Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in District of Columbia
Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in District of Columbia, ranked by first-year retention rate. Share of students returning after their first year. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 8 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.
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1Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia96.8%13%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi2George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia92.2%47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi3Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia90.9%41%1213$51k$63k70%10,1083 mi4American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia88.2%62%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi5The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia86.5%83%—$30k$73k79%3,1544 mi6Gallaudet UniversityWashington, District of Columbia71.1%58%868$16k$43k47%8123 mi7Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia69.2%100%—$9k$54k49%1,4144 mi8Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia60.0%——$18k$40k14%9,3761 mi
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