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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
2561Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies · MO · Private (nonprofit)50%2562Cerro Coso Community College · CA · Public50%2563Clark State College · OH · Public50%2564Cleveland University-Kansas City · KS · Private (nonprofit)50%2565CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College · NY · Public50%2566Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus · NM · Public50%2567Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College · NM · Public50%2568Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay · FL · Private (for-profit)50%2569Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts · CA · Private (for-profit)50%2570Haywood Community College · NC · Public50%2571H Councill Trenholm State Community College · AL · Public50%2572Herzing University-Orlando · FL · Private (nonprofit)50%2573Jacksonville College-Main Campus · TX · Private (nonprofit)50%2574Kansas City Kansas Community College · KS · Public50%2575Klamath Community College · OR · Public50%2576Lassen Community College · CA · Public50%2577Lincoln University · MO · Public50%2578Logan University · MO · Private (nonprofit)50%2579Los Angeles Film School · CA · Private (for-profit)50%2580Louisiana Delta Community College · LA · Public50%2581Ohio Christian University · OH · Private (nonprofit)50%2582South University-Savannah · GA · Private (for-profit)50%2583Strayer University-Georgia · GA · Private (for-profit)50%2584Strayer University-Virginia · VA · Private (for-profit)50%2585University of Hawaii Maui College · HI · Public50%2586Volunteer State Community College · TN · Public50%2587Western Wyoming Community College · WY · Public50%2588Williams Baptist University · AR · Private (nonprofit)50%2589Bethany College · KS · Private (nonprofit)49%2590Bluefield University · VA · Private (nonprofit)49%2591Columbus Technical College · GA · Public49%2592Concord University · WV · Public49%2593Delgado Community College · LA · Public49%2594Jarvis Christian University · TX · Private (nonprofit)49%2595Northern Maine Community College · ME · Public49%2596Ohio State University-Marion Campus · OH · Public49%2597Oklahoma Wesleyan University · OK · Private (nonprofit)49%2598SUNY Broome Community College · NY · Public49%2599Texarkana College · TX · Public49%2600AdventHealth University · FL · Private (nonprofit)48%
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.