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Highest first-year retention
2,737 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
2721South University-Columbia · SC · Private (for-profit)10%2722Trinity International University-Illinois · IL · Private (nonprofit)5%2723H W Brewster Technical College · FL · Public2%2724Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations · FL · Private (nonprofit)0%2725Bakersfield College · CA · Public0%2726Brookline College-Phoenix · AZ · Private (for-profit)0%2727Bryant & Stratton College-Parma · OH · Private (nonprofit)0%2728Chamberlain University-Michigan · MI · Private (for-profit)0%2729City University of Seattle · WA · Private (nonprofit)0%2730Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus · TN · Private (for-profit)0%2731Maria College of Albany · NY · Private (nonprofit)0%2732Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga · TN · Private (for-profit)0%2733Peirce College · PA · Private (nonprofit)0%2734Santa Monica College · CA · Public0%2735Strayer University-Alabama · AL · Private (for-profit)0%2736Strayer University-North Carolina · NC · Private (for-profit)0%2737Strayer University-Pennsylvania · PA · Private (for-profit)0%
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.