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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
841SUNY Oneonta · NY · Public78%842Texas State University · TX · Public78%843The College of Saint Scholastica · MN · Private (nonprofit)78%844Touro University Worldwide · CA · Private (nonprofit)78%845UEI College-West Covina · CA · Private (for-profit)78%846Universal Technical Institute-West Texas · TX · Private (for-profit)78%847University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus · CT · Public78%848University of Connecticut-Stamford · CT · Public78%849University of Illinois Chicago · IL · Public78%850University of Nevada-Las Vegas · NV · Public78%851University of North Alabama · AL · Public78%852University of Puerto Rico · PR · Public78%853University of Washington-Tacoma Campus · WA · Public78%854University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · WI · Public78%855Western Kentucky University · KY · Public78%856Widener University · PA · Private (nonprofit)78%857Winona State University · MN · Public78%858Alfred University · NY · Private (nonprofit)77%859Alturas Cosmetology of Arizona LLC · AZ · Private (for-profit)77%860Arkansas State University Mid-South · AR · Public77%861Ball State University · IN · Public77%862Bridgewater College · VA · Private (nonprofit)77%863Bridgewater State University · MA · Public77%864Canada College · CA · Public77%865Canadian Valley Technology Center · OK · Public77%866Carteret Community College · NC · Public77%867Cedar Crest College · PA · Private (nonprofit)77%868Chabot College · CA · Public77%869Chamberlain University-Illinois · IL · Private (for-profit)77%870Champlain College · VT · Private (nonprofit)77%871Clarkson College · NE · Private (nonprofit)77%872Coe College · IA · Private (nonprofit)77%873College of San Mateo · CA · Public77%874Cosumnes River College · CA · Public77%875Drury University · MO · Private (nonprofit)77%876Eckerd College · FL · Private (nonprofit)77%877Elaine Sterling Institute · GA · Private (for-profit)77%878Elgin Community College · IL · Public77%879Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus · NJ · Private (nonprofit)77%880Florida College · FL · Private (nonprofit)77%
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.