Best Value Schools has launched its newest article for ranking the top 25 colleges with high freshman retention rates by their overall return on investment
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — In a new article, the educational website Best Value Schools has ranked the top 25 colleges with high freshman retention rates that offer students an excellent return on their investment for the greatest value in higher education. "25 Colleges with High Freshman Retention Rates Ranked by Return on Investment (ROI)" is a well-researched resource for finding statistics on the colleges in the United States that have a proven track record of retaining their first-year students and providing the best bang for their buck.
As studies now show that as many as one-third of freshmen students do not return to the same university for their sophomore year, retention rates are becoming one of the key indicators of a college's quality of education. Not only do high freshman retention rates show increased student satisfaction, they also demonstrate that students will likely graduate with less debt by remaining at the same school for all four years. Therefore, college students are now encouraged to pay close attention to universities and colleges with high freshman retention rates to minimize their chance of transferring as well as accumulating more debt.
In compiling the list, the Best Value Schools team researched the national universities and liberal arts colleges with the highest freshman retention rates by the U.S. News and World Report before ranking the schools by their 30-year average net return on investment by Payscale. With all of the latest figures and overall rankings for each institution, "25 Colleges with High Freshman Retention Rates Ranked by Return on Investment (ROI)" is added as a handy new tool to provide students with an enhanced understanding of which U.S. universities are offering the best quality education that meets students' learning and financial needs.
Below are the 25 colleges in the United States with the highest freshman retention rates by ranked return on investment as named by Best Value Schools:
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25. Pomona College: Claremont, CA |
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24. Northwestern University: Evanston, IL |
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23. University of Chicago: Chicago, IL |
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22. Washington University in St. Louis: St. Louis, MO |
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21. University of Southern California: Los Angeles, CA |
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20. University of California, Los Angeles: Los Angeles, CA |
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19. University of Virginia: Charlottesville, VA |
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18. Yale University: New Haven, CT |
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17. Amherst College: Amherst, MA |
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16. Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore, MD |
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15. Brown University: Providence, RI |
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14. Swarthmore College: Swarthmore, PA |
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13. Duke University: Durham, NC |
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12. Columbia University: New York City, NY |
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11. University of California – Berkeley: Berkeley, CA |
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10. University of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, PA |
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9. Princeton University: Princeton, NJ |
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8. University of Notre Dame: Notre Dame, IN |
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7. Williams College: Williamstown, MA |
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6. Dartmouth College: Hanover, NH |
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5. Harvard University: Cambridge, MA |
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4. Stanford University: Stanford, CA |
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3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, MA |
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2. California Institute of Technology: Pasadena, CA |
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1. Harvey Mudd College: Claremont, CA |
More detailed information about each of the top 25 colleges with the highest freshman retention rates and return on investment can be found at http://www.bestvalueschools.com/high-freshman-retention-roi/.
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