Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in the Southwest

Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in the Southwest, ranked by first-year retention rate. Region: our Southwest grouping. Included states / district: AZ NM OK TX. 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 98 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1West Coast University-TexasRichardson, Texas100.0%——$53k$103k31%2,67313 mi 2Strayer University-TexasFarmers Branch, Texas100.0%———$40k25%2,293244 mi 3Rice UniversityHouston, Texas97.4%8%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 4The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas96.7%27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 5Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas94.3%57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 6Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas92.9%44%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 7Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas92.9%26%1416$23k$72k84%2,505120 mi 8University of TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma92.1%62%1389$15k$61k72%2,813443 mi 9Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas91.0%51%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 10Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas90.5%63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 11University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma90.0%77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 12The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas90.0%65%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 13University of HoustonHouston, Texas87.0%74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 14Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona86.6%90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 15Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas85.0%73%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 16Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma84.8%75%1150$17k$57k68%21,773456 mi 17Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma83.9%77%1177$23k$55k65%1,514423 mi 18University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona82.8%86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 19Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona82.2%77%1250$40k$84k68%3,218222 mi 20The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas81.1%94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 21LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas80.8%38%1208$28k$57k59%1,468179 mi 22Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, Texas80.6%43%1241$29k$57k73%1,440145 mi 23Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas80.5%66%1194$26k$56k59%3,195316 mi 24Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma80.5%99%1196$25k$47k57%3,487436 mi 25Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas80.1%89%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 26The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas79.8%87%1105$11k$57k53%30,580132 mi 27Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, Texas79.7%81%1138$26k$59k63%2,493123 mi 28Austin CollegeSherman, Texas79.4%48%1212$21k$61k67%1,165284 mi 29The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas78.9%100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 30Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas77.8%44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 31University of St ThomasHouston, Texas77.7%90%1090$19k$59k69%3,22020 mi 32University of DallasIrving, Texas77.2%53%1227$23k$58k73%1,403241 mi 33The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas76.8%94%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 34University of North TexasDenton, Texas76.6%72%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 35University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico76.2%95%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 36Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas75.6%79%980$14k$45k43%8,87761 mi 37Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona75.5%90%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 38Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas75.2%89%980$22k$46k42%1,479212 mi 39University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas74.4%91%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 40New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico73.4%89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 41Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas73.3%90%1041$16k$54k55%17,74373 mi 42St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, Texas73.0%98%1089$21k$57k59%1,951123 mi 43The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas72.9%80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 44Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, Oklahoma72.9%——$22k$55k51%1,455425 mi 45Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, Oklahoma72.5%97%1122$22k$49k56%1,885429 mi 46Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona72.0%79%1077$22k$42k43%73,371165 mi 47Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas71.7%94%1066$14k$50k53%8,728122 mi 48Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma71.7%49%1024$21k$48k52%1,308403 mi 49Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona71.4%100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 50University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas71.3%98%—$23k$57k51%4,440119 mi 51East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, Texas70.8%58%—$24k$53k47%1,352180 mi 52Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, Texas70.3%73%1100$24k$54k51%1,252458 mi 53Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas69.8%90%1075$21k$53k48%12,673253 mi 54Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma69.7%——$15k$43k29%2,657450 mi 55West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas69.6%99%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 56Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas69.5%96%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 57Houston Christian UniversityHouston, Texas69.3%84%1084$21k$56k49%2,88627 mi 58Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas68.6%83%1054$15k$50k44%5,643295 mi 59Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona67.9%100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 60Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma67.7%——$14k$46k40%3,514453 mi 61Cameron UniversityLawton, Oklahoma67.2%——$11k$40k31%2,492389 mi 62University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas67.1%90%1029$11k$54k33%12,55518 mi 63Schreiner UniversityKerrville, Texas66.8%88%—$22k$52k43%1,053174 mi 64Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas66.2%97%914$17k$39k22%6,84418 mi 65Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas65.7%93%955$11k$54k40%6,599114 mi 66University of North Texas at DallasDallas, Texas65.4%84%940$6k—42%2,878226 mi 67University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma65.2%78%1090$18k$48k37%10,170432 mi 68Mid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma65.1%92%1020$17k$46k44%1,666414 mi 69Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas65.1%96%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 70Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma65.1%65%1003$10k$44k30%1,498530 mi 71Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbilene, Texas64.9%90%1108$20k$55k46%1,283317 mi 72Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas64.6%91%1050$12k$51k42%4,7488 mi 73Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas64.4%89%1120$29k$57k57%2,403233 mi 74Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, Texas63.9%94%—$12k$56k43%4,087350 mi 75Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkana, Texas63.7%64%—$13k$46k30%1,982243 mi 76McMurry UniversityAbilene, Texas63.5%57%1043$20k$49k44%1,176315 mi 77Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma63.4%76%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 78Our Lady of the Lake UniversitySan Antonio, Texas62.8%——$16k$49k46%1,066121 mi 79University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, Texas62.4%96%1099$26k$56k49%2,759169 mi 80Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico62.0%92%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 81Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas61.9%86%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 82Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguin, Texas61.8%96%—$25k$54k54%1,30499 mi 83The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas60.9%95%1033$13k$56k40%3,911400 mi 84Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, Texas60.9%84%—$32k$92k25%2,27031 mi 85Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, Texas60.8%69%1070$24k$54k32%1,741245 mi 86East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma60.6%58%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 87Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma60.5%100%1049$13k$45k35%4,772415 mi 88Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas58.4%89%1086$15k$52k40%8,0341 mi 89Concordia University TexasAustin, Texas58.3%91%—$23k$61k45%1,185137 mi 90Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustin, Texas58.2%39%1014$20k$43k34%1,005124 mi 91Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico58.1%——$9k$39k32%2,026301 mi 92East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas57.2%92%1076$12k$50k43%9,912246 mi 93Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona53.7%71%—$33k$52k40%1,165170 mi 94New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico49.8%——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 95Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas44.9%99%1024$13k$42k30%1,396408 mi 96Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, Texas44.5%56%—$21k$52k19%2,041481 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.