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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1761Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis · TN · Public67%1762Texas A&M University-Kingsville · TX · Public67%1763Texas Lutheran University · TX · Private (nonprofit)67%1764Thomas More University · KY · Private (nonprofit)67%1765Trinidad State College · CO · Public67%1766UEI College-Fresno · CA · Private (for-profit)67%1767University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain · AR · Public67%1768University of Colorado Colorado Springs · CO · Public67%1769University of Houston-Downtown · TX · Public67%1770University of the District of Columbia · DC · Public67%1771Valdosta State University · GA · Public67%1772Vermont State University · VT · Public67%1773Virginia Wesleyan University · VA · Private (nonprofit)67%1774Weber State University · UT · Public67%1775West Coast University-Miami · FL · Private (for-profit)67%1776Western Dakota Technical College · SD · Public67%1777West Texas A & M University · TX · Public67%1778Wingate University · NC · Private (nonprofit)67%1779York University · NE · Private (nonprofit)67%1780Young Harris College · GA · Private (nonprofit)67%1781Apollo Career Center · OH · Public66%1782Auburn University at Montgomery · AL · Public66%1783Berkeley City College · CA · Public66%1784Brevard College · NC · Private (nonprofit)66%1785Butler Community College · KS · Public66%1786Butler County Community College · PA · Public66%1787California State University-Dominguez Hills · CA · Public66%1788Cameron University · OK · Public66%1789Casper College · WY · Public66%1790Chaffey College · CA · Public66%1791Cloud County Community College · KS · Public66%1792Coahoma Community College · MS · Public66%1793College of DuPage · IL · Public66%1794College of Micronesia-FSM · FM · Public66%1795Columbia International University · SC · Private (nonprofit)66%1796Concordia University Ann Arbor · MI · Private (nonprofit)66%1797Davidson-Davie Community College · NC · Public66%1798Delaware Valley University · PA · Private (nonprofit)66%1799Durham Technical Community College · NC · Public66%1800Frostburg State University · MD · Public66%
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.