2026 Highest Retention Rates

Name: 2026 Highest Retention Rates (Kollegio college rankings)
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1,418 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Highest Retention Rates ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

Financial

Alumni starting salary

Tuition cost

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$67,000

In-state tuition

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

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Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

Mean ACT

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#1 Highest Retention Rates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

4.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,510

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#2 Highest Retention Rates

Yale University

New Haven

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,950

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#3 Highest Retention Rates

Brown University

Providence

Acceptance rate

5.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,944

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#4 Highest Retention Rates

Princeton University

Princeton

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,010

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#5 Highest Retention Rates

Harvard University

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

3.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,143

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,872

#6 Highest Retention Rates

The University of Chicago

Chicago

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,256

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#7 Highest Retention Rates

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

Acceptance rate

3.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,364

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#8 Highest Retention Rates

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

5.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,652

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#9 Highest Retention Rates

Stanford University

Stanford

Acceptance rate

3.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,473

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#10 Highest Retention Rates

Dartmouth College

Hanover

Acceptance rate

6.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,953

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#11 Highest Retention Rates

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Acceptance rate

12.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,336

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#12 Highest Retention Rates

Columbia University School of General Studies

New York

Acceptance rate

4.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#13 Highest Retention Rates

Rice University

Houston

Acceptance rate

7.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,640

#14 Highest Retention Rates

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore

Acceptance rate

7.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,720

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#15 Highest Retention Rates

Northwestern University

Evanston

Acceptance rate

7.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#16 Highest Retention Rates

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

11.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$37,000

#17 Highest Retention Rates

Duke University

Durham

Acceptance rate

6.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,085

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#18 Highest Retention Rates

Cornell University

Ithaca

Acceptance rate

8.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,286

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#19 Highest Retention Rates

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

Acceptance rate

13.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,402

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#20 Highest Retention Rates

United States Coast Guard Academy

New London

Acceptance rate

24.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#21 Highest Retention Rates

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont

Acceptance rate

11.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$57,876

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#22 Highest Retention Rates

Williams College

Williamstown

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,350

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#23 Highest Retention Rates

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#24 Highest Retention Rates

Bowdoin College

Brunswick

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,776

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#25 Highest Retention Rates

Vanderbilt University

Nashville

Acceptance rate

6.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,840

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

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