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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
2161South Texas College · TX · Public61%2162Southwest Texas College · TX · Public61%2163Southwest Virginia Community College · VA · Public61%2164SOWELA Technical Community College · LA · Public61%2165State Fair Community College · MO · Public61%2166SUNY Adirondack · NY · Public61%2167Sussex County Community College · NJ · Public61%2168Texas A&M University-Victoria · TX · Public61%2169The College of Westchester · NY · Private (for-profit)61%2170The University of Texas Permian Basin · TX · Public61%2171Tillamook Bay Community College · OR · Public61%2172Tyler Junior College · TX · Public61%2173University of Pittsburgh-Bradford · PA · Public61%2174University of South Carolina Beaufort · SC · Public61%2175University of West Alabama · AL · Public61%2176Virginia Highlands Community College · VA · Public61%2177Washington County Community College · ME · Public61%2178West Georgia Technical College · GA · Public61%2179West Virginia University Institute of Technology · WV · Public61%2180William Peace University · NC · Private (nonprofit)61%2181Windward Community College · HI · Public61%2182Wor-Wic Community College · MD · Public61%2183Adrian College · MI · Private (nonprofit)60%2184Alabama State University · AL · Public60%2185Arkansas State University-Mountain Home · AR · Public60%2186Atlanta Technical College · GA · Public60%2187Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder · CO · Private (for-profit)60%2188Berkshire Community College · MA · Public60%2189Bethel College-North Newton · KS · Private (nonprofit)60%2190Briar Cliff University · IA · Private (nonprofit)60%2191Bristol Community College · MA · Public60%2192Campbellsville University · KY · Private (nonprofit)60%2193Central Georgia Technical College · GA · Public60%2194Coffeyville Community College · KS · Public60%2195Community College of Rhode Island · RI · Public60%2196CUNY LaGuardia Community College · NY · Public60%2197CUNY New York City College of Technology · NY · Public60%2198CUNY York College · NY · Public60%2199Cuyahoga Community College District · OH · Public60%2200Dalton State College · GA · Public60%
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.