Home / Rankings / Highest first-year retention
Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
2321Columbia State Community College · TN · Public58%2322Davis & Elkins College · WV · Private (nonprofit)58%2323Dyersburg State Community College · TN · Public58%2324Essex County College · NJ · Public58%2325Fayetteville Technical Community College · NC · Public58%2326Fortis College-Columbia · SC · Private (for-profit)58%2327Francis Tuttle Technology Center · OK · Public58%2328Hawkeye Community College · IA · Public58%2329Helena College University of Montana · MT · Public58%2330Heritage University · WA · Private (nonprofit)58%2331Hondros College of Nursing · OH · Private (for-profit)58%2332Indian Hills Community College · IA · Public58%2333Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development · NM · Public58%2334Inver Hills Community College · MN · Public58%2335Iowa Lakes Community College · IA · Public58%2336Jefferson Community College · NY · Public58%2337Jefferson State Community College · AL · Public58%2338Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis · IN · Private (for-profit)58%2339Martin Community College · NC · Public58%2340Mississippi Valley State University · MS · Public58%2341Motlow State Community College · TN · Public58%2342Northeast State Community College · TN · Public58%2343Ottawa University-Ottawa · KS · Private (nonprofit)58%2344Our Lady of the Lake University · TX · Private (nonprofit)58%2345Prince George's Community College · MD · Public58%2346Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design · CO · Private (for-profit)58%2347Saint Leo University · FL · Private (nonprofit)58%2348Salt Lake Community College · UT · Public58%2349Southern Regional Technical College · GA · Public58%2350Sul Ross State University · TX · Public58%2351SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary · CA · Private (nonprofit)58%2352SUNY Corning Community College · NY · Public58%2353Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi · TX · Public58%2354The College of Health Care Professions-Austin · TX · Private (for-profit)58%2355Tusculum University · TN · Private (nonprofit)58%2356Union Commonwealth University · KY · Private (nonprofit)58%2357University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College · AR · Public58%2358University of South Carolina-Sumter · SC · Public58%2359Walters State Community College · TN · Public58%2360Aiken Technical College · SC · Public57%
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.