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Highest first-year retention in West Virginia
25 colleges in West Virginia with this figure reported (500+ students).
1American Public University System · WV · Private (for-profit)94%2West Virginia University · WV · Public81%3Marshall University · WV · Public79%4Blue Ridge Community and Technical College · WV · Public73%5Shepherd University · WV · Public72%6University of Charleston · WV · Private (nonprofit)69%7West Liberty University · WV · Public69%8West Virginia Wesleyan College · WV · Private (nonprofit)68%9Wheeling University · WV · Private (nonprofit)66%10Fairmont State University · WV · Public64%11Bethany College · WV · Private (nonprofit)63%12Glenville State University · WV · Public63%13Pierpont Community and Technical College · WV · Public63%14West Virginia State University · WV · Public63%15New River Community and Technical College · WV · Public62%16West Virginia University Institute of Technology · WV · Public61%17Potomac State College of West Virginia University · WV · Public60%18Davis & Elkins College · WV · Private (nonprofit)58%19Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College · WV · Public57%20Bluefield State University · WV · Public55%21West Virginia Northern Community College · WV · Public53%22BridgeValley Community & Technical College · WV · Public52%23Salem University · WV · Private (for-profit)52%24Concord University · WV · Public49%25Mountwest Community and Technical College · WV · Public41%
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.