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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Blue Ridge CC | Weyers Cave | 54 | 54 | 48 |
Bridgewater | Bridgewater | 75 | 74 | 72 |
William and Mary | Williamsburg | 95 | 95 | 94 |
Regent | Virginia Beach | 74 | 69 | 63 |
Central Virginia CC | Lynchburg | 49 | 51 | 44 |
Christopher Newport | Newport News | 84 | 87 | 84 |
Danville CC | Danville | 58 | 55 | 51 |
Emory & Henry | Emory | 72 | 72 | 76 |
Ferrum | Ferrum | 51 | 52 | 54 |
George Mason | Fairfax | 86 | 87 | 86 |
Germanna CC | Locust Grove | 54 | 58 | 58 |
Hampden-Sydney | Hampden-Sydney | 80 | 81 | 79 |
Hampton | Hampton | 71 | 77 | 74 |
J Sargeant Reynolds CC | Richmond | 47 | 50 | 55 |
John Tyler CC | Chester | 50 | 55 | 56 |
Liberty | Lynchburg | 57 | 74 | 74 |
Longwood | Farmville | 79 | 78 | 75 |
Lord Fairfax CC | Middletown | 56 | 56 | 55 |
Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 73 | 77 | 74 |
Mary Baldwin | Staunton | 68 | 67 | 64 |
Mary Washington | Fredericksburg | 81 | 82 | 80 |
Marymount | Arlington | 74 | 75 | 72 |
Mountain Empire CC | Big Stone Gap | 54 | 57 | 54 |
New River CC | Dublin | 52 | 59 | 56 |
Norfolk State | Norfolk | 71 | 72 | 74 |
Northern Virginia CC | Annandale | 61 | 64 | 64 |
Old Dominion | Norfolk | 79 | 79 | 79 |
Patrick Henry CC | Martinsville | 54 | 58 | 55 |
Piedmont Virginia CC | Charlottesville | 52 | 58 | 51 |
Radford | Radford | 75 | 74 | 71 |
Randolph-Macon | Ashland | 78 | 83 | 83 |
Richmond | Richmond | 93 | 93 | 93 |
Roanoke | Salem | 79 | 81 | 77 |
Shenandoah | Winchester | 76 | 80 | 83 |
Southern Virginia | Buena Vista | 66 | 76 | 81 |
Southside Virginia CC | Alberta | 55 | 52 | 45 |
Southwest Virginia CC | Richlands | 53 | 57 | 50 |
Strayer-Virginia | Arlington | 33 | 40 | 48 |
Thomas Nelson CC | Hampton | 49 | 50 | 53 |
Tidewater CC | Norfolk | 49 | 49 | 47 |
UVa College at Wise | Wise | 67 | 67 | 67 |
Virginia Tech | Blacksburg | 91 | 93 | 92 |
Virginia Western CC | Roanoke | 54 | 58 | 54 |
Virginia Commonwealth | Richmond | 85 | 84 | 82 |
UVa | Charlottesville | 97 | 96 | 97 |
VMI | Lexington | 85 | 88 | 82 |
Virginia State | Petersburg | 65 | 70 | 65 |
Virginia Union | Richmond | 51 | 61 | 66 |
Virginia Wesleyan | Norfolk | 66 | 62 | 59 |
Washington and Lee | Lexington | 95 | 96 | 97 |
ECPI | Virginia Beach | 60 | 49 | 47 |