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
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

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College Retention – Virginia colleges