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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1321Northeastern Junior College · CO · Public72%1322Northeast Mississippi Community College · MS · Public72%1323Northern Virginia Community College · VA · Public72%1324Oakton College · IL · Public72%1325Owensboro Community and Technical College · KY · Public72%1326Ozarka College · AR · Public72%1327Palo Verde College · CA · Public72%1328Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine · PA · Public72%1329Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton · PA · Public72%1330Saint Peter's University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)72%1331Santiago Canyon College · CA · Public72%1332Sauk Valley Community College · IL · Public72%1333Schreiner University · TX · Private (nonprofit)72%1334Shepherd University · WV · Public72%1335Siena Heights University · MI · Private (nonprofit)72%1336Southeastern University · FL · Private (nonprofit)72%1337Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College · KY · Public72%1338Southern Illinois University Edwardsville · IL · Public72%1339Southwest Wisconsin Technical College · WI · Public72%1340Stanly Community College · NC · Public72%1341SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill · NY · Public72%1342Terra State Community College · OH · Public72%1343The University of Findlay · OH · Private (nonprofit)72%1344Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville · NC · Private (for-profit)72%1345Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. · TX · Private (for-profit)72%1346University of Alaska Anchorage · AK · Public72%1347University of Alaska Fairbanks · AK · Public72%1348University of Arkansas-Fort Smith · AR · Public72%1349University of Louisiana at Monroe · LA · Public72%1350University of Minnesota-Rochester · MN · Public72%1351University of Mobile · AL · Private (nonprofit)72%1352University of the Incarnate Word · TX · Private (nonprofit)72%1353University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · WI · Public72%1354University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · WI · Public72%1355Victor Valley College · CA · Public72%1356Waubonsee Community College · IL · Public72%1357Waynesburg University · PA · Private (nonprofit)72%1358American Career College-Ontario · CA · Private (for-profit)71%1359American National University · VA · Private (for-profit)71%1360Arkansas Tech University · AR · Public71%
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.