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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
2121Delaware County Community College · PA · Public61%2122Ensign College · UT · Private (nonprofit)61%2123Fortis College-Landover · MD · Private (for-profit)61%2124Fort Scott Community College · KS · Public61%2125Gaston College · NC · Public61%2126GateWay Community College · AZ · Public61%2127Hudson Valley Community College · NY · Public61%2128Ivy Tech Community College · IN · Public61%2129Jefferson College · MO · Public61%2130Johnston Community College · NC · Public61%2131Kent State University at Salem · OH · Public61%2132Kentucky State University · KY · Public61%2133Keystone College · PA · Private (nonprofit)61%2134Lamar University · TX · Public61%2135Lawson State Community College · AL · Public61%2136Louisiana Christian University · LA · Private (nonprofit)61%2137Mars Hill University · NC · Private (nonprofit)61%2138Mary Baldwin University · VA · Private (nonprofit)61%2139Metro Technology Centers · OK · Public61%2140MidAmerica Nazarene University · KS · Private (nonprofit)61%2141Middle Georgia State University · GA · Public61%2142Middlesex Community College · MA · Public61%2143Milwaukee Area Technical College · WI · Public61%2144Mississippi Delta Community College · MS · Public61%2145Monroe Community College · NY · Public61%2146Nashua Community College · NH · Public61%2147New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · NM · Public61%2148New Mexico State University-Grants · NM · Public61%2149Niagara County Community College · NY · Public61%2150Northeastern Illinois University · IL · Public61%2151Northeast Lakeview College · TX · Public61%2152Northern New Mexico College · NM · Public61%2153Odessa College · TX · Public61%2154Porter & Chester Institute · CT · Private (for-profit)61%2155River Parishes Community College · LA · Public61%2156Roane State Community College · TN · Public61%2157Sampson Community College · NC · Public61%2158Santa Barbara City College · CA · Public61%2159Southeastern Technical College · GA · Public61%2160Southern Careers Institute-Austin · TX · Private (for-profit)61%
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.