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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1041Alpena Community College · MI · Public75%1042American Career College-Los Angeles · CA · Private (for-profit)75%1043American Musical and Dramatic Academy · NY · Private (nonprofit)75%1044Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson · AZ · Private (for-profit)75%1045Arkansas State University-Newport · AR · Public75%1046Ave Maria University · FL · Private (nonprofit)75%1047Bellarmine University · KY · Private (nonprofit)75%1048California State University-San Marcos · CA · Public75%1049Campbell University · NC · Private (nonprofit)75%1050Career Schools of Texas · TX · Private (for-profit)75%1051Centenary College of Louisiana · LA · Private (nonprofit)75%1052Centenary University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)75%1053Chamberlain University-Texas · TX · Private (for-profit)75%1054Clovis Community College · CA · Public75%1055Colorado Mesa University · CO · Public75%1056Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public75%1057Culinary Institute of America · NY · Private (nonprofit)75%1058Dakota State University · SD · Public75%1059Eastwick College-Ramsey · NJ · Private (for-profit)75%1060Edgewood University · WI · Private (nonprofit)75%1061Five Towns College · NY · Private (for-profit)75%1062Florida Polytechnic University · FL · Public75%1063Folsom Lake College · CA · Public75%1064Gavilan College · CA · Public75%1065Hampshire College · MA · Private (nonprofit)75%1066Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla · PR · Private (nonprofit)75%1067Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo · PR · Private (nonprofit)75%1068Itawamba Community College · MS · Public75%1069Jacksonville University · FL · Private (nonprofit)75%1070Kansas City Art Institute · MO · Private (nonprofit)75%1071Kean University · NJ · Public75%1072Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public75%1073Lakes Region Community College · NH · Public75%1074Lancaster Bible College · PA · Private (nonprofit)75%1075Los Medanos College · CA · Public75%1076Mercy University · NY · Private (nonprofit)75%1077Moraine Park Technical College · WI · Public75%1078Nebraska Wesleyan University · NE · Private (nonprofit)75%1079New Mexico State University-Main Campus · NM · Public75%1080North Carolina Central University · NC · Public75%
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.