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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1561Lake Superior State University · MI · Public69%1562Lander University · SC · Public69%1563La Salle University · PA · Private (nonprofit)69%1564Laurel Ridge Community College · VA · Public69%1565Lee College · TX · Public69%1566Leeward Community College · HI · Public69%1567Lincoln Memorial University · TN · Private (nonprofit)69%1568Madera Community College · CA · Public69%1569Maryville College · TN · Private (nonprofit)69%1570Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts · MA · Public69%1571McHenry County College · IL · Public69%1572Middlesex College · NJ · Public69%1573Midway University · KY · Private (nonprofit)69%1574Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio · TX · Private (for-profit)69%1575Montana State University-Northern · MT · Public69%1576Morehead State University · KY · Public69%1577Moreno Valley College · CA · Public69%1578Morningside University · IA · Private (nonprofit)69%1579Muskingum University · OH · Private (nonprofit)69%1580Neumann University · PA · Private (nonprofit)69%1581North Greenville University · SC · Private (nonprofit)69%1582North Park University · IL · Private (nonprofit)69%1583Norwich University · VT · Private (nonprofit)69%1584Ohio University-Zanesville Campus · OH · Public69%1585Oklahoma Baptist University · OK · Private (nonprofit)69%1586Reach University · CA · Private (nonprofit)69%1587River Valley Community College · NH · Public69%1588Roanoke-Chowan Community College · NC · Public69%1589Sierra College · CA · Public69%1590Snead State Community College · AL · Public69%1591Southeastern Community College · IA · Public69%1592Southern Arkansas University Main Campus · AR · Public69%1593Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · IL · Public69%1594Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College · IL · Private (for-profit)69%1595The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston · TX · Private (for-profit)69%1596Tidewater Tech-Trades · VA · Private (for-profit)69%1597Triton College · IL · Public69%1598University of Arkansas at Monticello · AR · Public69%1599University of Charleston · WV · Private (nonprofit)69%1600University of Hawaii-West Oahu · HI · 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.