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2026 Most Favored Colleges To Enroll Rankings

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

Rank	College Name	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Tuition & Fees	Student Population	SAT Score
9	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	43,612	1,955	1,726	4.5%	88.3%	$69,324	18,566	1,550
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	28,232	1,284	1,102	4.5%	85.8%	$62,396	11,886	1,560
492	United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD	15,149	1,405	1,183	9.3%	84.2%	-	4,474	1,300
2	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	54,008	1,970	1,647	3.6%	83.6%	$61,676	30,259	1,550
3	Stanford University Stanford, CA	57,326	2,067	1,693	3.6%	81.9%	$65,910	18,625	1,550
1	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO	10,187	1,435	1,126	14.1%	78.5%	-	4,114	1,330
725	United States Military Academy West Point, NY	12,320	1,534	1,195	12.5%	77.9%	-	4,473	1,330
64	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	11,698	7,929	6,147	67.8%	77.5%	$6,688	35,873	1,360
5	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	40,468	1,868	1,410	4.6%	75.5%	$62,688	9,137	1,550
6	Yale University New Haven, CT	57,517	2,227	1,554	3.9%	69.8%	$67,250	15,564	1,540
10	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	31,656	1,710	1,182	5.4%	69.1%	$68,019	6,938	1,540
31	Barnard College New York, NY	11,836	1,046	718	8.8%	68.6%	$69,888	3,487	1,520
8	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	65,226	3,523	2,395	5.4%	68.0%	$68,686	29,109	1,550
12	Brown University Providence, RI	48,904	2,638	1,719	5.4%	65.2%	$71,312	11,956	1,540
7	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	60,115	2,400	1,558	4.0%	64.9%	$70,517	35,173	1,550
17	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	62,993	5,516	3,525	8.8%	63.9%	$69,314	26,793	1,540
21	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	29,942	3,374	2,082	11.3%	61.7%	$65,025	13,042	1,520
4	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	13,856	356	218	2.6%	61.2%	$65,898	2,430	-
14	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	45,409	2,662	1,630	5.9%	61.2%	$67,498	13,575	1,540
11	Duke University Durham, NC	51,795	2,957	1,740	5.7%	58.8%	$68,758	17,499	1,540
25	New York University New York, NY	110,807	10,232	5,666	9.2%	55.4%	$62,796	56,832	1,520
13	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	49,474	3,806	2,105	7.7%	55.3%	$68,322	23,856	1,540
595	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	8,792	5,863	3,170	66.7%	54.1%	$13,925	72,994	-
29	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	6,529	626	337	9.6%	53.8%	$67,980	1,393	1,530
27	Northeastern University Boston, MA	98,425	5,133	2,759	5.2%	53.8%	$66,162	32,553	1,490
30	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	13,265	946	507	7.1%	53.6%	$67,832	1,881	1,520
42	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	146,272	13,114	6,610	9.0%	50.4%	$46,121	47,335	-
24	Pomona College Claremont, CA	12,249	868	436	7.1%	50.2%	$65,420	1,700	1,540
51	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	9,568	1,685	835	17.6%	49.6%	$64,500	3,126	1,340
831	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	13,298	9,035	4,331	67.9%	47.9%	$16,956	19,291	1,100
56	Davidson College Davidson, NC	8,114	1,085	520	13.4%	47.9%	$64,430	1,869	1,460
43	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	8,714	1,224	583	14.0%	47.6%	$67,176	2,407	1,520
57	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	72,885	19,417	9,210	26.6%	47.4%	$44,908	53,864	1,390
44	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	98,310	15,373	7,278	15.6%	47.3%	$63,081	52,855	1,460
18	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	45,895	2,954	1,389	6.4%	47.0%	$64,730	30,210	1,550
22	Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	32,754	3,951	1,847	12.1%	46.7%	$65,790	16,357	1,540
16	Georgetown University Washington, DC	26,131	3,374	1,575	12.9%	46.7%	$68,089	20,031	1,490
40	Colby College Waterville, ME	19,187	1,360	628	7.1%	46.2%	$69,600	2,412	1,510
41	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	124,242	13,639	6,272	11.0%	46.0%	$47,265	45,882	-
20	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	33,941	3,959	1,808	11.7%	45.7%	$65,636	15,888	1,540
47	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	59,789	8,413	3,836	14.1%	45.6%	$34,484	53,363	1,480
26	Tufts University Medford, MA	34,432	3,957	1,801	11.5%	45.5%	$70,704	13,599	1,510
387	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA	7,050	3,069	1,395	43.5%	45.5%	$52,040	8,369	-
70	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	66,535	10,209	4,640	15.3%	45.5%	$41,203	32,438	1,480
2	Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, GA	6,153	5,876	2,612	95.5%	44.5%	$13,844	12,230	-
46	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	12,540	1,348	598	10.7%	44.4%	$67,600	2,803	1,500
15	Rice University Houston, TX	32,473	2,597	1,148	8.0%	44.2%	$61,247	8,961	1,550
3	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	18,951	18,146	7,962	95.8%	43.9%	$4,800	45,585	1,080
33	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	13,065	975	427	7.5%	43.8%	$65,494	1,623	1,540
4	Minerva University San Francisco, CA	10,864	330	144	3.0%	43.6%	$23,630	669	-
38	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	35,037	5,755	2,501	16.4%	43.5%	$70,702	15,432	1,500
28	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	82,027	8,050	3,489	9.8%	43.3%	$71,647	46,566	1,500
188	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	7,136	5,388	2,325	75.5%	43.2%	$19,517	10,446	-
23	Williams College Williamstown, MA	15,411	1,272	547	8.3%	43.0%	$68,560	2,164	1,540
297	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	5,855	4,574	1,964	78.1%	42.9%	$19,704	12,554	-
52	Haverford College Haverford, PA	7,341	908	387	12.4%	42.6%	$70,398	1,431	1,510
75	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	73,557	17,804	7,513	24.2%	42.2%	$28,659	56,311	1,400
71	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	6,692	1,249	518	18.7%	41.5%	$62,688	2,520	1,480
36	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	8,213	1,147	472	14.0%	41.2%	$68,045	2,241	1,480
644	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	18,377	17,310	7,013	94.2%	40.5%	$19,645	33,881	990
34	Emory University Atlanta, GA	33,450	3,562	1,438	10.6%	40.4%	$64,280	15,175	1,520
39	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	32,609	4,559	1,838	14.0%	40.3%	$68,678	13,310	1,465
48	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	58,951	9,909	3,961	16.8%	40.0%	$61,591	26,409	1,480
106	Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX	54,669	31,397	12,530	57.4%	39.9%	$40,124	78,321	1,270
5	Babson College Wellesley, MA	9,381	1,603	625	17.1%	39.0%	$57,152	3,932	1,460
60	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	8,531	1,162	453	13.6%	39.0%	$68,960	2,031	1,500
35	Amherst College Amherst, MA	13,743	1,238	480	9.0%	38.8%	$70,480	1,914	1,540
364	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA	6,255	6,212	2,408	99.3%	38.8%	$20,851	14,426	-
137	University of Georgia Athens, GA	42,732	16,108	6,169	37.7%	38.3%	$31,688	43,146	1,370
584	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	44,306	44,089	16,760	99.5%	38.0%	$17,200	189,531	-
1235	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	34,680	23,995	9,117	69.2%	38.0%	$17,736	47,764	1,110
37	Boston University Boston, MA	78,769	8,749	3,268	11.1%	37.4%	$68,102	37,737	1,480
472	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	6,058	4,098	1,510	67.6%	36.8%	$21,912	15,347	1,040
62	Bates College Lewiston, ME	10,027	1,336	488	13.3%	36.5%	$66,590	1,760	1,465
1067	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	6,310	4,936	1,801	78.2%	36.5%	$29,512	7,097	1,150
180	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	12,730	12,242	4,430	96.2%	36.2%	$27,411	32,911	1,120
925	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	8,499	3,771	1,363	44.4%	36.1%	$19,454	8,991	990
50	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	18,727	4,058	1,464	21.7%	36.1%	$67,642	9,322	1,470
32	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	5,094	645	231	12.7%	35.8%	$68,613	951	1,540
120	Smith College Northampton, MA	8,666	1,820	645	21.0%	35.4%	$65,178	2,857	1,490
69	Carleton College Northfield, MN	7,133	1,456	507	20.4%	34.8%	$68,892	2,128	1,515
73	Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	14,389	2,373	825	16.5%	34.8%	$70,042	4,011	1,490
765	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	8,261	6,353	2,205	76.9%	34.7%	$15,570	15,019	-
1011	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	7,039	6,299	2,182	89.5%	34.6%	$18,023	10,112	1,040
249	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	7,287	7,166	2,441	98.3%	34.1%	$12,809	12,056	1,130
311	Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	5,298	3,459	1,176	65.3%	34.0%	$37,150	6,318	1,230
749	Delaware State University Dover, DE	8,445	3,934	1,325	46.6%	33.7%	$20,634	5,327	920
780	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	11,996	11,986	4,019	99.9%	33.5%	$25,502	25,039	960
685	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	6,464	4,620	1,548	71.5%	33.5%	$14,676	8,376	1,090
252	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	61,456	24,653	8,259	40.1%	33.5%	$22,467	69,713	1,260
325	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	8,491	7,336	2,453	86.4%	33.4%	$16,866	11,873	1,210
671	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	7,228	6,864	2,197	95.0%	32.0%	$15,564	11,952	-
110	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	44,047	18,385	5,839	41.7%	31.8%	$32,847	38,464	1,370
301	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	11,099	9,657	3,064	87.0%	31.7%	$24,146	15,665	1,190
285	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	12,269	11,678	3,642	95.2%	31.2%	$33,060	23,124	1,020
1096	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	8,860	4,573	1,423	51.6%	31.1%	$17,800	14,337	1,040
732	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	5,360	4,971	1,546	92.7%	31.1%	$21,712	9,278	1,170
153	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	24,490	19,218	5,953	78.5%	31.0%	$36,056	31,543	1,230
66	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	9,758	1,416	438	14.5%	30.9%	$68,196	1,788	1,490
143	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	78,272	18,954	5,855	24.2%	30.9%	$21,683	43,889	1,350