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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1161Rhode Island College · RI · Public74%1162Saint Xavier University · IL · Private (nonprofit)74%1163Salem State University · MA · Public74%1164Salina Area Technical College · KS · Public74%1165San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield · CA · Private (for-profit)74%1166Southern Utah University · UT · Public74%1167Southwestern Community College · IA · Public74%1168Spring Arbor University · MI · Private (nonprofit)74%1169SUNY Old Westbury · NY · Public74%1170Tarleton State University · TX · Public74%1171Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville · TN · Public74%1172Texas A & M International University · TX · Public74%1173Texas Woman's University · TX · Public74%1174The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth · TX · Private (for-profit)74%1175The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga · TN · Public74%1176UEI College-Ontario · CA · Private (for-profit)74%1177UEI College-Stockton · CA · Private (for-profit)74%1178Universal Technical Institute-Canton · MI · Private (for-profit)74%1179Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc · PA · Private (for-profit)74%1180Universal Technical Institute-Orlando · FL · Private (for-profit)74%1181University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville · AR · Public74%1182University of Northern Colorado · CO · Public74%1183University of Wisconsin-Stout · WI · Public74%1184Utah State University · UT · Public74%1185Vanguard University of Southern California · CA · Private (nonprofit)74%1186Western Technology Center · OK · Public74%1187Wharton County Junior College · TX · Public74%1188White Mountains Community College · NH · Public74%1189William Woods University · MO · Private (nonprofit)74%1190Wittenberg University · OH · Private (nonprofit)74%1191Alvernia University · PA · Private (nonprofit)73%1192American Institute-Clifton · NJ · Private (for-profit)73%1193Athens Technical College · GA · Public73%1194Atlantic University · PR · Private (nonprofit)73%1195Augusta University · GA · Public73%1196Blue Ridge Community and Technical College · WV · Public73%1197Blue Ridge Community College · NC · Public73%1198Bucks County Community College · PA · Public73%1199Caldwell University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)73%1200California State University-Channel Islands · CA · Public73%
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.