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
#N/A	Storm Lake	73	71	70
#N/A	Pella	80	79	82
#N/A	Cedar Rapids	79	76	79
#N/A	Mount Vernon	82	80	76
#N/A	Ankeny	46	51	53
#N/A	Sioux Center	81	81	80
#N/A	Des Moines	87	88	84
#N/A	Dubuque	69	64	64
#N/A	Davenport	50	57	58
#N/A	Lamoni	66	62	76
#N/A	Des Moines	69	69	67
#N/A	Grinnell	93	93	94
#N/A	Waterloo	54	64	57
#N/A	Ottumwa	49	53	57
#N/A	Fort Dodge	53	52	50
#N/A	Estherville	56	59	66
#N/A	Ames	86	87	86
#N/A	Council Bluffs	45	47	47
#N/A	Iowa City	85	85	85
#N/A	Cedar Rapids	50	56	60
#N/A	Dubuque	79	79	76
#N/A	Decorah	86	83	83
#N/A	Sioux City	72	69	68
#N/A	Cedar Rapids	78	72	75
#N/A	Mason City	63	60	64
#N/A	Cedar Falls	82	82	83
#N/A	Calmar	53	57	59
#N/A	Davenport	78	78	75
#N/A	Indianola	79	78	77
#N/A	West Burlington	46	56	67
#N/A	Fayette	64	57	64
#N/A	Forest City	47	54	53
#N/A	Waverly	78	79	78
#N/A	Sioux City	47	52	61
#N/A	Oskaloosa	60	52	56

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College Retention – Iowa colleges