When teenagers shop for a college, here is a question that they should be asking at every campus they visit: How happy are the freshmen, CBS Marketwatch reports? Of course, no school will admit that their students are dissatisfied with the academics, campus life or financial aid. But there is a way to take the pulse of a freshman class: Determine what percentage of students return for their sophomore year. Following is a list of the 25 private colleges and universities in the U.S. with the highest freshmen retention rates, as ranked by the U.S. Department of Education…
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