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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1641Hope International University · CA · Private (nonprofit)68%1642Jackson State University · MS · Public68%1643John Wood Community College · IL · Public68%1644Jones Technical Institute · FL · Private (nonprofit)68%1645Kaskaskia College · IL · Public68%1646Lewis and Clark Community College · IL · Public68%1647LIM College · NY · Private (for-profit)68%1648Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus · NJ · Private (for-profit)68%1649Louisiana State University at Alexandria · LA · Public68%1650Lyon College · AR · Private (nonprofit)68%1651McKendree University · IL · Private (nonprofit)68%1652Metropolitan Community College Area · NE · Public68%1653Mineral Area College · MO · Public68%1654Montcalm Community College · MI · Public68%1655Mountain Gateway Community College · VA · Public68%1656MyComputerCareer at Raleigh · NC · Private (for-profit)68%1657Nash Community College · NC · Public68%1658New River Community College · VA · Public68%1659Northern Oklahoma College · OK · Public68%1660Oakland City University · IN · Private (nonprofit)68%1661Olivet Nazarene University · IL · Private (nonprofit)68%1662Orange Technical College-West Campus · FL · Public68%1663Patrick & Henry Community College · VA · Public68%1664Pfeiffer University · NC · Private (nonprofit)68%1665Purdue University Northwest · IN · Public68%1666Randolph College · VA · Private (nonprofit)68%1667Rend Lake College · IL · Public68%1668Ridgewater College · MN · Public68%1669Saint Cloud State University · MN · Public68%1670Southern Crescent Technical College · GA · Public68%1671Southern Oregon University · OR · Public68%1672Southern Technical College · FL · Private (for-profit)68%1673SUNY College of Technology at Delhi · NY · Public68%1674SUNY Polytechnic Institute · NY · Public68%1675Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest · TN · Public68%1676The Evergreen State College · WA · Public68%1677Trident Technical College · SC · Public68%1678UEI College-Bakersfield · CA · Private (for-profit)68%1679University of Indianapolis · IN · Private (nonprofit)68%1680University of Mary Hardin-Baylor · TX · 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.