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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1001Rivier University · NH · Private (nonprofit)76%1002San Bernardino Valley College · CA · Public76%1003Sheridan Technical College · FL · Public76%1004Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public76%1005Simpson College · IA · Private (nonprofit)76%1006Southeastern Louisiana University · LA · Public76%1007Southeast Missouri State University · MO · Public76%1008Southern Connecticut State University · CT · Public76%1009Southern Technical College · FL · Private (for-profit)76%1010Suffolk University · MA · Private (nonprofit)76%1011Summit College · CA · Private (for-profit)76%1012SUNY at Fredonia · NY · Public76%1013SUNY College of Technology at Alfred · NY · Public76%1014Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump · TN · Public76%1015The College of Idaho · ID · Private (nonprofit)76%1016The University of Montana · MT · Public76%1017UEI College-Chula Vista · CA · Private (for-profit)76%1018UEI College-Huntington Park · CA · Private (for-profit)76%1019Ultimate Medical Academy · FL · Private (nonprofit)76%1020Universidad Adventista de las Antillas · PR · Private (nonprofit)76%1021University of Guam · GU · Public76%1022University of La Verne · CA · Private (nonprofit)76%1023University of Louisiana at Lafayette · LA · Public76%1024University of Lynchburg · VA · Private (nonprofit)76%1025University of Michigan-Flint · MI · Public76%1026University of Nebraska at Omaha · NE · Public76%1027University of North Carolina at Greensboro · NC · Public76%1028University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · PA · Public76%1029University of Puerto Rico-Carolina · PR · Public76%1030University of South Alabama · AL · Public76%1031University of Southern Maine · ME · Public76%1032University of the Virgin Islands · VI · Public76%1033University of Toledo · OH · Public76%1034University of West Georgia · GA · Public76%1035Ventura College · CA · Public76%1036Western Carolina University · NC · Public76%1037Western Oregon University · OR · Public76%1038Western Piedmont Community College · NC · Public76%1039Westminster University · UT · Private (nonprofit)76%1040Albertus Magnus College · CT · Private (nonprofit)75%
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.