Of all students who started college in fall 2016, 73.9 percent persisted at any U.S. institution in fall 2017, while 61.6 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 the following statistics on first-year persistence and retention: (1) First-Year Persistence and Retention by Starting Enrollment Intensity (all institutional sectors); (2) First-Year Persistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity Fall 2016 Entering Cohort, All Sectors; (3) First-Year Persistence and Retention by Age at College Entry Fall 2016 Entering Cohort, All Sectors; (4) First-Year Persistence and Retention for Students Who Started College in Four-Year Public Institutions; (5) First-Year Persistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity Fall 2016 Entering Cohort, Four-Year Public Institutions; (6) First-Year Persistence and Retention for Students Who Started College in Two-Year Public Institutions; (7) First-Year Persistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity Fall 2016 Entering Cohort, Two-Year Public Institutions; (8) First-Year Persistence and Retention for Students Who Started College in Four-Year Private Institutions; (9) First-Year Persistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity Fall 2016 Entering Cohort, Four-Year Private Institutions; and (10) First-Year Persistence and Retention for Students Who Started College in Four-Year For-Profit Institutions. Definitions and notes on cohort selection are included.