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Best Colleges

Most Popular Colleges: Liberal Arts Colleges

Posted January 26, 2009

So which colleges do students really want to go to? One way to find out is to look at a school’s yield, the percentage of applicants accepted by a university who end up enrolling at that institution in the fall. The figures in this table are from the fall 2007 entering class and show the admit yield and overall acceptance rate. If a school has a high yield (a large proportion of those admitted enroll), it means that the school is most likely very popular with a top reputation and that the students are highly motivated to go there. A very low yield means that the school could be a “safety” or second choice for many of those who apply. Colleges use yield as a key factor in determining how many students they need to admit each year.

  U.S. News Rank Acceptance Rate Yield
United States Naval Academy (MD) 22 12% 85%
United States Military Academy (NY) 14 15% 78%
Thomas Aquinas College (CA) 60 60% 76%
Berea College (KY) 68 29% 73%
Virginia Military Institute   71 54% 50%
St. John's College (NM) 122 79% 49%
Wheaton College (IL) 56 55% 49%
Calvin College (MI) 115 95% 48%
St. John's University (MN) 71 74% 46%
St. Mary's College (IN) 104 81% 46%
Washington and Lee University (VA) 17 27% 45%
Williams College (MA) 1 18% 45%
Middlebury College (VT) 5 21% 44%
Barnard College (NY) 27 29% 43%
College of St. Benedict (MN) 84 75% 43%
Berry College (GA) 118 70% 42%
Bowdoin College (ME) 6 19% 42%
Hillsdale College (MI) 98 64% 42%
Davidson College (NC) 9 28% 41%
Wellesley College (MA) 4 36% 41%
Amherst College (MA) 1 18% 40%
Claremont McKenna College (CA) 11 16% 40%
Sweet Briar College (VA) 84 81% 40%
Luther College (IA) 88 83% 39%
Pomona College (CA) 6 16% 39%
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Note: These are the schools ranked in the top half in this category, sorted in descending order by their yield.

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