Freshman Retention Rate Regional Colleges (Midwest)
As many as one in three first-year students doesn't make it back for sophomore year. The reasons run the gamut, of course, from family problems to loneliness to academic struggles to a lack of money. If schools you're considering have a low freshman retention rate, you'll want to ask the admissions office why. The retention rates shown below, from highest to lowest, are the average proportion of freshmen entering starting in fall 2006 through fall 2009 who returned to school the following fall.
These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.
| Save | School | Average freshman retention rate |
|---|---|---|
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Taylor University
Upland, IN | 86% | |
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Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH | 84% | |
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College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO | 84% | |
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Martin Luther College
New Ulm, MN | 84% | |
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Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH | 84% | |
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Augustana College
Sioux Falls, SD | 81% | |
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Bethel College
Mishawaka, IN | 80% | |
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Northwestern College
St. Paul, MN | 80% | |
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Dordt College
Sioux Center, IA | 79% | |
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Grace College and Seminary
Winona Lake, IN | 79% | |
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Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA | 79% | |
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Kuyper College
Grand Rapids, MI | 77% | |
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Marietta College
Marietta, OH | 77% | |
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Millikin University
Decatur, IL | 77% | |
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Northwestern College
Orange City, IA | 77% | |
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St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN | 77% | |
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University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH | 77% | |
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Benedictine College
Atchison, KS | 76% | |
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Bethel College
North Newton, KS | 76% | |
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Clarke University
Dubuque, IA | 76% | |
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Mount Marty College
Yankton, SD | 76% | |
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Eureka College
Eureka, IL | 75% | |
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Huntington University
Huntington, IN | 75% | |
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Loras College
Dubuque, IA | 75% | |
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Maranatha Baptist Bible College
Watertown, WI | 74% |
