Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates on the East Coast

Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates on the East Coast, ranked by first-year retention rate. Region: Atlantic coastal states. Included states / district: CT DE FL GA ME MD MA NH NJ NY NC RI SC VA. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 412 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, South Carolina100.0%——$18k$40k17%1,868182 mi 2Strayer University-MarylandBaltimore, Maryland100.0%———$40k38%1,0436 mi 3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts99.1%5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 4Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island98.8%5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 5Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut98.8%4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 6United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, Connecticut98.6%22%1339——93%1,1082 mi 7Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire98.4%5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 8Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York98.4%9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 9Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey98.4%5%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 10Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts98.3%4%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 11Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland98.1%6%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 12Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia98.1%14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 13Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York98.0%4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 14Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina97.9%6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 15University of FloridaGainesville, Florida97.7%24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 16University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia97.5%17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 17Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts97.3%9%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 18United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland97.3%9%1307——93%4,474< 1 mi 19Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts96.9%5%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 20Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts96.9%8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 21Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine96.8%7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 22University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina96.6%15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 23Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia96.6%14%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 24Barnard CollegeNew York, New York96.6%9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 25Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts96.5%14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 26University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland96.2%45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 27Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida96.0%24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 28Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts96.0%16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 29Yeshivath ViznitzMonsey, New York95.9%——$9k—69%1,1598 mi 30New York UniversityNew York, New York95.8%9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 31Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia95.7%11%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 32Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts95.5%11%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 33Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island95.0%19%1473$51k$68k89%2,0841 mi 34Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York94.9%19%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 35Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut94.9%16%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 36Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York94.8%14%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 37College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts94.8%18%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 38Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts94.7%11%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 39United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York94.6%12%1355——87%4,4085 mi 40Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina94.6%13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 41Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts94.6%17%1457$41k$124k93%2,72811 mi 42William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia94.6%34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 43North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina94.5%42%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 44Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts94.3%21%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 45Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia94.1%25%1220$39k$60k78%3,414222 mi 46University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia94.0%38%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 47Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York94.0%——$4k$32k70%2,95710 mi 48Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island94.0%51%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 49University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida93.8%19%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 50Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts93.7%60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 51Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine93.7%7%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 52Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey93.6%48%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 53Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina93.5%38%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 54Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York93.4%14%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 55Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia93.1%55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 56Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey93.0%58%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 57Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts92.7%45%1352$38k$121k87%4,4749 mi 58Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina92.6%22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 59University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut92.5%52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 60University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida92.3%40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 61University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina92.2%60%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 62James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia92.0%72%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 63University of DelawareNewark, Delaware92.0%71%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 64University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts91.9%60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 65Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida91.8%55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 66Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York91.5%56%1426$50k$71k83%2,852< 1 mi 67The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey91.3%62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 68Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut91.3%33%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 69Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine91.3%13%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 70University of South FloridaTampa, Florida91.3%43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 71Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, South Carolina91.0%52%1296$19k$69k84%1,816178 mi 72United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York90.8%——$7k$25k58%2,2411 mi 73St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York90.8%54%1371$29k$67k79%1,91831 mi 74University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia90.8%22%1497$31k$76k85%2,98022 mi 75Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York90.7%63%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 76University of RochesterRochester, New York90.7%40%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 77Furman UniversityGreenville, South Carolina90.6%43%1371$30k$69k79%2,379188 mi 78Union CollegeSchenectady, New York90.2%44%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 79Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York90.1%46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 80Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut90.0%29%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 81Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York89.8%49%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 82Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina89.8%66%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 83Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut89.7%37%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 84Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York89.6%21%1405$32k$69k83%2,694124 mi 85New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey89.5%65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 86Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York89.4%39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 87Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida89.2%21%1107$14k$44k53%7,58223 mi 88Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut89.1%72%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 89Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, Massachusetts89.1%76%—$24k$44k69%1,8313 mi 90Touro UniversityNew York, New York88.8%61%1348$30k$53k72%4,0401 mi 91Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York88.8%67%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 92University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida88.8%58%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 93CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York88.6%48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 94Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts88.6%36%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi 95Berklee College of MusicBoston, Massachusetts88.6%44%—$49k$34k67%7,4682 mi 96Fordham UniversityBronx, New York88.5%59%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.