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College Rankings - Highest Freshman Retention Rate

Is there something in the water? The following colleges and universities have to be doing something special to keep such a high number of first-year students returning for another year.

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Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
78.0 %
252
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
78.0 %
253
Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA
78.0 %
254
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
77.0 %
255
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
77.0 %
256
Hanover College
Hanover, IN
77.0 %
257
Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA
76.0 %
258
Cal State Northridge
Northridge, CA
75.0 %
259
Marlboro College
Marlboro, VT
75.0 %
260
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
75.0 %
261
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
74.0 %
262
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC
73.0 %
263
Kent State University
Kent, OH
73.0 %
264
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
72.0 %
265
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
72.0 %
266
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
71.0 %
267
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA
69.0 %
268
IUPUI
Indianapolis, IN
68.0 %
269
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
68.0 %
270
La Roche College
Pittsburgh, PA
68.0 %
271
Guilford College
Greensboro, NC
67.0 %
272
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID
57.0 %

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How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. The statistics on our site are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS database.
We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
For additional information we encourage you to visit school websites or contact the schools directly.