The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percentage of admitted students who are enrolled to a college. Higher yield means that the school with higher rate is more selective compared to other schools with lower rate. In general, the most top ranked schools and famous schools with long history have higher yield relatively. In 2022, St. Andrews University has the highest yield of 98.12%, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University follow it with 86.23% and 84.17% respectively.
The table below lists and compares the top 100 colleges having Highest Yield with tuition and key admission statistics. You can search schools by using input box in top right corner of table. In addition, you can sort the table a column that you want by clicking/touching the column name of the table.
*The statistics below is only based on data of four-years colleges granting bachelor's degree. Specialized schools such as law schools and medical schools were excluded from the analysis.
| School Name | Type | Tuition | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Scores | Enrollment | Students to Faculty | Earning after Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Andrews University Laurinburg, NC | Private | $28,630 | 12.29% | 98.12% | - | 887 | 13 to 1 | $40,100 |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | Private | $55,878 | 4.11% | 86.23% | - | 11,254 | 3 to 1 | $153,600 |
| 3 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private | $55,587 | 4.01% | 84.17% | 1,530 | 30,391 | 5 to 1 | $139,100 |
| 4 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | $62,241 | 6.48% | 83.46% | 1,545 | 17,834 | 5 to 1 | $103,000 |
| 5 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private | $56,169 | 3.95% | 80.23% | 1,520 | 15,953 | 4 to 1 | $141,300 |
| 6 | Brigham Young University Provo, UT | Private | $6,120 | 59.18% | 78.79% | 1,330 | 36,461 | 21 to 1 | $71,500 |
| 7 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | Private | $56,010 | 4.38% | 78.32% | 1,515 | 7,853 | 4 to 1 | $116,300 |
| 8 | Minot State University Minot, ND | Public | $8,164 ($7,896) | 88.38% | 76.80% | 1,095 | 2,920 | 11 to 1 | $46,900 |
| 9 | University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK | Public | $21,384 ($7,248) | 64.69% | 74.75% | 1,235 | 6,813 | 11 to 1 | $45,100 |
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private | $61,710 | 5.87% | 73.18% | 1,525 | 26,552 | 6 to 1 | $131,600 |
| 11 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM | Public | $8,688 ($6,648) | 32.50% | 72.56% | 980 | 5,266 | 17 to 1 | $34,800 |
| 12 | Yale University New Haven, CT | Private | $59,950 | 5.31% | 71.18% | 1,530 | 12,060 | 4 to 1 | $124,400 |
| 13 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | Private | $60,870 | 6.17% | 69.77% | 1,500 | 6,292 | 7 to 1 | $110,200 |
| 14 | Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA | Private | $16,530 | 94.83% | 69.09% | - | 2,015 | 12 to 1 | $30,400 |
| 15 | Principia College Elsah, IL | Private | $30,820 | 84.06% | 68.10% | 1,111 | 340 | 5 to 1 | - |
| 16 | East Central University Ada, OK | Public | $16,555 ($7,195) | 64.68% | 67.38% | 921 | 3,608 | 18 to 1 | $42,200 |
| 17 | Brown University Providence, RI | Private | $62,304 | 5.51% | 66.39% | 1,515 | 9,948 | 6 to 1 | $89,100 |
| 18 | College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO | Private | $19,960 | 20.51% | 66.14% | 1,112 | 1,489 | 15 to 1 | $35,300 |
| 19 | Blue Mountain College Blue Mountain, MS | Private | $17,380 | 99.09% | 65.44% | 1,100 | 952 | 17 to 1 | $29,200 |
| 20 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private | $63,530 | 4.13% | 65.02% | 1,520 | 30,135 | 6 to 1 | $115,600 |
| 21 | Barnard College New York, NY | Private | $59,687 | 11.47% | 64.51% | 1,488 | 2,744 | 9 to 1 | $69,700 |
| 22 | Trinity Baptist College Jacksonville, FL | Private | $13,180 | 43.01% | 64.17% | 983 | 362 | 15 to 1 | $33,300 |
| 23 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | Private | $61,015 | 8.69% | 63.53% | 1,505 | 23,620 | 9 to 1 | $101,200 |
| 24 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | Private | $58,322 | 8.82% | 62.90% | - | 1,777 | 8 to 1 | $83,300 |
| 25 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private | $60,768 | 6.97% | 62.81% | 1,520 | 22,603 | 6 to 1 | $93,400 |
| 26 | Harding University Searcy, AR | Private | $22,230 | 54.14% | 62.80% | 1,175 | 4,617 | 14 to 1 | $47,000 |
| 27 | Dakota State University Madison, SD | Public | $12,735 ($9,633) | 85.61% | 62.78% | 1,123 | 3,186 | 18 to 1 | $43,100 |
| 28 | Gallaudet University Washington, DC | Private | $17,712 | 61.69% | 61.29% | 962 | 1,451 | 6 to 1 | $34,300 |
| 29 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii Laie, HI | Private | $6,068 | 87.69% | 60.90% | 1,168 | 3,180 | 16 to 1 | $49,100 |
| 30 | Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA | Private | $26,000 | 83.14% | 60.37% | 1,275 | 462 | 11 to 1 | $45,900 |
| 31 | Duke University Durham, NC | Private | $60,244 | 5.89% | 59.58% | 1,513 | 16,172 | 6 to 1 | $114,500 |
| 32 | Berea College Berea, KY | Private | $43,612 | 33.01% | 58.99% | 1,193 | 1,432 | 9 to 1 | $36,300 |
| 33 | Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND | Public | $9,942 ($8,122) | 99.35% | 58.99% | 993 | 1,441 | 13 to 1 | $49,300 |
| 34 | Pomona College Claremont, CA | Private | $56,686 | 6.64% | 58.50% | 1,520 | 1,475 | 6 to 1 | $77,300 |
| 35 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK | Public | $15,870 ($6,930) | 73.70% | 57.89% | 980 | 5,607 | 24 to 1 | $41,000 |
| 36 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | Private | $58,843 | 15.07% | 57.80% | 1,480 | 12,809 | 9 to 1 | $98,400 |
| 37 | Martin Methodist College Pulaski, TN | Private | $10,200 | 92.16% | 57.18% | 990 | 812 | 13 to 1 | $36,300 |
| 38 | University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK | Public | $21,096 ($6,960) | 56.25% | 57.09% | - | 2,070 | 10 to 1 | $39,500 |
| 39 | McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA | Public | $16,418 ($8,380) | 68.76% | 57.08% | 1,080 | 7,284 | 21 to 1 | $45,000 |
| 40 | William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS | Private | $14,100 | 57.45% | 56.67% | 1,150 | 5,472 | 14 to 1 | $40,500 |
| 41 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA | Private | $58,111 | 11.24% | 56.56% | 1,475 | 1,264 | 8 to 1 | $93,200 |
| 42 | Yeshiva University New York, NY | Private | $47,500 | 62.70% | 56.11% | - | 5,524 | 7 to 1 | $78,800 |
| 43 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | Private | $30,042 | 23.68% | 55.99% | 1,425 | 1,543 | 9 to 1 | - |
| 44 | Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO | Private | $30,548 | 61.80% | 54.63% | 990 | 4,860 | 18 to 1 | $39,200 |
| 45 | Valley City State University Valley City, ND | Public | $12,969 ($8,195) | 81.45% | 54.44% | 1,063 | 1,676 | 13 to 1 | $41,700 |
| 46 | Mayville State University Mayville, ND | Public | $10,756 ($7,622) | 60.99% | 54.35% | 545 | 1,168 | 13 to 1 | $43,300 |
| 47 | Southeastern University Lakeland, FL | Private | $28,320 | 44.92% | 54.30% | 1,072 | 9,546 | 28 to 1 | $37,900 |
| 48 | The University of Montana-Western Dillon, MT | Public | $17,190 ($5,726) | 33.33% | 53.76% | - | 1,334 | 14 to 1 | $36,700 |
| 49 | Pitzer College Claremont, CA | Private | $57,978 | 18.31% | 53.05% | - | 922 | 9 to 1 | $51,500 |
| 50 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | Private | $58,680 | 3.92% | 52.94% | - | 2,240 | 3 to 1 | $106,300 |
| 51 | Fort Hays State University Hays, KS | Public | $15,870 ($5,430) | 90.34% | 52.94% | - | 15,033 | 19 to 1 | $42,700 |
| 52 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | Private | $59,660 | 8.83% | 52.23% | - | 1,987 | 6 to 1 | $89,800 |
| 53 | Angelo State University San Angelo, TX | Public | $17,978 ($8,186) | 70.07% | 52.21% | 1,055 | 10,775 | 21 to 1 | $46,300 |
| 54 | Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA | Public | $17,690 ($6,436) | 81.59% | 50.83% | 1,150 | 41,181 | 22 to 1 | - |
| 55 | West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV | Public | $19,296 ($7,728) | 66.41% | 50.58% | 1,025 | 1,645 | 13 to 1 | $52,700 |
| 56 | Tufts University Medford, MA | Private | $63,000 | 11.43% | 50.48% | 1,495 | 12,219 | 10 to 1 | $103,300 |
| 57 | The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX | Public | $21,460 ($8,806) | 64.69% | 49.49% | 1,030 | 5,530 | 17 to 1 | $52,300 |
| 58 | New York University New York, NY | Private | $56,500 | 12.96% | 49.25% | 1,510 | 52,775 | 8 to 1 | $78,600 |
| 59 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA | Public | $25,984 ($14,344) | 90.86% | 49.25% | 1,120 | 1,408 | 16 to 1 | $61,200 |
| 60 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | Public | $33,964 ($12,852) | 15.96% | 49.12% | 1,405 | 39,771 | 19 to 1 | $85,900 |
| 61 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | Private | $60,752 | 16.18% | 48.87% | 1,470 | 2,280 | 7 to 1 | $71,800 |
| 62 | Bethel University McKenzie, TN | Private | $17,482 | 49.95% | 48.65% | 992 | 4,001 | 15 to 1 | $43,100 |
| 63 | The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA | Private | $28,870 | 66.98% | 48.46% | - | 2,449 | 11 to 1 | $52,100 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Private | $56,966 | 7.14% | 48.28% | 1,525 | 13,537 | 8 to 1 | $86,200 |
| 65 | Georgetown University Washington, DC | Private | $59,957 | 11.98% | 47.87% | 1,480 | 19,371 | 11 to 1 | $125,200 |
| 66 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | Private | $58,720 | 7.52% | 47.78% | - | 28,890 | 6 to 1 | $89,300 |
| 67 | Davidson College Davidson, NC | Private | $55,200 | 17.80% | 47.77% | - | 1,983 | 9 to 1 | $71,100 |
| 68 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | Public | $40,996 ($11,752) | 28.75% | 47.70% | 1,365 | 50,476 | 17 to 1 | $73,900 |
| 69 | Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK | Public | $15,755 ($7,115) | 99.46% | 47.68% | 982 | 7,349 | 17 to 1 | $41,000 |
| 70 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA | Private | $60,703 | 9.99% | 47.57% | 1,520 | 854 | 8 to 1 | $104,200 |
| 71 | Colby College Waterville, ME | Private | $61,220 | 8.87% | 47.41% | 1,465 | 2,155 | 10 to 1 | $71,000 |
| 72 | Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA | Public | $48,324 ($19,670) | 63.91% | 46.57% | 1,190 | 1,698 | 11 to 1 | $65,200 |
| 73 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | Private | $60,814 | 9.63% | 46.23% | 1,435 | 13,927 | 8 to 1 | $86,300 |
| 74 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA | Public | $9,039 ($7,946) | 97.19% | 45.49% | 1,133 | 6,769 | 19 to 1 | $43,800 |
| 75 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $53,232 ($16,178) | 20.15% | 45.36% | - | 47,907 | 11 to 1 | $79,000 |
| 76 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | Public | $36,891 ($9,028) | 20.40% | 45.32% | 1,260 | 30,092 | 13 to 1 | $68,800 |
| 77 | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Private | $58,866 | 13.00% | 45.28% | 1,530 | 15,449 | 7 to 1 | $87,900 |
| 78 | National University La Jolla, CA | Private | $13,320 | 54.55% | 45.24% | - | 18,070 | 16 to 1 | $59,000 |
| 79 | Oakwood University Huntsville, AL | Private | $19,990 | 71.85% | 44.87% | - | 1,374 | 10 to 1 | $37,400 |
| 80 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | Private | $56,056 | 7.79% | 44.82% | 1,495 | 1,437 | 7 to 1 | $70,000 |
| 81 | Touro College New York, NY | Private | $20,750 | 76.95% | 44.41% | - | 11,699 | 11 to 1 | $41,400 |
| 82 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | Public | $28,659 ($6,381) | 30.13% | 43.98% | 1,385 | 53,372 | 17 to 1 | $65,700 |
| 83 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Public | $43,012 ($13,258) | 10.77% | 43.81% | - | 44,589 | 18 to 1 | $73,200 |
| 84 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX | Public | $40,134 ($13,239) | 64.28% | 43.80% | 1,260 | 70,418 | 19 to 1 | $67,800 |
| 85 | Rice University Houston, TX | Private | $52,895 | 9.48% | 43.75% | 1,530 | 7,643 | 6 to 1 | $91,600 |
| 86 | Bates College Lewiston, ME | Private | $59,062 | 17.31% | 43.65% | - | 1,876 | 10 to 1 | $74,300 |
| 87 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | Private | $61,210 | 17.84% | 43.22% | 1,480 | 1,307 | 8 to 1 | $75,100 |
| 88 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | $58,924 | 13.54% | 42.58% | 1,520 | 13,519 | 5 to 1 | $103,000 |
| 89 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | Public | $43,980 ($14,226) | 14.44% | 42.53% | - | 42,327 | 19 to 1 | $79,000 |
| 90 | Grinnell College Grinnell, IA | Private | $58,648 | 10.54% | 42.51% | 1,450 | 1,493 | 8 to 1 | $61,000 |
| 91 | Brewton-Parker College Mount Vernon, GA | Private | $19,220 | 79.74% | 42.48% | 945 | 835 | 16 to 1 | $35,100 |
| 92 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI | Public | $18,014 ($9,195) | 73.85% | 42.48% | - | 10,531 | 19 to 1 | $52,500 |
| 93 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | Private | $59,770 | 13.45% | 42.47% | 1,455 | 2,669 | 8 to 1 | $71,900 |
| 94 | Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR | Public | $22,386 ($9,696) | 97.68% | 42.31% | - | 2,853 | 15 to 1 | $44,100 |
| 95 | University of Mary Bismarck, ND | Private | $20,290 | 78.79% | 42.25% | - | 3,799 | 11 to 1 | $53,000 |
| 96 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | Private | $61,150 | 8.74% | 42.08% | 1,460 | 1,745 | 7 to 1 | $83,300 |
| 97 | William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA | Private | $27,200 | 57.68% | 41.88% | 930 | 1,350 | 15 to 1 | $46,400 |
| 98 | University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK | Public | $25,228 ($8,622) | 69.05% | 41.79% | - | 11,953 | 13 to 1 | $51,200 |
| 99 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville, OK | Private | $29,498 | 53.91% | 41.70% | 1,005 | 934 | 9 to 1 | $53,500 |
| 100 | St. John's College Santa Fe, NM | Private | $35,710 | 62.72% | 41.61% | 1,375 | 355 | 7 to 1 | $41,400 |
