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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1681University of Missouri-St Louis · MO · Public68%1682University of New Hampshire at Manchester · NH · Public68%1683University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg · PA · Public68%1684Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology · NY · Private (nonprofit)68%1685Western Texas College · TX · Public68%1686West Virginia Wesleyan College · WV · Private (nonprofit)68%1687Wichita State University · KS · Public68%1688Wilmington College · OH · Private (nonprofit)68%1689Academy of Art University · CA · Private (for-profit)67%1690Albizu University-Miami · FL · Private (nonprofit)67%1691Austin Peay State University · TN · Public67%1692Bevill State Community College · AL · Public67%1693Bluffton University · OH · Private (nonprofit)67%1694Brigham Young University-Hawaii · HI · Private (nonprofit)67%1695Butte College · CA · Public67%1696Carl Sandburg College · IL · Public67%1697Cerritos College · CA · Public67%1698Chesapeake College · MD · Public67%1699Chestnut Hill College · PA · Private (nonprofit)67%1700Clarke University · IA · Private (nonprofit)67%1701Coalinga College · CA · Public67%1702College of the Desert · CA · Public67%1703Columbia College · MO · Private (nonprofit)67%1704Concordia University-Saint Paul · MN · Private (nonprofit)67%1705Connors State College · OK · Public67%1706Crown College · MN · Private (nonprofit)67%1707Culver-Stockton College · MO · Private (nonprofit)67%1708Dominican University New York · NY · Private (nonprofit)67%1709Eastern Oregon University · OR · Public67%1710Eastern Shore Community College · VA · Public67%1711Eastern Washington University · WA · Public67%1712Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide · FL · Private (nonprofit)67%1713Emporia State University · KS · Public67%1714Galen College of Nursing-Louisville · KY · Private (for-profit)67%1715Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville · FL · Private (for-profit)67%1716Georgia Highlands College · GA · Public67%1717Grayson College · TX · Public67%1718Hagerstown Community College · MD · Public67%1719Harford Community College · MD · Public67%1720Holy Apostles College and Seminary · CT · Private (nonprofit)67%
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.