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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
2441William Penn University · IA · Private (nonprofit)56%2442Adams State University · CO · Public55%2443Arizona Christian University · AZ · Private (nonprofit)55%2444Bluefield State University · WV · Public55%2445Cape Cod Community College · MA · Public55%2446Chattahoochee Valley Community College · AL · Public55%2447Community College of Baltimore County · MD · Public55%2448CUNY Bronx Community College · NY · Public55%2449Ellsworth Community College · IA · Public55%2450Finger Lakes Community College · NY · Public55%2451Garrett College · MD · Public55%2452Hill College · TX · Public55%2453Hinds Community College · MS · Public55%2454Howard Payne University · TX · Private (nonprofit)55%2455Jones County Junior College · MS · Public55%2456Lanier Technical College · GA · Public55%2457Missouri State University-West Plains · MO · Public55%2458Ogeechee Technical College · GA · Public55%2459Pickens Technical College · CO · Public55%2460Prairie State College · IL · Public55%2461Santa Fe Community College · NM · Public55%2462St. Thomas University · FL · Private (nonprofit)55%2463SUNY Buffalo State University · NY · Public55%2464Webber International University · FL · Private (nonprofit)55%2465Albany Technical College · GA · Public54%2466Baton Rouge Community College · LA · Public54%2467Central Carolina Technical College · SC · Public54%2468Cleveland State Community College · TN · Public54%2469Colorado Northwestern Community College · CO · Public54%2470Dodge City Community College · KS · Public54%2471Erie Community College · NY · Public54%2472Fisher College · MA · Private (nonprofit)54%2473Fulton-Montgomery Community College · NY · Public54%2474Great Falls College Montana State University · MT · Public54%2475Herkimer County Community College · NY · Public54%2476Independence Community College · KS · Public54%2477Johnson & Wales University-Online · RI · Private (nonprofit)54%2478Mayland Community College · NC · Public54%2479Minneapolis Community and Technical College · MN · Public54%2480National University · CA · Private (nonprofit)54%
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.