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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1601University of Holy Cross · LA · Private (nonprofit)69%1602University of South Carolina-Upstate · SC · Public69%1603University of Southern Indiana · IN · Public69%1604Urshan University · MO · Private (nonprofit)69%1605Washburn University · KS · Public69%1606West Liberty University · WV · Public69%1607William Jessup University · CA · Private (nonprofit)69%1608Alamance Community College · NC · Public68%1609Alaska Pacific University · AK · Private (nonprofit)68%1610Allan Hancock College · CA · Public68%1611Amarillo College · TX · Public68%1612American International College · MA · Private (nonprofit)68%1613Anne Arundel Community College · MD · Public68%1614Arizona Western College · AZ · Public68%1615Avila University · MO · Private (nonprofit)68%1616Black Hawk College · IL · Public68%1617Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute · NC · Public68%1618Camden County College · NJ · Public68%1619Cape Fear Community College · NC · Public68%1620Carrington College-San Jose · CA · Private (for-profit)68%1621Central Carolina Community College · NC · Public68%1622Chandler-Gilbert Community College · AZ · Public68%1623Cheyney University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public68%1624College of Marin · CA · Public68%1625College of Saint Mary · NE · Private (nonprofit)68%1626Converse University · SC · Private (nonprofit)68%1627Crowder College · MO · Public68%1628Curry College · MA · Private (nonprofit)68%1629Dakota County Technical College · MN · Public68%1630Eastern Arizona College · AZ · Public68%1631Eastern Michigan University · MI · Public68%1632East Los Angeles College · CA · Public68%1633Flagler College · FL · Private (nonprofit)68%1634Flathead Valley Community College · MT · Public68%1635Fox Valley Technical College · WI · Public68%1636George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville · AL · Public68%1637Georgetown College · KY · Private (nonprofit)68%1638Grand Canyon University · AZ · Private (nonprofit)68%1639Hallmark University · TX · Private (nonprofit)68%1640Hastings College · NE · Private (nonprofit)68%
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.