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Highest first-year retention in Virginia
71 colleges in Virginia with this figure reported (500+ students).
41Mountain Gateway Community College · VA · Public68%42New River Community College · VA · Public68%43Patrick & Henry Community College · VA · Public68%44Randolph College · VA · Private (nonprofit)68%45Eastern Shore Community College · VA · Public67%46Virginia Wesleyan University · VA · Private (nonprofit)67%47Piedmont Virginia Community College · VA · Public66%48Regent University · VA · Private (nonprofit)66%49Wytheville Community College · VA · Public66%50Virginia Western Community College · VA · Public65%51Brightpoint Community College · VA · Public64%52J Sargeant Reynolds Community College · VA · Public64%53Danville Community College · VA · Public62%54Virginia Union University · VA · Private (nonprofit)62%55Mary Baldwin University · VA · Private (nonprofit)61%56Southwest Virginia Community College · VA · Public61%57Virginia Highlands Community College · VA · Public61%58Paul D Camp Community College · VA · Public60%59Washington University of Science and Technology · VA · Private (for-profit)60%60Averett University · VA · Private (nonprofit)59%61Ferrum College · VA · Private (nonprofit)59%62Richard Bland College · VA · Public59%63Southside Virginia Community College · VA · Public59%64Virginia Peninsula Community College · VA · Public59%65Blue Ridge Community College · VA · Public58%66Rappahannock Community College · VA · Public56%67Tidewater Community College · VA · Public56%68ECPI University · VA · Private (for-profit)53%69Strayer University-Virginia · VA · Private (for-profit)50%70Bluefield University · VA · Private (nonprofit)49%71Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach · VA · Private (nonprofit)40%
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.