The average acceptance rate of Best Public Affairs Colleges is 32.56%, a total of 58,060 applicants applied to the schools and 15,944 accepted.
University of California-Los Angeles had the most number of applicants of 145,903 and American University had the least number of applicants of 17,786 among Best Public Affairs Colleges.
Harvard University had the lowest acceptance rate of 3.00% and Arizona State University Campus Immersion had the highest rate of 90.00%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | 54,279 | 43,423 | 9,553 | 80.00% | 22.00% |
| 2 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | 42,089 | 17,677 | 3,712 | 42.00% | 21.00% |
| 3 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 56,937 | 1,708 | 1,435 | 3.00% | 84.02% |
| 4 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 125,910 | 15,109 | 6,799 | 12.00% | 45.00% |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 87,632 | 15,774 | 7,414 | 18.00% | 47.00% |
| 6 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | 80,808 | 8,081 | 3,636 | 10.00% | 44.99% |
| 7 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | 43,419 | 16,065 | 6,105 | 37.00% | 38.00% |
| 8 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 38,631 | 1,932 | 1,700 | 5.00% | 87.99% |
| 9 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 62,428 | 26,844 | 6,979 | 43.00% | 26.00% |
| 10 | American UniversityWashington, DC | 17,786 | 8,359 | 1,839 | 47.00% | 22.00% |
| 11 | Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ | 68,840 | 61,956 | 14,250 | 90.00% | 23.00% |
| 12 | Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | 25,485 | 3,313 | 1,590 | 13.00% | 47.99% |
| 13 | George Washington UniversityWashington, DC | 27,094 | 11,921 | 2,623 | 44.00% | 22.00% |
| 14 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | 113,578 | 10,222 | 5,520 | 9.00% | 54.00% |
| 15 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 39,644 | 1,586 | 1,221 | 4.00% | 76.99% |
| 16 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 145,903 | 13,131 | 6,828 | 9.00% | 52.00% |
| 17 | University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN | 39,863 | 30,695 | 6,753 | 77.00% | 22.00% |
| 18 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 66,109 | 19,172 | 9,394 | 29.00% | 49.00% |
| 19 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 33,707 | 3,708 | 1,632 | 11.00% | 44.01% |
| 20 | Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | 70,028 | 35,714 | 8,214 | 51.00% | 23.00% |
| 21 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 57,902 | 11,001 | 4,730 | 19.00% | 43.00% |
| 22 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 57,613 | 2,305 | 1,452 | 4.00% | 62.99% |
| 23 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 46,365 | 3,246 | 1,785 | 7.00% | 54.99% |
| 24 | Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA | 30,230 | 18,743 | 4,498 | 62.00% | 24.00% |
| 25 | University of KansasLawrence, KS | 19,226 | 16,919 | 5,245 | 88.00% | 31.00% |
| - | Average | 58,060 | 15,944 | 4,996 | 33% | 43% |