CTAS - College Tuition Advisory Services

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
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

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College Retention – Alabama colleges