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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1241Northern Arizona University · AZ · Public73%1242North Iowa Area Community College · IA · Public73%1243Northwest University · WA · Private (nonprofit)73%1244Ogden-Weber Technical College · UT · Public73%1245Orange Coast College · CA · Public73%1246Oregon Institute of Technology · OR · Public73%1247Otis College of Art and Design · CA · Private (nonprofit)73%1248Radford University · VA · Public73%1249Saint Martin's University · WA · Private (nonprofit)73%1250San Diego Miramar College · CA · Public73%1251San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario · CA · Private (for-profit)73%1252Sonoran Desert Institute · AZ · Private (for-profit)73%1253Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville · TX · Private (for-profit)73%1254Southwest Institute of Healing Arts · AZ · Private (for-profit)73%1255Stetson University · FL · Private (nonprofit)73%1256SUNY Brockport · NY · Public73%1257Susquehanna University · PA · Private (nonprofit)73%1258Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston · TN · Public73%1259The University of Tennessee-Martin · TN · Public73%1260The University of Texas at Arlington · TX · Public73%1261The University of Texas at Tyler · TX · Public73%1262Troy University · AL · Public73%1263Tuskegee University · AL · Private (nonprofit)73%1264UEI College-Garden Grove · CA · Private (for-profit)73%1265UEI College-Phoenix · AZ · Private (for-profit)73%1266University of Akron Main Campus · OH · Public73%1267University of Central Arkansas · AR · Public73%1268University of Maine at Presque Isle · ME · Public73%1269University of Massachusetts-Boston · MA · Public73%1270University of Minnesota-Morris · MN · Public73%1271University of Montevallo · AL · Public73%1272University of New Mexico-Main Campus · NM · Public73%1273University of North Carolina Asheville · NC · Public73%1274University of North Georgia · GA · Public73%1275University of St Francis · IL · Private (nonprofit)73%1276University of St Thomas · TX · Private (nonprofit)73%1277University of the Ozarks · AR · Private (nonprofit)73%1278University of Virginia's College at Wise · VA · Public73%1279University of Wisconsin-River Falls · WI · Public73%1280Ursuline College · OH · Private (nonprofit)73%
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.