Women's Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates
Women's Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates, ranked by first-year retention rate. Retention measures returning students, not satisfaction. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 23 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.
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1Barnard CollegeNew York, New York96.6%9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi2Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts96.5%14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi3Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts94.3%21%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi4Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia94.1%25%1220$39k$60k78%3,414222 mi5Scripps CollegeClaremont, California93.8%38%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi6Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania92.2%29%1396$32k$75k82%1,35911 mi7Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts88.6%36%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi8Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana88.1%76%1246$25k$59k69%1,45824 mi9College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota86.3%92%1151$27k$63k77%1,370134 mi10Simmons UniversityBoston, Massachusetts84.8%70%1316$25k$63k72%1,6703 mi11Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, Georgia81.3%62%1260$25k$56k71%836216 mi12Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania80.6%56%1282$43k$38k57%5352 mi13St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota80.3%92%1147$20k$59k61%2,473135 mi14Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina79.4%74%1204$22k$52k70%1,18894 mi15Hollins UniversityRoanoke, Virginia74.0%68%1230$21k$40k65%665146 mi16Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts72.8%85%1120$14k$55k44%1,10849 mi17Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, Maryland72.8%82%—$19k$65k50%7096 mi18Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California71.1%73%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi19Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania71.0%84%—$19k$59k60%83447 mi20Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia69.2%100%—$9k$54k49%1,4144 mi21Mount Mary UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin67.3%62%1020$20k$49k43%6317 mi22Brenau UniversityGainesville, Georgia65.0%88%1079$19k$54k33%1,029210 mi23Alverno CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin61.0%86%—$23k$53k49%6314 mi
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