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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1481Morton College · IL · Public70%1482Mountain Empire Community College · VA · Public70%1483Mount Marty University · SD · Private (nonprofit)70%1484Mount Mercy University · IA · Private (nonprofit)70%1485Newberry College · SC · Private (nonprofit)70%1486Northern Illinois University · IL · Public70%1487Northwestern State University of Louisiana · LA · Public70%1488Northwest Iowa Community College · IA · Public70%1489Pennsylvania Western University · PA · Public70%1490Raritan Valley Community College · NJ · Public70%1491Rockford University · IL · Private (nonprofit)70%1492Sacramento City College · CA · Public70%1493Sandhills Community College · NC · Public70%1494San Joaquin Delta College · CA · Public70%1495Savannah State University · GA · Public70%1496Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio · TX · Private (for-profit)70%1497Southwestern Adventist University · TX · Private (nonprofit)70%1498Southwestern Community College · NC · Public70%1499Southwestern Oklahoma State University · OK · Public70%1500Southwest Minnesota State University · MN · Public70%1501Southwest Mississippi Community College · MS · Public70%1502Spalding University · KY · Private (nonprofit)70%1503State University of New York at Oswego · NY · Public70%1504Universal Technical Institute-Southern California · CA · Private (for-profit)70%1505Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit)70%1506Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit)70%1507University of Central Missouri · MO · Public70%1508University of Hawaii at Hilo · HI · Public70%1509University of New Orleans · LA · Public70%1510University of North Texas at Dallas · TX · Public70%1511University of Providence · MT · Private (nonprofit)70%1512University of Southern Mississippi · MS · Public70%1513University of Valley Forge · PA · Private (nonprofit)70%1514University of Wisconsin-Green Bay · WI · Public70%1515Utah Valley University · UT · Public70%1516Viterbo University · WI · Private (nonprofit)70%1517Wake Technical Community College · NC · Public70%1518Warren County Community College · NJ · Public70%1519Warren Wilson College · NC · Private (nonprofit)70%1520Wayne Community College · NC · Public70%
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.