Freshman retention rates have little correlation to rural vs suburban vs urban setting.
School Average freshman retention rate
Amherst College
Amherst, MA 98%
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA 98%
Pomona College
Claremont, CA 98%
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD 98%
Williams College
Williamstown, MA 98%
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME 97%
Haverford College
Haverford, PA 97%
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA 97%
Barnard College
New York, NY 96%
Carleton College
Northfield, MN 96%
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO 96%
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 96%
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 96%
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA 95%
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA 95%
Davidson College
Davidson, NC 95%
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI 95%
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH 95%
Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, CA 95%
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY 95%
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA 95%
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT 95%
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL 95%
Bates College
Lewiston, ME 94%
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY 94%
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA 94%
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY 94%
Macalester College
St. Paul, MN 94%
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY 94%
University of Richmond
Univ. of Richmond, VA 94%
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA 94%
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA 93%
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 93%
Colby College
Waterville, ME 93%
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN 93%
Lafayette College
Easton, PA 93%
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA 93%
Pitzer College
Claremont, CA 93%
Scripps College
Claremont, CA 93%
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY 93%