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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
2681Manor College · PA · Private (nonprofit)33%2682Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College · FL · Public33%2683Strayer University-Global Region · DC · Private (for-profit)33%2684University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online · NH · Public33%2685Bryant & Stratton College-Online · NY · Private (nonprofit)32%2686Cleveland Community College · NC · Public32%2687East Valley Institute of Technology · AZ · Public32%2688Fort Peck Community College · MT · Public32%2689Post University · CT · Private (for-profit)32%2690Wiley University · TX · Private (nonprofit)32%2691Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus · OH · Public31%2692The University of Arizona Global Campus · AZ · Public31%2693Herzing University-Atlanta · GA · Private (nonprofit)30%2694Osceola Technical College · FL · Public30%2695Kent State University at Ashtabula · OH · Public29%2696Lake Technical College · FL · Public28%2697Blue Cliff College-Metairie · LA · Private (for-profit)27%2698UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing · PA · Private (nonprofit)27%2699Ohio State University-Newark Campus · OH · Public26%2700Pacific College of Health and Science · NY · Private (for-profit)25%2701Parker University · TX · Private (nonprofit)25%2702Purdue University Global · IN · Public25%2703New England Institute of Technology · RI · Private (nonprofit)24%2704South University-Savannah Online · GA · Private (for-profit)24%2705University of Arkansas Grantham · AR · Public24%2706Capella University · MN · Private (for-profit)23%2707Garden State Science and Technology Institute · NJ · Private (for-profit)23%2708Orange Technical College · FL · Public23%2709Suncoast Technical College · FL · Public22%2710Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences · NY · Private (for-profit)22%2711American InterContinental University System · AZ · Private (for-profit)20%2712Asher College · CA · Private (for-profit)20%2713Downey Adult School · CA · Public20%2714Los Angeles Pacific University · CA · Private (nonprofit)20%2715Strayer University-Texas · TX · Private (for-profit)20%2716Central Technology Center · OK · Public17%2717Strayer University-South Carolina · SC · Private (for-profit)17%2718Lively Technical College · FL · Public14%2719Northeast Technology Center · OK · Public11%2720South University-Tampa · FL · Private (for-profit)11%
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.