2021 Most Favored Colleges To Enroll Rankings
At a Glance
The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percentage of enrolled students.
It is calculated by dividing the number of enrolled students by the number of total accepted students. It is different from the acceptance rate which is the percentage of admitted students over the number of total applicants.
The "admitted" does not mean that all admitted students would enroll in school and an admitted student may or may not enroll in school.
Suppose that 2,000 students have applied, 500 students have allowed admitting, and finally, 300 students have enrolled in a school. In this case, the yield is 60% (300 / 500 * 100) where the acceptance rate is 25% (500 / 2,000 * 100) .
The higher yield means that more students choose the school to enroll in other than other similar/rivalry schools. In general, the yield of the most top-ranked schools is high while the acceptance rate is low.
Most Favored Colleges To Enroll Comparison Table
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO | 10,354 | 1,147 | 1,132 | 11.08% | 98.69% | - | 4,336 | 1,335 |
| 2 | United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD | 16,332 | 1,360 | 1,181 | 8.33% | 86.84% | - | 4,512 | 1,350 |
| 3 | United States Military Academy West Point, NY | 11,675 | 1,405 | 1,171 | 12.03% | 83.35% | - | 4,589 | 1,270 |
| 4 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | 47,498 | 2,062 | 1,698 | 4.34% | 82.35% | $56,169 | 17,381 | 1,505 |
| 5 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | 43,330 | 2,009 | 1,649 | 4.64% | 82.08% | $53,968 | 31,566 | 1,515 |
| 6 | Brigham Young University-Provo Provo, UT | 10,500 | 7,086 | 5,731 | 67.49% | 80.88% | $5,970 | 34,499 | 1,315 |
| 7 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | 34,641 | 2,137 | 1,726 | 6.17% | 80.77% | $59,298 | 17,002 | 1,535 |
| 8 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR | 5,798 | 2,830 | 2,217 | 48.81% | 78.34% | $4,198 | 14,932 | - |
| 9 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | 21,312 | 1,427 | 1,102 | 6.70% | 77.22% | $53,450 | 11,574 | 1,540 |
| 10 | Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN | 5,670 | 1,620 | 1,235 | 28.57% | 76.23% | $14,223 | 10,473 | 1,070 |
| 11 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | 32,804 | 1,895 | 1,335 | 5.78% | 70.45% | $48,502 | 8,374 | 1,515 |
| 12 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | 44,961 | 3,446 | 2,400 | 7.66% | 69.65% | $60,042 | 25,860 | 1,505 |
| 13 | Yale University New Haven, CT | 36,844 | 2,241 | 1,550 | 6.08% | 69.17% | $57,700 | 13,433 | 1,515 |
| 14 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | 23,650 | 1,875 | 1,190 | 7.93% | 63.47% | $59,458 | 6,572 | 1,500 |
| 15 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | 42,823 | 2,332 | 1,465 | 5.45% | 62.82% | $60,532 | 31,077 | 1,505 |
| 16 | Brown University Providence, RI | 38,674 | 2,733 | 1,662 | 7.07% | 60.81% | $60,584 | 10,257 | 1,505 |
| 17 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | 49,114 | 5,330 | 3,189 | 10.85% | 59.83% | $59,282 | 23,600 | 1,480 |
| 18 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | 9,332 | 845 | 499 | 9.05% | 59.05% | $56,350 | 1,828 | - |
| 19 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | 22,200 | 3,515 | 2,051 | 15.83% | 58.35% | $57,699 | 12,607 | 1,475 |
| 20 | Barnard College New York, NY | 9,320 | 1,097 | 632 | 11.77% | 57.61% | $57,479 | 2,562 | 1,430 |
| 21 | Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA | 13,858 | 7,549 | 4,253 | 54.47% | 56.34% | $17,539 | 26,408 | 1,125 |
| 22 | Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID | 9,762 | 9,349 | 5,211 | 95.77% | 55.74% | $4,300 | 42,341 | 1,095 |
| 23 | Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA | 15,691 | 11,803 | 6,533 | 75.22% | 55.35% | $17,690 | 35,420 | 1,140 |
| 24 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | 40,585 | 3,673 | 2,006 | 9.05% | 54.61% | $58,701 | 22,127 | 1,495 |
| 25 | Duke University Durham, NC | 41,947 | 3,187 | 1,731 | 7.60% | 54.31% | $57,633 | 16,606 | 1,525 |
| 26 | Pomona College Claremont, CA | 10,401 | 770 | 416 | 7.40% | 54.03% | $54,774 | 1,573 | 1,465 |
| 27 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX | 11,118 | 8,912 | 4,793 | 80.16% | 53.78% | $18,733 | 28,644 | 1,040 |
| 28 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA | 6,066 | 625 | 328 | 10.30% | 52.48% | $56,475 | 1,327 | 1,435 |
| 29 | The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | 7,194 | 2,230 | 1,163 | 31.00% | 52.15% | $18,658 | 12,847 | 1,170 |
| 30 | Bates College Lewiston, ME | 8,222 | 998 | 499 | 12.14% | 50.00% | $57,353 | 1,832 | - |
| 31 | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO | 25,426 | 3,522 | 1,732 | 13.85% | 49.18% | $56,893 | 15,852 | 1,520 |
| 32 | Georgia State University-Perimeter College Atlanta, GA | 11,615 | 8,051 | 3,929 | 69.32% | 48.80% | $9,712 | 18,487 | - |
| 33 | Davidson College Davidson, NC | 5,982 | 1,080 | 527 | 18.05% | 48.80% | $55,000 | 1,843 | 1,398 |
| 34 | Georgetown University Washington, DC | 22,764 | 3,269 | 1,584 | 14.36% | 48.46% | $57,928 | 19,204 | 1,465 |
| 35 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | 53,525 | 17,029 | 8,170 | 31.82% | 47.98% | $40,032 | 51,832 | 1,355 |
| 36 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH | 25,019 | 22,058 | 10,485 | 88.17% | 47.53% | $9,650 | 104,068 | - |
| 37 | University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA | 10,753 | 8,762 | 4,157 | 81.48% | 47.44% | $15,488 | 19,722 | 1,090 |
| 38 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI | 6,283 | 5,129 | 2,433 | 81.63% | 47.44% | $17,145 | 11,604 | - |
| 39 | Tufts University Medford, MA | 22,766 | 3,404 | 1,612 | 14.95% | 47.36% | $60,862 | 11,586 | 1,465 |
| 40 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | 37,310 | 3,402 | 1,604 | 9.12% | 47.15% | $54,158 | 12,824 | 1,510 |
| 41 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | 38,069 | 13,925 | 6,554 | 36.58% | 47.07% | $28,659 | 52,218 | 1,390 |
| 42 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI | 6,529 | 4,766 | 2,203 | 73.00% | 46.22% | $17,979 | 10,597 | - |
| 43 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | 64,972 | 14,883 | 6,830 | 22.91% | 45.89% | $54,097 | 46,716 | 1,435 |
| 44 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | 87,847 | 14,278 | 6,455 | 16.25% | 45.21% | $44,066 | 42,501 | 1,430 |
| 45 | New York University New York, NY | 79,462 | 12,873 | 5,752 | 16.20% | 44.68% | $54,880 | 51,847 | 1,440 |
| 46 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | 9,715 | 1,224 | 546 | 12.60% | 44.61% | $50,450 | 2,149 | 1,480 |
| 47 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI | 6,046 | 4,772 | 2,119 | 78.93% | 44.40% | $16,607 | 13,059 | - |
| 48 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | 6,395 | 1,379 | 612 | 21.56% | 44.38% | $58,448 | 2,534 | 1,445 |
| 49 | University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV | 9,064 | 7,996 | 3,547 | 88.22% | 44.36% | $24,348 | 21,463 | 1,180 |
| 50 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | 8,367 | 537 | 235 | 6.42% | 43.76% | $56,862 | 2,233 | 1,545 |
| 51 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | 11,273 | 8,632 | 3,760 | 76.57% | 43.56% | $21,119 | 27,012 | - |
| 52 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | 42,465 | 9,610 | 4,182 | 22.63% | 43.52% | $36,159 | 30,011 | 1,405 |
| 53 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | 12,720 | 10,264 | 4,465 | 80.69% | 43.50% | $24,116 | 30,457 | 1,140 |
| 54 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX | 42,476 | 24,549 | 10,613 | 57.80% | 43.23% | $40,526 | 68,679 | 1,275 |
| 55 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | 111,321 | 13,720 | 5,920 | 12.32% | 43.15% | $43,003 | 44,537 | 1,415 |
| 56 | University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA | 7,272 | 4,312 | 1,852 | 59.30% | 42.95% | $17,576 | 13,733 | 1,000 |
| 57 | Arizona State University-Skysong Scottsdale, AZ | 8,932 | 5,698 | 2,438 | 63.79% | 42.79% | $10,928 | 38,540 | - |
| 58 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI | 6,630 | 5,061 | 2,165 | 76.33% | 42.78% | $15,290 | 16,410 | - |
| 59 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | 31,139 | 3,477 | 1,475 | 11.17% | 42.42% | $54,160 | 26,152 | 1,510 |
| 60 | Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA | 7,552 | 4,840 | 2,050 | 64.09% | 42.36% | $16,807 | 11,909 | 1,163 |
| 61 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | 66,198 | 7,558 | 3,168 | 11.42% | 41.92% | $60,275 | 47,310 | 1,445 |
| 62 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | 9,456 | 1,277 | 535 | 13.50% | 41.90% | $60,864 | 2,144 | - |
| 63 | University of Georgia Athens, GA | 29,285 | 13,265 | 5,499 | 45.30% | 41.46% | $31,120 | 38,652 | 1,330 |
| 64 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA | 9,138 | 6,206 | 2,536 | 67.91% | 40.86% | $24,086 | 17,123 | 1,144 |
| 65 | Rice University Houston, TX | 27,087 | 2,361 | 964 | 8.72% | 40.83% | $51,107 | 7,124 | 1,520 |
| 66 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | 11,442 | 1,022 | 417 | 8.93% | 40.80% | $54,456 | 1,559 | 1,460 |
| 67 | Kansas State University Manhattan, KS | 8,277 | 7,894 | 3,202 | 95.37% | 40.56% | $26,316 | 22,221 | - |
| 68 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | 36,856 | 7,584 | 3,076 | 20.58% | 40.56% | $33,964 | 32,723 | 1,405 |
| 69 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | 9,754 | 1,498 | 605 | 15.36% | 40.39% | $58,316 | 2,611 | 1,445 |
| 70 | Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA | 6,178 | 1,147 | 462 | 18.57% | 40.28% | $57,285 | 2,223 | 1,430 |
| 71 | South Dakota State University Brookings, SD | 5,861 | 5,277 | 2,123 | 90.04% | 40.23% | $12,675 | 12,104 | 1,155 |
| 72 | Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO | 7,581 | 6,667 | 2,679 | 87.94% | 40.18% | $16,608 | 23,697 | 1,140 |
| 73 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | 40,839 | 9,778 | 3,920 | 23.94% | 40.09% | $53,627 | 24,639 | 1,430 |
| 74 | Monroe College Bronx, NY | 6,793 | 3,260 | 1,306 | 47.99% | 40.06% | $16,356 | 6,386 | - |
| 75 | Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | 16,681 | 12,702 | 5,064 | 76.15% | 39.87% | $24,517 | 34,316 | 1,155 |
| 76 | Colby College Waterville, ME | 13,584 | 1,314 | 522 | 9.67% | 39.73% | $59,430 | 2,000 | 1,450 |
| 77 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | 8,973 | 8,409 | 3,312 | 93.71% | 39.39% | $27,742 | 21,631 | 1,135 |
| 78 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | 10,569 | 1,195 | 470 | 11.31% | 39.33% | $60,890 | 1,855 | 1,415 |
| 79 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK | 15,277 | 10,691 | 4,200 | 69.98% | 39.29% | $24,539 | 24,690 | 1,170 |
| 80 | Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY | 6,952 | 3,816 | 1,482 | 54.89% | 38.84% | $18,305 | 9,970 | 1,070 |
| 81 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA | 5,781 | 4,084 | 1,580 | 70.65% | 38.69% | $14,092 | 8,803 | 1,085 |
| 82 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | 8,298 | 6,112 | 2,346 | 73.66% | 38.38% | $20,400 | 21,923 | 1,228 |
| 83 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND | 6,211 | 5,811 | 2,218 | 93.56% | 38.17% | $14,336 | 13,796 | 1,153 |
| 84 | Lander University Greenwood, SC | 5,774 | 2,492 | 943 | 43.16% | 37.84% | $21,300 | 3,044 | 1,035 |
| 85 | University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR | 5,397 | 4,880 | 1,840 | 90.42% | 37.70% | $16,148 | 11,177 | 1,060 |
| 86 | Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | 6,763 | 3,479 | 1,311 | 51.44% | 37.68% | $45,660 | 6,963 | - |
| 87 | Florida International University Miami, FL | 18,492 | 10,634 | 3,998 | 57.51% | 37.60% | $18,963 | 57,942 | 1,195 |
| 88 | Carleton College Northfield, MN | 7,324 | 1,401 | 525 | 19.13% | 37.47% | $59,352 | 2,097 | 1,450 |
| 89 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | 27,634 | 4,267 | 1,585 | 15.44% | 37.15% | $58,485 | 14,029 | 1,510 |
| 90 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL | 10,269 | 3,665 | 1,361 | 35.69% | 37.14% | $17,725 | 10,021 | 1,095 |
| 91 | Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX | 10,112 | 5,639 | 2,073 | 55.77% | 36.76% | $17,448 | 13,109 | 1,045 |
| 92 | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | 12,559 | 3,717 | 1,360 | 29.60% | 36.59% | $57,760 | 8,401 | - |
| 93 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | 45,118 | 20,016 | 7,323 | 44.36% | 36.59% | $22,467 | 68,475 | 1,255 |
| 94 | Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA | 10,563 | 3,687 | 1,338 | 34.90% | 36.29% | $16,720 | 6,693 | 990 |
| 95 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | 16,829 | 13,165 | 4,775 | 78.23% | 36.27% | $26,692 | 25,820 | 1,240 |
| 96 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | 14,327 | 11,260 | 4,073 | 78.59% | 36.17% | $38,970 | 28,755 | 1,350 |
| 97 | Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA | 7,563 | 4,324 | 1,563 | 57.17% | 36.15% | $17,638 | 11,211 | 1,065 |
| 98 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA | 5,297 | 5,069 | 1,826 | 95.70% | 36.02% | $25,702 | 12,633 | 1,025 |
| 99 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | 15,673 | 12,603 | 4,523 | 80.41% | 35.89% | $24,444 | 28,564 | 1,210 |
| 100 | Babson College Wellesley, MA | 6,362 | 1,680 | 600 | 26.41% | 35.71% | $54,144 | 3,357 | 1,360 |