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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | 92 | 94 | 94 |
| Cal State-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | 71 | 75 | 76 |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach | 88 | 88 | 86 |
| Cal-Irvine | Irvine | 92 | 92 | 93 |
| Cal-San Diego | La Jolla | 94 | 94 | 93 |
| Cal-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | 91 | 92 | 91 |
| Cal Institute of the Arts | Valencia | 86 | 86 | 84 |
| Hope International | Fullerton | 72 | 70 | 71 |
| San Diego State | San Diego | 87 | 88 | 88 |
| Scripps | Claremont | 92 | 92 | 92 |
| Trinity | Hartford | 89 | 89 | 90 |
| American | Washington | 88 | 88 | 86 |
| Howard | Washington | 81 | 88 | 86 |
| Florida Memorial | Miami Gardens | 67 | 58 | 63 |
| Miami | Coral Gables | 91 | 91 | 92 |
| Georgia Tech | Atlanta | 95 | 97 | 97 |
| Savannah State | Savannah | 68 | 58 | 60 |
| Chicago State | Chicago | 49 | 56 | 48 |
| Grinnell | Grinnell | 93 | 93 | 94 |
| Alice Lloyd | Pippa Passes | 59 | 69 | 59 |
| Southern U New Orleans | New Orleans | 52 | 50 | 51 |
| Babson | Wellesley | 94 | 95 | 94 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | 94 | 94 | 94 |
| Boston University | Boston | 92 | 93 | 93 |
| Brandeis | Waltham | 93 | 92 | 93 |
| Smith | Northampton | 93 | 92 | 94 |
| Grace Christian | Wyoming | 63 | 60 | 71 |
| Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | 96 | 97 | 96 |
| Finlandia | Hancock | 53 | 50 | 50 |
| New Mexico Inst of Mining | Socorro | 74 | 75 | 76 |
| American MusDram Academy | New York | 84 | 74 | 79 |
| Colgate | Hamilton | 94 | 94 | 94 |
| Hamilton | Clinton | 95 | 94 | 94 |
| Plaza | Jackson Heights | |||
| Rochester U | Rochester | 95 | 96 | 93 |
| Skidmore | Saratoga Springs | 93 | 92 | 91 |
| US Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point | 94 | 94 | 92 |
| Vassar | Poughkeepsie | 95 | 95 | 96 |
| UNC Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| Wake Forest | Winston Salem | 93 | 94 | 94 |
| Case Western Reserve | Cleveland | 92 | 93 | 93 |
| Denison | Granville | 90 | 89 | 89 |
| Bryn Mawr | Bryn Mawr | 90 | 92 | 89 |
| Bucknell | Lewisburg | 94 | 92 | 92 |
| Lafayette | Easton | 93 | 94 | 94 |
| Lehigh | Bethlehem | 94 | 94 | 93 |
| Villanova | Villanova | 94 | 95 | 95 |
| Rhode Isl School of Design | Providence | 94 | 94 | 92 |
| Columbia International | Columbia | 78 | 76 | 68 |
| Texas A & M-Commerce | Commerce | 68 | 66 | 62 |
| Trinity | San Antonio | 88 | 89 | 92 |
| Jefferson Health Sciences | Roanoke | 63 | 64 | |
| Richmond | Richmond | 93 | 93 | 93 |
| UVa | Charlottesville | 97 | 96 | 97 |
| Washington and Lee | Lexington | 95 | 96 | 97 |
| Ohio Valley | Vienna | 58 | 60 | 54 |
| Inter American Puerto Rico-Arecibo | Arecibo | 74 | 72 | 73 |
| Inter American Puerto Rico-Ponce | Mercedita | 74 | 75 | 74 |
| Inter American Puerto Rico-Bayamon | Bayamon | 72 | 72 | 74 |
| U of Puerto Rico-Carolina | Carolina | 81 | 75 | 70 |
| S Florida-Sarasota-Manatee | Sarasota | 75 | 82 | 81 |
