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The following table compares the acceptance rates with number of applicants, accepted, and enrolled students by State. For the comparison, we include 1,727 four-years colleges that do not have the open admission policy. You can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the column title.
| State | 4-Year Colleges | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3 | 5,438 533 | 3,770 431 | 1,481 214 | 69.33% 1.25% | 39.28% 1.34% |
| Alabama | 26 | 234,586 24,807 | 161,531 18,757 | 32,164 1,749 | 68.86% 0.80% | 19.91% -1.39% |
| Arkansas | 18 | 76,953 5,951 | 56,049 3,221 | 16,761 265 | 72.84% -1.57% | 29.90% -1.32% |
| Arizona | 14 | 227,041 16,373 | 184,639 8,804 | 41,901 -805 | 81.32% -2.14% | 22.69% -1.59% |
| California | 119 | 1,981,799 87,232 | 874,119 69,386 | 148,293 4,564 | 44.11% 1.63% | 16.96% -0.90% |
| Colorado | 19 | 205,244 2,647 | 168,326 7,067 | 27,647 188 | 82.01% 2.42% | 16.42% -0.60% |
| Connecticut | 23 | 259,241 24,738 | 131,710 9,998 | 21,754 910 | 50.81% -1.10% | 16.52% -0.61% |
| District of Columbia | 8 | 110,863 10,498 | 43,151 1,691 | 9,550 -332 | 38.92% -2.39% | 22.13% -1.70% |
| Delaware | 3 | 46,523 3,427 | 30,180 -217 | 6,106 -334 | 64.87% -5.66% | 20.23% -0.95% |
| Florida | 56 | 658,641 16,066 | 312,085 7,489 | 70,607 379 | 47.38% -0.02% | 22.62% -0.43% |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1 | 1,268 -68 | 1,026 -29 | 541 34 | 80.91% 1.95% | 52.73% 4.67% |
| Georgia | 50 | 366,809 30,183 | 197,596 20,375 | 60,626 3,170 | 53.87% 1.22% | 30.68% -1.74% |
| Guam | 1 | 71 26 | 28 -3 | 7 -24 | 39.44% -29.45% | 25.00% -75.00% |
| Hawaii | 6 | 40,365 1,673 | 31,052 756 | 4,901 -38 | 76.93% -1.37% | 15.78% -0.52% |
| Iowa | 30 | 115,902 6,637 | 87,933 4,136 | 19,866 327 | 75.87% -0.82% | 22.59% -0.72% |
| Idaho | 8 | 51,036 -1,384 | 41,427 -947 | 10,369 -203 | 81.17% 0.34% | 25.03% 0.08% |
| Illinois | 59 | 508,740 22,939 | 298,175 14,762 | 53,327 619 | 58.61% 0.27% | 17.88% -0.71% |
| Indiana | 46 | 336,550 16,002 | 224,472 4,700 | 47,586 354 | 66.70% -1.86% | 21.20% -0.29% |
| Kansas | 24 | 69,596 3,586 | 58,413 2,865 | 16,040 997 | 83.93% -0.22% | 27.46% 0.38% |
| Kentucky | 27 | 129,101 11,210 | 107,486 10,985 | 25,446 1,668 | 83.26% 1.40% | 23.67% -0.97% |
| Louisiana | 24 | 186,217 20,935 | 106,968 5,857 | 28,016 792 | 57.44% -3.73% | 26.19% -0.73% |
| Massachusetts | 65 | 688,115 15,737 | 263,318 4,657 | 52,451 -325 | 38.27% -0.20% | 19.92% -0.48% |
| Maryland | 27 | 230,751 20,334 | 134,508 13,077 | 23,984 897 | 58.29% 0.58% | 17.83% -1.18% |
| Maine | 17 | 82,197 5,976 | 42,132 921 | 7,442 10 | 51.26% -2.81% | 17.66% -0.37% |
| Michigan | 45 | 384,166 23,612 | 252,775 17,037 | 50,140 1,405 | 65.80% 0.42% | 19.84% -0.84% |
| Minnesota | 37 | 150,903 2,945 | 108,233 5,655 | 25,290 420 | 71.72% 2.39% | 23.37% -0.88% |
| Missouri | 48 | 162,806 11,955 | 101,799 8,374 | 25,399 911 | 62.53% 0.60% | 24.95% -1.26% |
| Mississippi | 16 | 96,375 9,827 | 76,124 7,815 | 14,537 1,464 | 78.99% 0.06% | 19.10% -0.04% |
| Montana | 8 | 37,450 -6,696 | 32,966 -1,260 | 6,489 -118 | 88.03% 10.50% | 19.68% 0.38% |
| North Carolina | 57 | 508,381 47,295 | 292,206 30,640 | 54,090 2,428 | 57.48% 0.75% | 18.51% -1.24% |
| North Dakota | 8 | 19,645 -95 | 16,415 -1,020 | 5,621 -324 | 83.56% -4.77% | 34.24% 0.14% |
| Nebraska | 16 | 53,805 -1,032 | 42,841 -1,124 | 10,932 92 | 79.62% -0.55% | 25.52% 0.86% |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 120,535 7,923 | 85,967 6,085 | 22,503 1,638 | 71.32% 0.39% | 26.18% 0.06% |
| New Jersey | 52 | 315,393 17,287 | 209,607 10,981 | 35,259 575 | 66.46% -0.17% | 16.82% -0.64% |
| New Mexico | 6 | 31,851 -116 | 25,888 -339 | 6,852 129 | 81.28% -0.77% | 26.47% 0.83% |
| Nevada | 5 | 24,167 -147 | 21,977 1,239 | 8,558 474 | 90.94% 5.65% | 38.94% -0.04% |
| New York | 164 | 1,380,300 73,366 | 723,368 31,601 | 119,077 -395 | 52.41% -0.52% | 16.46% -0.81% |
| Ohio | 71 | 481,427 33,050 | 319,842 13,791 | 60,002 -807 | 66.44% -1.82% | 18.76% -1.11% |
| Oklahoma | 17 | 72,783 -4,448 | 53,993 -887 | 17,498 1,093 | 74.18% 3.12% | 32.41% 2.52% |
| Oregon | 26 | 133,612 7,816 | 107,158 5,392 | 17,528 -282 | 80.20% -0.70% | 16.36% -1.14% |
| Pennsylvania | 120 | 784,862 25,160 | 477,311 7,815 | 82,765 229 | 60.81% -0.99% | 17.34% -0.24% |
| Puerto Rico | 37 | 37,119 -2,864 | 22,551 255 | 15,232 537 | 60.75% 4.99% | 67.54% 1.64% |
| Rhode Island | 11 | 136,548 6,630 | 60,295 1,746 | 11,724 38 | 44.16% -0.91% | 19.44% -0.51% |
| South Carolina | 31 | 254,027 28,363 | 158,033 12,460 | 29,922 1,575 | 62.21% -2.30% | 18.93% -0.54% |
| South Dakota | 11 | 24,745 938 | 21,404 1,545 | 6,448 52 | 86.50% 3.08% | 30.13% -2.08% |
| Tennessee | 37 | 243,869 35,960 | 140,347 13,482 | 34,756 2,600 | 57.55% -3.47% | 24.76% -0.58% |
| Texas | 77 | 739,977 60,312 | 497,428 36,851 | 127,103 4,790 | 67.22% -0.54% | 25.55% -1.00% |
| Utah | 9 | 76,558 6,546 | 64,271 4,908 | 18,881 447 | 83.95% -0.84% | 29.38% -1.68% |
| Virginia | 46 | 398,690 27,349 | 260,705 14,438 | 53,617 1,709 | 65.39% -0.93% | 20.57% -0.51% |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | 860 248 | 838 245 | 342 91 | 97.44% 0.55% | 40.81% -1.52% |
| Vermont | 10 | 61,203 -111 | 32,319 966 | 5,841 252 | 52.81% 1.67% | 18.07% 0.25% |
| Washington | 21 | 173,545 26,205 | 118,365 14,311 | 25,171 621 | 68.20% -2.42% | 21.27% -2.33% |
| Wisconsin | 37 | 222,055 12,188 | 155,516 3,409 | 35,459 -337 | 70.03% -2.44% | 22.80% -0.73% |
| West Virginia | 16 | 50,226 5,185 | 43,181 3,725 | 10,627 239 | 85.97% -1.63% | 24.61% -1.72% |
| Wyoming | 1 | 5,644 -153 | 5,498 -66 | 1,463 -164 | 97.41% 1.43% | 26.61% -2.63% |
| Total | 1,727 | 13,796,574 800,556 | 8,089,315 458,809 | 1,665,992 36,458 | 58.63% -0.08% | 20.59% -0.76% |