Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in the Midwest

Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in the Midwest, ranked by first-year retention rate. Region: Census Midwest region. Included states / district: IN IL MI OH WI IA KS MN MO NE ND SD. 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 288 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois99.3%4%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 2University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana99.1%11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 3Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois98.1%8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 4University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan97.5%16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 5Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, Michigan96.6%21%1415——90%1,57361 mi 6Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota96.5%20%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 7University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin96.2%45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 8Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri95.0%12%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 9University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois94.8%42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 10Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan94.3%79%1251$35k$95k71%1,20541 mi 11Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio94.2%61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 12Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska94.2%80%1321$32k$74k83%4,348424 mi 13Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana92.7%50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 14University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri92.7%78%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 15Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois92.6%87%1380$27k$64k85%2,12124 mi 16Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa92.6%15%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 17Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota92.3%29%1440$32k$64k87%2,131134 mi 18St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota92.2%48%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 19Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio92.1%37%1513$41k$88k87%6,4373 mi 20Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana91.7%77%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 21Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio91.6%31%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi 22University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota91.1%80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 23Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana91.1%78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 24Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio91.0%34%1447$39k$58k81%2,88711 mi 25Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin91.0%81%1310$31k$78k83%7,6602 mi 26University of IowaIowa City, Iowa90.4%84%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 27College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri90.2%12%1118$6k$42k64%1,444459 mi 28Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio90.1%75%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 29Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan90.0%85%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 30Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, Illinois89.9%57%1343$29k$62k78%1,8131 mi 31Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohio89.6%65%1241$24k$55k73%4,024125 mi 32Taylor UniversityUpland, Indiana89.3%74%1220$25k$52k74%2,025114 mi 33University of DaytonDayton, Ohio89.1%65%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 34Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan88.8%92%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 35DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Indiana88.6%57%1340$22k$71k75%1,905139 mi 36Denison UniversityGranville, Ohio88.5%17%1410$40k$68k79%2,38091 mi 37University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota88.4%85%1296$29k$74k76%6,245134 mi 38Hope CollegeHolland, Michigan88.4%79%1249$27k$58k80%3,2886 mi 39Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana88.1%76%1246$25k$59k69%1,45824 mi 40Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota88.0%61%1290$23k$66k77%1,878190 mi 41Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri87.8%75%1317$24k$71k80%7,267256 mi 42Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa87.6%89%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 43Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana87.5%85%1274$36k$77k80%4,317135 mi 44Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio87.5%58%1220$24k$50k75%2,90196 mi 45Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan86.8%71%1233$23k$58k74%3,19332 mi 46Lawrence UniversityAppleton, Wisconsin86.6%64%1350$23k$56k77%1,39628 mi 47Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri86.6%73%1317$16k$83k64%5,521344 mi 48University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin86.5%76%1220$16k$60k71%9,277167 mi 49University of KansasLawrence, Kansas86.5%93%1190$18k$62k69%21,217448 mi 50College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota86.3%92%1151$27k$63k77%1,370134 mi 51Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota86.1%68%1195$24k$59k73%1,965317 mi 52University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska86.0%87%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 53Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois86.0%55%1311$18k$83k75%2,8331 mi 54Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, Minnesota85.8%91%1183$26k$77k75%1,395136 mi 55Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota85.7%88%1249$29k$64k71%1,871127 mi 56Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas85.6%82%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 57DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois85.5%76%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 58University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio85.4%85%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 59Alma CollegeAlma, Michigan85.0%57%—$21k$55k63%1,14844 mi 60Truman State UniversityKirksville, Missouri84.7%84%1320$13k$56k69%2,513283 mi 61Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, Ohio84.7%56%—$21k$56k59%1,51679 mi 62Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri84.7%95%—$22k$62k66%5,658264 mi 63Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa84.7%68%1221$26k$53k70%1,597322 mi 64Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan84.5%75%1280$19k$66k76%1,14936 mi 65Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio84.3%74%1252$24k$81k75%2,48962 mi 66Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa84.1%64%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 67South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota84.1%80%1245$20k$72k53%2,071569 mi 68University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota84.0%77%—$19k$64k60%9,981245 mi 69Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois83.9%83%—$22k$45k62%1,5101 mi 70Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio83.9%85%1212$22k$53k65%19,633144 mi 71Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, Ohio83.8%76%1194$28k$54k67%2,8428 mi 72School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, Illinois83.8%77%—$50k$40k67%2,8051 mi 73South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota83.8%98%1120$20k$55k62%9,198282 mi 74Huntington UniversityHuntington, Indiana83.8%76%1052$19k$47k64%1,08290 mi 75Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin83.8%59%—$22k$89k67%2,6541 mi 76Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere, Wisconsin83.7%86%1182$26k$58k71%1,6628 mi 77Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota83.6%63%1190$25k$59k61%1,829220 mi 78University of MaryBismarck, North Dakota83.5%75%1159$18k$61k67%2,416409 mi 79University of Detroit MercyDetroit, Michigan83.5%75%1134$15k$71k67%2,4388 mi 80University of EvansvilleEvansville, Indiana83.3%78%—$18k$54k64%1,539253 mi 81Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas83.2%98%1252$28k$53k62%2,272423 mi 82Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan83.2%82%1150$13k$53k72%1,22411 mi 83Knox CollegeGalesburg, Illinois83.1%71%1326$25k$55k68%1,127156 mi 84Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana82.9%89%1082$23k$60k67%1,974105 mi 85John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, Ohio82.9%81%1298$29k$63k79%2,2746 mi 86University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota82.9%93%1173$28k$51k68%1,442128 mi 87Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan82.7%81%1156$13k$53k58%15,5874 mi 88Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois82.7%77%—$23k$67k76%3,574130 mi 89University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan82.5%56%1115$9k$60k58%5,9526 mi 90Loras CollegeDubuque, Iowa82.3%100%—$21k$58k68%1,083145 mi 91College for Creative StudiesDetroit, Michigan82.2%92%—$35k$45k71%1,2304 mi 92Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois82.1%63%1165$23k$63k73%2,490150 mi 93The College of WoosterWooster, Ohio82.1%60%1353$23k$60k74%1,73047 mi 94Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan82.0%98%—$18k$45k57%3,13435 mi 95The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, Minnesota81.8%93%1120$28k$66k71%1,7651 mi 96Hanover CollegeHanover, Indiana81.8%84%1201$22k$54k67%1,031221 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.