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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1401Palomar College · CA · Public71%1402Pennco Tech-Blackwood · NJ · Private (for-profit)71%1403Plymouth State University · NH · Public71%1404Point Park University · PA · Private (nonprofit)71%1405Point University · GA · Private (nonprofit)71%1406Riverside City College · CA · Public71%1407Shawnee State University · OH · Public71%1408Southeastern Oklahoma State University · OK · Public71%1409Southeast Technical College · SD · Public71%1410South Suburban College · IL · Public71%1411State University of New York at Plattsburgh · NY · Public71%1412Stephen F Austin State University · TX · Public71%1413Stephens College · MO · Private (nonprofit)71%1414Tarrant County College District · TX · Public71%1415Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson · TN · Public71%1416Thiel College · PA · Private (nonprofit)71%1417Tougaloo College · MS · Private (nonprofit)71%1418Trinity Washington University · DC · Private (nonprofit)71%1419Tulsa Welding School-Houston · TX · Private (for-profit)71%1420UEI College-Sacramento · CA · Private (for-profit)71%1421University of Alaska Southeast · AK · Public71%1422University of Arkansas at Little Rock · AR · Public71%1423University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus · CO · Public71%1424University of Dubuque · IA · Private (nonprofit)71%1425University of Memphis · TN · Public71%1426University of Mount Saint Vincent · NY · Private (nonprofit)71%1427University of Mount Union · OH · Private (nonprofit)71%1428University of North Carolina at Pembroke · NC · Public71%1429University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma · OK · Public71%1430University of Wisconsin-Parkside · WI · Public71%1431University of Wisconsin-Superior · WI · Public71%1432Vance-Granville Community College · NC · Public71%1433Virginia State University · VA · Public71%1434Washburn Institute of Technology · KS · Public71%1435Westfield State University · MA · Public71%1436West Kentucky Community and Technical College · KY · Public71%1437Woodland Community College · CA · Public71%1438Xavier University of Louisiana · LA · Private (nonprofit)71%1439Yuba College · CA · Public71%1440Anderson University · IN · Private (nonprofit)70%
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.