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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
2361Brescia University · KY · Private (nonprofit)57%2362California College of the Arts · CA · Private (nonprofit)57%2363Cecil College · MD · Public57%2364Central Maine Community College · ME · Public57%2365Chowan University · NC · Private (nonprofit)57%2366Cisco College · TX · Public57%2367City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College · IL · Public57%2368Clovis Community College · NM · Public57%2369Coconino Community College · AZ · Public57%2370College of the Siskiyous · CA · Public57%2371Community College of Philadelphia · PA · Public57%2372CUNY Hostos Community College · NY · Public57%2373East Central University · OK · Public57%2374Eastern Oklahoma State College · OK · Public57%2375Eastern Wyoming College · WY · Public57%2376Emmanuel University · GA · Private (nonprofit)57%2377Florida Memorial University · FL · Private (nonprofit)57%2378Great Basin College · NV · Public57%2379Hawaii Pacific University · HI · Private (nonprofit)57%2380Herzing University-Minneapolis · MN · Private (nonprofit)57%2381Kirtland Community College · MI · Public57%2382Labette Community College · KS · Public57%2383Lenoir Community College · NC · Public57%2384Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin · NJ · Private (for-profit)57%2385Mitchell College · CT · Private (nonprofit)57%2386Naropa University · CO · Private (nonprofit)57%2387New Mexico Highlands University · NM · Public57%2388Nightingale College · UT · Private (for-profit)57%2389Nunez Community College · LA · Public57%2390Palo Alto College · TX · Public57%2391Panola College · TX · Public57%2392Park University · MO · Private (nonprofit)57%2393Pellissippi State Community College · TN · Public57%2394Piedmont Technical College · SC · Public57%2395Reinhardt University · GA · Private (nonprofit)57%2396Rowan-Cabarrus Community College · NC · Public57%2397Savannah Technical College · GA · Public57%2398Shelton State Community College · AL · Public57%2399Southeastern Community College · NC · Public57%2400Southern Arkansas University Tech · AR · 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.