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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
2641North American University · TX · Private (nonprofit)43%2642Ohio State University-Lima Campus · OH · Public43%2643Mendocino College · CA · Public42%2644Northland Pioneer College · AZ · Public42%2645Tompkins Cortland Community College · NY · Public42%2646Unity Environmental University · ME · Private (nonprofit)42%2647University of Massachusetts Global · CA · Public42%2648Fortis College-Columbus · OH · Private (for-profit)41%2649Mountwest Community and Technical College · WV · Public41%2650University of New Mexico-Taos Campus · NM · Public41%2651University of Phoenix-Arizona · AZ · Private (for-profit)41%2652Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online · TX · Private (nonprofit)40%2653Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach · VA · Private (nonprofit)40%2654Calumet College of Saint Joseph · IN · Private (nonprofit)40%2655Chamberlain University-Nevada · NV · Private (for-profit)40%2656Erwin Technical College · FL · Public40%2657Georgia Military College · GA · Public40%2658Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies · IN · Private (nonprofit)40%2659Mohave Community College · AZ · Public40%2660Snow College · UT · Public40%2661Southeast Arkansas College · AR · Public40%2662Southern University at Shreveport · LA · Public40%2663Strayer University-Tennessee · TN · Private (for-profit)40%2664Highland Community College · KS · Public39%2665Robeson Community College · NC · Public39%2666Roxbury Community College · MA · Public39%2667Brewton-Parker Christian University · GA · Private (nonprofit)38%2668Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies · MO · Private (nonprofit)38%2669Metropolitan College of New York · NY · Private (nonprofit)38%2670University of South Carolina-Lancaster · SC · Public38%2671Atlanta Metropolitan State College · GA · Public37%2672East-West University · IL · Private (nonprofit)37%2673University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie · SC · Public37%2674Vernon College · TX · Public37%2675Atlantis University · FL · Private (for-profit)36%2676American InterContinental University-Atlanta · GA · Private (for-profit)35%2677Kent State University at Geauga · OH · Public34%2678Dine College · AZ · Public33%2679JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools · NJ · Private (nonprofit)33%2680Kent State University at East Liverpool · OH · Public33%
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.