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Highest first-year retention in Wisconsin
50 colleges in Wisconsin with this figure reported (500+ students).
1University of Wisconsin-Madison · WI · Public95%2Bellin College · WI · Private (nonprofit)91%3Marquette University · WI · Private (nonprofit)91%4Lawrence University · WI · Private (nonprofit)87%5Beloit College · WI · Private (nonprofit)86%6University of Wisconsin-La Crosse · WI · Public86%7Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design · WI · Private (nonprofit)84%8Milwaukee School of Engineering · WI · Private (nonprofit)83%9Carthage College · WI · Private (nonprofit)82%10Saint Norbert College · WI · Private (nonprofit)82%11University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · WI · Public82%12Waukesha County Technical College · WI · Public81%13University of Wisconsin-Platteville · WI · Public80%14Wisconsin Lutheran College · WI · Private (nonprofit)80%15Alverno College · WI · Private (nonprofit)79%16Carroll University · WI · Private (nonprofit)79%17Concordia University-Wisconsin · WI · Private (nonprofit)78%18University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · WI · Public78%19Herzing University-Kenosha · WI · Private (nonprofit)77%20Northeast Wisconsin Technical College · WI · Public77%21Maranatha Baptist University · WI · Private (nonprofit)76%22Ripon College · WI · Private (nonprofit)76%23Edgewood University · WI · Private (nonprofit)75%24Moraine Park Technical College · WI · Public75%25University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point · WI · Public75%26Gateway Technical College · WI · Public74%27Northcentral Technical College · WI · Public74%28Northwood Technical College · WI · Public74%29University of Wisconsin-Stout · WI · Public74%30University of Wisconsin-River Falls · WI · Public73%31Southwest Wisconsin Technical College · WI · Public72%32University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · WI · Public72%33University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · WI · Public72%34University of Wisconsin-Parkside · WI · Public71%35University of Wisconsin-Superior · WI · Public71%36Chippewa Valley Technical College · WI · Public70%37Lakeshore Technical College · WI · Public70%38University of Wisconsin-Green Bay · WI · Public70%39Viterbo University · WI · Private (nonprofit)70%40Fox Valley Technical College · WI · Public68%
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.