The study looks into the impact of organisational culture on employee retention in higher education institutes (HEIs). According to a review of the literature, the issue of culture in relation to employee retention has not been addressed much particularly among higher education institutes. The study employs all cultural model because limited efforts have been made to investigate the impact of each type of culture that has an impact on employee retention. The study was conducted on 264 employees working in higher educational institutions using convenience random sampling. The data was collected using questionnaire method. SPSS were used to extract the desired results using statistical tools. The study's findings revealed that, achievement culture was the most prevalent in higher educational institutions.