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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
881Florida Institute of Technology · FL · Private (nonprofit)77%882Fort Hays State University · KS · Public77%883Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College · KS · Public77%884Fred K Marchman Technical College · FL · Public77%885Gallaudet University · DC · Private (nonprofit)77%886George Fox University · OR · Private (nonprofit)77%887Georgia Southern University · GA · Public77%888Goldey-Beacom College · DE · Private (nonprofit)77%889Goucher College · MD · Private (nonprofit)77%890Grand Valley State University · MI · Public77%891Henderson Community College · KY · Public77%892Herzing University-Kenosha · WI · Private (nonprofit)77%893Houghton University · NY · Private (nonprofit)77%894Huntington University · IN · Private (nonprofit)77%895Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas · PR · Private (nonprofit)77%896Irvine Valley College · CA · Public77%897Juniata College · PA · Private (nonprofit)77%898King's College · PA · Private (nonprofit)77%899Lawrence Technological University · MI · Private (nonprofit)77%900Lesley University · MA · Private (nonprofit)77%901Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park · IL · Private (for-profit)77%902Long Island University · NY · Private (nonprofit)77%903Los Angeles Valley College · CA · Public77%904Loyola University New Orleans · LA · Private (nonprofit)77%905Manhattan University · NY · Private (nonprofit)77%906Marian University · IN · Private (nonprofit)77%907Neumont College of Computer Science · UT · Private (for-profit)77%908Nevada State University · NV · Public77%909New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology · NM · Public77%910Nicholls State University · LA · Public77%911Norco College · CA · Public77%912North Dakota State University-Main Campus · ND · Public77%913Northeast Wisconsin Technical College · WI · Public77%914Notre Dame of Maryland University · MD · Private (nonprofit)77%915Oklahoma Christian University · OK · Private (nonprofit)77%916Ozark Christian College · MO · Private (nonprofit)77%917Pace University · NY · Private (nonprofit)77%918Pasadena City College · CA · Public77%919Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · PA · Public77%920Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona · PA · Public77%
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.