Of all students who started college in fall 2014, 72.1 percent persisted at any U.S. institution in fall 2015, while 60.6 percent were retained at their starting institution. The persistence rate is the percentage of students who return to college at any institution for their second year, while the retention rate is the percentage of students who return to the same institution. This brief report presents statistics on persistence: (1) First-Year Persistence and Retention Rates by Starting Enrollment Intensity (all institutional sectors); (2) First-Year Persistence and Retention Rates by Age at College Entry (all institutional sectors); (3) First-Year Persistence and Retention Rates for Students Who Started College in Four-Year Public Institutions; (4) First-Year Persistence and Retention Rates for Students Who Started College in Four-Year Private Nonprofit Institutions; (5) First-Year Persistence and Retention Rates for Students Who Started College in Four-Year For-Profit Institutions; (6) First-Year Persistence and Retention Rates for Students Who Started College in Two-Year Public Institutions. A page with definitions and notes on cohort selection is included.