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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
401Stonehill College · MA · Private (nonprofit)85%402SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry · NY · Public85%403Texas Tech University · TX · Public85%404The Master's University and Seminary · CA · Private (nonprofit)85%405Trine University · IN · Private (nonprofit)85%406Universidad Central Del Caribe · PR · Private (nonprofit)85%407University of Kansas · KS · Public85%408University of North Carolina at Charlotte · NC · Public85%409University of North Carolina Wilmington · NC · Public85%410University of Northern Iowa · IA · Public85%411University of Oregon · OR · Public85%412University of Tulsa · OK · Private (nonprofit)85%413University of Utah · UT · Public85%414Allegheny College · PA · Private (nonprofit)84%415Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas · NV · Private (for-profit)84%416Asbury University · KY · Private (nonprofit)84%417Augustana University · SD · Private (nonprofit)84%418Azusa Pacific University · CA · Private (nonprofit)84%419Belmont University · TN · Private (nonprofit)84%420Bradley University · IL · Private (nonprofit)84%421Cairn University-Langhorne · PA · Private (nonprofit)84%422California State University-Chico · CA · Public84%423Columbia College · CA · Public84%424Cornerstone University · MI · Private (nonprofit)84%425Drake University · IA · Private (nonprofit)84%426Drew University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)84%427Eastern Connecticut State University · CT · Public84%428Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center · OK · Public84%429Edgecombe Community College · NC · Public84%430Elizabethtown College · PA · Private (nonprofit)84%431Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott · AZ · Private (nonprofit)84%432Flint Hills Technical College · KS · Public84%433Florida Atlantic University · FL · Public84%434Georgia College & State University · GA · Public84%435Gustavus Adolphus College · MN · Private (nonprofit)84%436High Point University · NC · Private (nonprofit)84%437John Brown University · AR · Private (nonprofit)84%438Kalamazoo College · MI · Private (nonprofit)84%439Le Moyne College · NY · Private (nonprofit)84%440Lewis University · IL · Private (nonprofit)84%
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.