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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1521Western Connecticut State University · CT · Public70%1522Wilberforce University · OH · Private (nonprofit)70%1523Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College · GA · Public69%1524Albion College · MI · Private (nonprofit)69%1525Alvin Community College · TX · Public69%1526Ashland Community and Technical College · KY · Public69%1527Bay Path University · MA · Private (nonprofit)69%1528Belhaven University · MS · Private (nonprofit)69%1529Belmont Abbey College · NC · Private (nonprofit)69%1530Benedictine University · IL · Private (nonprofit)69%1531Berkeley College-Woodland Park · NJ · Private (for-profit)69%1532Brookdale Community College · NJ · Public69%1533Carroll Community College · MD · Public69%1534Catawba Valley Community College · NC · Public69%1535Central Community College · NE · Public69%1536Central Virginia Community College · VA · Public69%1537Central Washington University · WA · Public69%1538Clark Atlanta University · GA · Private (nonprofit)69%1539Cleveland State University · OH · Public69%1540College of Southern Maryland · MD · Public69%1541Crafton Hills College · CA · Public69%1542Cuesta College · CA · Public69%1543Dakota Wesleyan University · SD · Private (nonprofit)69%1544Danville Area Community College · IL · Public69%1545East Texas Baptist University · TX · Private (nonprofit)69%1546Emory & Henry University · VA · Private (nonprofit)69%1547Estrella Mountain Community College · AZ · Public69%1548Francis Marion University · SC · Public69%1549Gardner-Webb University · NC · Private (nonprofit)69%1550Georgia Gwinnett College · GA · Public69%1551Georgia State University-Perimeter College · GA · Public69%1552Harris-Stowe State University · MO · Public69%1553Highland Community College · IL · Public69%1554Houston Christian University · TX · Private (nonprofit)69%1555Hutchinson Community College · KS · Public69%1556Indiana State University · IN · Public69%1557Indiana University-Northwest · IN · Public69%1558Intellitec College-Grand Junction · CO · Private (for-profit)69%1559Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo · PR · Private (nonprofit)69%1560Kirkwood Community College · IA · Public69%
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.