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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Cape CC | Mays Landing | 55 | 55 | 58 |
| Bergen CC | Paramus | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Berkeley-Woodland Park | West Paterson | 58 | 62 | 60 |
| Bloomfield | Bloomfield | 65 | 63 | 63 |
| Brookdale CC | Lincroft | 64 | 67 | 66 |
| Rowan Burlington County | Pemberton | 58 | 61 | 59 |
| Caldwell | Caldwell | 78 | 80 | 79 |
| Camden County | Blackwood | 56 | 55 | 57 |
| Centenary | Hackettstown | 75 | 77 | 70 |
| County College of Morris | Randolph | 67 | 67 | 69 |
| Cumberland County | Vineland | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Drew | Madison | 78 | 85 | 84 |
| Essex County | Newark | 51 | 51 | 49 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson-Metro | Teaneck | 68 | 75 | 72 |
| Felician | Lodi | 74 | 80 | 78 |
| Fairl Dickinson-Florham | Madison | 75 | 81 | 80 |
| Georgian Court | Lakewood | 69 | 77 | 77 |
| Rowan | Glassboro | 84 | 84 | 82 |
| Rowan Gloucester County | Sewell | 59 | 59 | 59 |
| Hudson County CC | Jersey City | 49 | 53 | 55 |
| New Jersey City U | Jersey City | 67 | 74 | 72 |
| Kean | Union | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Mercer County CC | West Windsor | 53 | 57 | 57 |
| Middlesex County | Edison | 61 | 63 | 63 |
| Monmouth | West Long Branch | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Montclair State | Montclair | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| N Jersey Inst of Technology | Newark | 83 | 86 | 87 |
| Ocean County | Toms River | 63 | 67 | 70 |
| Passaic County CC | Paterson | 55 | 54 | 55 |
| Princeton | Princeton | 97 | 98 | 97 |
| Ramapo | Mahwah | 86 | 86 | 84 |
| Rider | Lawrenceville | 79 | 78 | 76 |
| Rutgers-Camden | Camden | 78 | 85 | 84 |
| Rutgers | New Brunswick | 90 | 93 | 92 |
| Rutgers-Newark | Newark | 80 | 85 | 82 |
| St Peter's | Jersey City | 75 | 81 | 80 |
| Seton Hall | South Orange | 83 | 84 | 82 |
| Raritan Valley CC | North Branch | 67 | 65 | 64 |
| Stevens Institute | Hoboken | 92 | 94 | 93 |
| Stockton | Pomona | 85 | 86 | 83 |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing | 93 | 93 | 92 |
| Union County | Cranford | 55 | 59 | 63 |
| William Paterson | Wayne | 75 | 74 | 69 |
| Sussex County CC | Newton | 61 | 64 | 64 |
