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
Buena Vista	Storm Lake	73	71	70
Central College	Pella	80	79	82
Coe	Cedar Rapids	79	76	79
Cornell College	Mount Vernon	82	80	76
Des Moines Area CC	Ankeny	46	51	53
Dordt	Sioux Center	81	81	80
Drake	Des Moines	87	88	84
Dubuque	Dubuque	69	64	64
Eastern Iowa CC District	Davenport	50	57	58
Graceland-Lamoni	Lamoni	66	62	76
Grand View	Des Moines	69	69	67
Grinnell	Grinnell	93	93	94
Hawkeye CC	Waterloo	54	64	57
Indian Hills CC	Ottumwa	49	53	57
Iowa Central CC	Fort Dodge	53	52	50
Iowa Lakes CC	Estherville	56	59	66
Iowa State	Ames	86	87	86
Iowa Western CC	Council Bluffs	45	47	47
Iowa	Iowa City	85	85	85
Kirkwood CC	Cedar Rapids	50	56	60
Loras	Dubuque	79	79	76
Luther	Decorah	86	83	83
Morningside	Sioux City	72	69	68
Mount Mercy	Cedar Rapids	78	72	75
North Iowa Area CC	Mason City	63	60	64
Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls	82	82	83
Northeast Iowa CC	Calmar	53	57	59
St Ambrose	Davenport	78	78	75
Simpson	Indianola	79	78	77
Southeastern CC	West Burlington	46	56	67
Upper Iowa	Fayette	64	57	64
Waldorf	Forest City	47	54	53
Wartburg	Waverly	78	79	78
Western Iowa Tech CC	Sioux City	47	52	61
William Penn	Oskaloosa	60	52	56

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College Retention – Iowa colleges