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Most Popular Colleges: National Universities

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
Harvard University (MA)	1	9%	79%
Brigham Young University--Provo (UT)	113	74%	77%
University of Nebraska--Lincoln	89	62%	71%
Stanford University (CA)	4	10%	70%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4	12%	69%
Yale University (CT)	3	10%	69%
Princeton University (NJ)	2	10%	68%
University of Pennsylvania	6	16%	66%
Yeshiva University (NY)	50	69%	65%
University of Florida	49	42%	63%
Columbia University (NY)	8	11%	59%
Brown University (RI)	16	14%	56%
Texas A&M University--College Station	64	76%	56%
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill	30	35%	56%
University of Notre Dame (IN)	18	24%	56%
Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge	130	73%	55%
University of Texas--Austin	47	51%	54%
Dartmouth College (NH)	11	15%	52%
University of Virginia	23	35%	52%
University of Georgia	58	54%	51%
Kansas State University	130	95%	50%
University of Alabama	83	64%	50%
University of Oklahoma	108	89%	50%
North Carolina State University--Raleigh	83	60%	49%
Ohio State University--Columbus	56	59%	49%
University of Missouri--Columbia	96	86%	48%
University of Tennessee	108	71%	48%
Cornell University (NY)	14	21%	47%
Georgetown University (DC)	23	21%	47%
University of Kentucky	116	77%	47%
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Note: These are the schools ranked in the top half in this category, sorted in descending order by their yield.

	U.S. News Rank	Acceptance Rate	Yield
University of Utah	127	82%	47%
Florida State University	102	55%	46%
University of Arkansas	125	62%	46%
University of Washington	41	65%	46%
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	40	71%	45%
Colorado State University	125	86%	44%
Iowa State University	89	89%	44%
Georgia Institute of Technology	35	63%	43%
Samford University (AL)	130	92%	43%
University of Kansas	89	92%	43%
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor	26	50%	43%
University of Wisconsin--Madison	35	56%	43%
Duke University (NC)	8	23%	42%
Michigan State University	71	74%	42%
University of South Carolina--Columbia	108	59%	42%
Washington State University	116	76%	42%
New Jersey Institute of Technology	127	59%	41%
University of California--Berkeley	21	23%	41%
Arizona State University	121	95%	40%
Vanderbilt University (TN)	18	33%	40%
Clemson University (SC)	61	50%	39%
New York University	33	37%	39%
University of Arizona	96	80%	39%
Virginia Tech	71	67%	39%
California Institute of Technology	6	17%	38%
Ohio University	116	82%	38%
University of California--Los Angeles	25	24%	38%
College of William and Mary (VA)	32	34%	37%
Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)	83	51%	37%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	83	51%	37%
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Note: These are the schools ranked in the top half in this category, sorted in descending order by their yield.

	U.S. News Rank	Acceptance Rate	Yield
University of Maryland--College Park	53	47%	37%
University of Oregon	108	87%	37%
Wake Forest University (NC)	28	42%	37%
Howard University (DC)	102	54%	36%
Indiana University--Bloomington	71	70%	36%
University of Chicago	8	35%	36%
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities	61	57%	36%
Michigan Technological University	121	84%	35%
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick (NJ)	64	56%	35%
University of Colorado--Boulder	77	82%	35%
University of Iowa	66	83%	35%
University of Southern California	27	25%	35%
Auburn University (AL)	96	69%	34%
Duquesne University (PA)	130	74%	34%
Johns Hopkins University (MD)	15	24%	34%
Northwestern University (IL)	12	27%	34%
University of Tulsa (OK)	83	51%	34%
Washington University in St. Louis	12	17%	34%
Pepperdine University (CA)	56	35%	33%
Purdue University--West Lafayette (IN)	66	79%	33%
Rice University (TX)	17	25%	33%
Tufts University (MA)	28	27%	33%
Pennsylvania State University--University Park	47	51%	32%
Southern Methodist University (TX)	66	50%	32%
University at Buffalo--SUNY	121	52%	32%
University of Pittsburgh	58	56%	32%
University of Connecticut	66	49%	31%
University of Delaware	71	56%	31%
University of New Hampshire	113	59%	31%
Emory University (GA)	18	27%	30%
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Note: These are the schools ranked in the top half in this category, sorted in descending order by their yield.

	U.S. News Rank	Acceptance Rate	Yield
George Washington University (DC)	53	37%	30%
Lehigh University (PA)	35	32%	30%
University of Denver	89	74%	30%
Boston College	34	27%	29%
Miami University--Oxford (OH)	66	75%	29%
Syracuse University (NY)	53	51%	29%
Clarkson University (NY)	121	81%	28%
Texas Christian University	113	49%	28%
Brandeis University (MA)	31	34%	27%
SUNY--Stony Brook	96	43%	27%
University of Miami (FL)	51	38%	27%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)	41	49%	26%
University of Dayton (OH)	108	82%	25%
Northeastern University (MA)	96	39%	24%
SUNY--Binghamton	77	39%	24%
University of California--Davis	44	59%	24%
University of Massachusetts--Amherst	102	66%	24%
Baylor University (TX)	76	44%	23%
Carnegie Mellon University (PA)	22	28%	23%
University of California--Riverside	89	82%	23%
Catholic University of America (DC)	116	80%	22%
Colorado School of Mines	80	61%	22%
St. Louis University	80	80%	22%
University of California--Irvine	44	56%	22%
University of California--San Diego	35	43%	22%
University of Rochester (NY)	35	41%	22%
University of San Diego	102	48%	22%
University of the Pacific (CA)	102	59%	22%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)	71	66%	22%
Boston University	60	59%	21%
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Note: These are the schools ranked in the top half in this category, sorted in descending order by their yield.

	U.S. News Rank	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Case Western Reserve University (OH)	41	75%	21%
Illinois Institute of Technology	102	57%	21%
University of San Francisco	127	67%	21%
Clark University (MA)	80	56%	20%
Drexel University (PA)	89	72%	20%
Marquette University (WI)	77	67%	20%
University of California--Santa Barbara	44	54%	20%
Fordham University (NY)	61	42%	19%
University of California--Santa Cruz	96	82%	19%
University of Vermont	89	70%	19%
Tulane University (LA)	51	44%	18%
Loyola University Chicago	116	73%	16%
American University (DC)	83	53%	15%
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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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