Vanderbilt University: As per reports, Vanderbilt University seems to have the “happiest students”. Its high retention rate of 97% of freshmen students return for another year.
Rice University: Rice University sits in the middle of Houston, Texas. The university’s retention rate was 97% in 2022.
University of Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame has a proven track of low dropout rates, sitting at 98%.
University of Chicago: Former US President Barak Obama taught at University of Chicago. It is fifth on the list with 99% of students staying on for the second year
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is fourth on the list with 99% of first-year students in 2021 returning for their second year.
Princeton University: Princeton University which is the fourth oldest university in the USA is third on the list with the lowest drop-out rate. 96% of its freshmen return for the second year.
Duke University: Personalities like Melinda Gates, Richard Nixon, and Tim Cook went to Duke University. It is second in the list in terms of the lowest dropout rate with 97.33 percent
Harvard University: While getting into Harvard University is one of the most difficult tasks, it enjoys lowest drop-out rates. 99 percent of its first-year students return for the second year.
Top 9 US Universities with lowest dropout rates | Top 9 US Universities with lowest dropout rates