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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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 |