commonwealth University · VA · Public86%10Hampden-Sydney College · VA · Private (nonprofit)85%11Hampton University · VA · Private (nonprofit)85%12Virginia Military Institute · VA · Public84%13Christopher Newport University · VA · Public83%14Shenandoah University · VA · Private (nonprofit)82%15Southern Virginia University · VA · Private (nonprofit)82%16University of Mary Washington · VA · Public82%17Randolph-Macon College · VA · Private (nonprofit)81%18Liberty University · VA · Private (nonprofit)79%19Longwood University · VA · Public78%20Roanoke College · VA · Private (nonprofit)78%21Bridgewater College · VA · Private (nonprofit)77%22Eastern Mennonite University · VA · Private (nonprofit)76%23Marymount University · VA · Private (nonprofit)76%24Old Dominion University · VA · Public76%25University of Lynchburg · VA · Private (nonprofit)76%26University of the Potomac-VA Campus · VA · Private (for-profit)75%27Virginia University of Lynchburg · VA · Private (nonprofit)75%28Hollins University · VA · Private (nonprofit)74%29Radford University · VA · Public73%30University of Virginia's College at Wise · VA · Public73%31Norfolk State University · VA · Public72%32Northern Virginia Community College · VA · Public72%33American National University · VA · Private (for-profit)71%34Virginia State University · VA · Public71%35Germanna Community College · VA · Public70%36Mountain Empire Community College · VA · Public70%37Central Virginia Community College · VA · Public69%38Emory & Henry University · VA · Private (nonprofit)69%39Laurel Ridge Community College · VA · Public69%40Tidewater Tech-Trades · VA · Private (for-profit)69%
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.