{
  "id": 12208964,
  "title": "The college with the highest first-year retention rate in every state",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/the-college-with-the-highest-first-year-retention-rate-in-every-state",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T18:16:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/college-highest-first-year-retention-rate-every-state-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new analysis has ranked colleges based on their first-year retention rates, revealing the institution with the highest rate in each state. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads the pack in Massachusetts with a remarkable 99% retention rate. The data, compiled by Business Insider using provisional fall 2024 figures from the Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, covers full-time, first-time bachelor-seeking students who began their studies in fall 2023 and whether they returned for fall 2024. The adjusted first-year cohort size is used to account for permitted exclusions, such as a student's death. To ensure the results are reliable, the data is limited to degree-granting institutions with a minimum cohort size of 100.",
  "summary": "College retention rates are an important admissions factor because they're a strong indicator of student satisfaction.",
  "key_points": [
    "Massachusetts Institute of Technology has 99% first-year retention rate",
    "Data from Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education System",
    "Includes full-time, first-time bachelor-seeking students for fall 2023"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}