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
Adrian	Adrian	63	68	64
Albion	Albion	80	78	79
Alma	Alma	79	79	77
Andrews	Berrien Springs	78	83	86
Aquinas	Grand Rapids	76	76	78
Calvin	Grand Rapids	86	85	84
Central Michigan	Mount Pleasant	75	77	74
Mott CC	Flint	44	50	50
Concordia-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	60	66	64
Coll for Creative Studies	Detroit	76	75	83
Davenport	Grand Rapids	59	64	68
Delta	University Center	65	56	55
U of Detroit Mercy	Detroit	81	84	80
Eastern Michigan	Ypsilanti	73	72	69
Ferris State	Big Rapids	71	76	75
Kettering	Flint	91	92	90
Grace Christian	Wyoming	63	60	71
Cornerstone	Grand Rapids	75	78	79
Grand Rapids CC	Grand Rapids	49	52	53
Grand Valley State	Allendale	82	83	84
Hope	Holland	89	88	90
Jackson	Jackson	48	84	33
Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	91	90	87
Kalamazoo Valley CC	Kalamazoo	48	54	54
Kellogg CC	Battle Creek	48	47	53
Lake Michigan	Benton Harbor	45	72
Lake Superior State	Sault Ste Marie	71	71	70
Lansing CC	Lansing	47	55	55
Lawrence Technological	Southfield	76	79	73
Macomb CC	Warren	60	57	58
Madonna	Livonia	80	78	75
Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	96	97	96
Michigan State	East Lansing	90	90	90
Michigan Technological	Houghton	83	84	83
Michigan-Dearborn	Dearborn	81	77	80
Michigan-Flint	Flint	72	71	72
Mid Michigan	Harrison	47	52	48
Monroe County CC	Monroe	46	52	54
Muskegon CC	Muskegon	49	54	54
Northern Michigan	Marquette	72	75	75
Northwestern Michigan	Traverse City	52	81	63
Northwood	Midland	79	74	76
Oakland CC	Bloomfield Hills	45	50	68
Oakland	Rochester Hills	73	75	76
Olivet	Olivet	64	62	67
Saginaw Valley State	University Center	69	72	74
Schoolcraft	Livonia	55
Siena Heights	Adrian	62	71	68
St Clair County CC	Port Huron	54	53	54
Southwestern Michigan	Dowagiac	49	51	47
Spring Arbor	Spring Arbor	75	78	78
Washtenaw CC	Ann Arbor	55	58	55
Wayne State	Detroit	73	78	78
Western Michigan	Kalamazoo	74	78	78

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College Retention – Michigan colleges