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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
2041The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas · TX · Private (for-profit)63%2042Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa · OK · Private (for-profit)63%2043United Education Institute-Morrow · GA · Private (for-profit)63%2044University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana · AR · Public63%2045University of Bridgeport · CT · Private (nonprofit)63%2046University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis · MO · Private (nonprofit)63%2047University of Maine at Augusta · ME · Public63%2048Utah Tech University · UT · Public63%2049Villa Maria College · NY · Private (nonprofit)63%2050Voorhees University · SC · Private (nonprofit)63%2051Wayne County Community College District · MI · Public63%2052Westminster College · MO · Private (nonprofit)63%2053West Virginia State University · WV · Public63%2054Williston State College · ND · Public63%2055Wright State University-Main Campus · OH · Public63%2056Allegany College of Maryland · MD · Public62%2057Anna Maria College · MA · Private (nonprofit)62%2058Anoka-Ramsey Community College · MN · Public62%2059Brenau University · GA · Private (nonprofit)62%2060Carrington College-Sacramento · CA · Private (for-profit)62%2061Charleston Southern University · SC · Private (nonprofit)62%2062City College of San Francisco · CA · Public62%2063City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College · IL · Public62%2064Coastal Pines Technical College · GA · Public62%2065Cowley County Community College · KS · Public62%2066Craven Community College · NC · Public62%2067Cumberland University · TN · Private (nonprofit)62%2068Danville Community College · VA · Public62%2069Des Moines Area Community College · IA · Public62%2070East Central Community College · MS · Public62%2071Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus · NM · Public62%2072Enterprise State Community College · AL · Public62%2073Florida National University-Main Campus · FL · Private (for-profit)62%2074George C Wallace Community College-Dothan · AL · Public62%2075Gogebic Community College · MI · Public62%2076Gwinnett Technical College · GA · Public62%2077Isothermal Community College · NC · Public62%2078Joliet Junior College · IL · Public62%2079Kapiolani Community College · HI · Public62%2080Lees-McRae College · NC · Private (nonprofit)62%
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.