Best Student Retention
Universities where students are most likely to return after first year.
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Fayetteville, NC
100.0%
Retention Rate
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Rockford, IL
100.0%
Retention Rate
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Houston, TX
100.0%
Retention Rate
#4
Nashville, TN
100.0%
Retention Rate
#5
Scottsdale, AZ
100.0%
Retention Rate
#6
Palmer, AK
100.0%
Retention Rate
#7
Dallas, TX
100.0%
Retention Rate
#8
Rancho Cordova, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#9
Miami, FL
100.0%
Retention Rate
#10
New Britain, CT
100.0%
Retention Rate
#11
Virginia Beach, VA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#12
Arlington, VA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#13
Angola, IN
100.0%
Retention Rate
#14
Lawrenceburg, IN
100.0%
Retention Rate
#15
Orlando, FL
100.0%
Retention Rate
#16
San Diego, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#17
Newark, OH
100.0%
Retention Rate
#18
Greenville, SC
100.0%
Retention Rate
#19
Beachwood, OH
100.0%
Retention Rate
#20
Dallas, TX
100.0%
Retention Rate
#21
Redding, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#22
Springfield, OH
100.0%
Retention Rate
#23
Springfield, MO
100.0%
Retention Rate
#24
Shreveport, LA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#25
Brooklyn, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#26
Glendale, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#27
Farmers Branch, TX
100.0%
Retention Rate
#28
Washington, DC
100.0%
Retention Rate
#29
Iselin, NJ
100.0%
Retention Rate
#30
Indianapolis, IN
100.0%
Retention Rate
#31
Rio Piedras, PR
100.0%
Retention Rate
#32
Gering, NE
100.0%
Retention Rate
#33
Lakewood, NJ
100.0%
Retention Rate
#34
Ocala, FL
100.0%
Retention Rate
#35
Brooklyn, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#36
Virginia Beach, VA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#37
Dallas, TX
100.0%
Retention Rate
#38
Los Angeles, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#39
Fresno, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#40
Elizabeth, NJ
100.0%
Retention Rate
#41
Hayward, WI
100.0%
Retention Rate
#42
Mission, SD
100.0%
Retention Rate
#43
Cerritos, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#44
Brooklyn, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#45
Humacao, PR
100.0%
Retention Rate
#46
Chestnut Ridge, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#47
Overland Park, KS
100.0%
Retention Rate
#48
Conroe, TX
100.0%
Retention Rate
#49
Stockton, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#50
Watkinsville, GA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#51
Miami Beach, FL
100.0%
Retention Rate
#52
Pottersville, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#53
Brooklyn, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#54
Detroit, MI
100.0%
Retention Rate
#55
Santa Ana, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#56
Ontario, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#57
Staten Island, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#58
Saint Benedict, OR
100.0%
Retention Rate
#59
North Hollywood, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#60
Anaheim, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#61
Vienna, VA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#62
Saint Louis, MO
100.0%
Retention Rate
#63
Signal Hill, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#64
New York, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#65
Atlanta, GA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#66
Philadelphia, PA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#67
Suitland, MD
100.0%
Retention Rate
#68
Fayetteville, NC
100.0%
Retention Rate
#69
South Fallsburg, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#70
Manati, PR
100.0%
Retention Rate
#71
Westminster, CO
100.0%
Retention Rate
#72
Ossining, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#73
Los Angeles, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#74
Columbus, OH
100.0%
Retention Rate
#75
Barrow, AK
100.0%
Retention Rate
#76
Mangilao, GU
100.0%
Retention Rate
#77
Murray, UT
100.0%
Retention Rate
#78
Minneapolis, MN
100.0%
Retention Rate
#79
Trujillo Alto, PR
100.0%
Retention Rate
#80
Anaheim, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#81
Belcourt, ND
100.0%
Retention Rate
#82
Tampa, FL
100.0%
Retention Rate
#83
Chicago, IL
100.0%
Retention Rate
#84
Portland, OR
100.0%
Retention Rate
#85
Westfield, IN
100.0%
Retention Rate
#86
Brooklyn, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#87
Dunn, NC
100.0%
Retention Rate
#88
Royal Palm Beach, FL
100.0%
Retention Rate
#89
Boston, MA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#90
Spokane, WA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#91
Terrell, TX
100.0%
Retention Rate
#92
St. Cloud, MN
100.0%
Retention Rate
#93
Columbus, OH
100.0%
Retention Rate
#94
Far Rockaway, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#95
Whittier, CA
100.0%
Retention Rate
#96
Albany, NY
100.0%
Retention Rate
#97
Portland, OR
100.0%
Retention Rate
#98
Memphis, TN
100.0%
Retention Rate
#99
Doral, FL
100.0%
Retention Rate
#100
Twin Falls, ID
100.0%
Retention Rate
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