This report shows retention (% of students who return to a college to begin their 2nd year after entering the year prior) for individual colleges. Tables are sorted by 2019 retention. Please use the searchable blocks to find specific colleges. Tables include the average retention for 2010-2014, 2015-2018 and then for 2019 (the most recent data provided by the Department of Education).
College | City | Avg Retention Percentage 2010 to 2014 | Avg Retention Percentage 2015 to 2018 | Retention Percentage 2019 |
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Alabama A & M | Normal | 64 | 57 | 56 |
UAB | Birmingham | 80 | 80 | 82 |
UA Huntsville | Huntsville | 78 | 81 | 82 |
Alabama State | Montgomery | 58 | 59 | 61 |
Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 86 | 86 | 86 |
Auburn Montgomery | Montgomery | 56 | 65 | 64 |
Auburn | Auburn University | 89 | 90 | 91 |
Birmingham Southern | Birmingham | 80 | 80 | 79 |
Chattahoochee Valley CC | Phenix City | 45 | 49 | 45 |
Enterprise State CC | Enterprise | 51 | 48 | 58 |
Coastal Alabama CC | Bay Minette | 51 | 52 | 52 |
Faulkner | Montgomery | 55 | 55 | 59 |
Gadsden State CC | Gadsden | 50 | 53 | 54 |
George C Wallace CC Dothan | Dothan | 52 | 57 | 58 |
George Wallace CC Hanceville | Hanceville | 59 | 60 | 60 |
Huntingdon | Montgomery | 61 | 64 | 61 |
Jacksonville State | Jacksonville | 68 | 74 | 75 |
Jefferson State CC | Birmingham | 48 | 51 | 52 |
John C Calhoun CC | Tanner | 54 | 55 | 55 |
Lawson State CC | Birmingham | 47 | 48 | 51 |
West Alabama | Livingston | 58 | 64 | 66 |
Lurleen B Wallace CC | Andalusia | 52 | 60 | 57 |
Miles College | Fairfield | 52 | 52 | 63 |
Mobile | Mobile | 73 | 72 | 75 |
Montevallo | Montevallo | 76 | 75 | 74 |
Northwest-Shoals CC | Muscle Shoals | 48 | 54 | 58 |
North Alabama | Florence | 69 | 75 | 74 |
Northeast Alabama CC | Rainsville | 58 | 59 | 66 |
Oakwood | Huntsville | 76 | 72 | 71 |
Bishop State CC | Mobile | 38 | 41 | 44 |
Samford | Birmingham | 86 | 88 | 89 |
Shelton State CC | Tuscaloosa | 51 | 53 | 57 |
Snead State CC | Boaz | 60 | 58 | 59 |
South Alabama | Mobile | 66 | 74 | 73 |
Spring Hill | Mobile | 74 | 76 | 69 |
Talladega | Talladega | 43 | 62 | 61 |
H Councill Trenholm CC | Montgomery | 46 | 51 | 49 |
Troy | Troy | 62 | 69 | 71 |
Tuskegee | Tuskegee | 72 | 69 | 74 |
Bevill State CC | Sumiton | 55 | 55 | 61 |
Southern Union CC | Wadley | 53 | 58 | 62 |
Columbia Southern | Orange Beach | 46 | 39 | 53 |