Private Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 25 Most Favored Private Colleges is 24.52% for the academic year 2023-2024.

Magdalen College has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 100.00% and Washington University of Science and Technology (100.00%) and Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies (88.93%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Private Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Magdalen College has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 100.00% and Washington University of Science and Technology has the second highest yield of 100.00%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $31,302 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,028 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 49.33% and the average SAT score is 1,325 at the schools.

Table. Most Favored Private Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
161
Magdalen College Warner, NHPrivate, 4-year 100.00%
68.75%
44.44%-$23,6005979.00%8 to 1
1Washington University of Science and Technology Vienna, VAPrivate, 4-year 100.00%10.92%-$13,17864578.00%14 to 1
3
134
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MOPrivate, 4-year 88.93%
55.60%
87.14%-$6,9603,145-19 to 1
4
2
University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 87.99%
3.19%
5.00%1,550$65,61918,33995.00%5 to 1
5
4
Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year 84.02%
1.06%
3.00%1,550$59,07630,63197.00%7 to 1
6
5
DeVry University-California Ontario, CAPrivate, 4-year 83.14%
4.27%
43.00%-$15,0321,6778.00%16 to 1
7
-
DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, ILPrivate, 4-year 82.98%
1.41%
43.00%1,050$15,03226,38443.00%49 to 1
8
30
Hebrew Theological College Skokie, ILPrivate, 4-year 82.61%
22.61%
92.00%-$14,70016020.00%5 to 1
9
9
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NCPrivate, 4-year 81.05%
12.30%
76.61%1,090$10,5162,76455.00%9 to 1
10
2
Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year 81.01%
2.65%
4.00%1,550$62,48418,28395.00%5 to 1
11
13
Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KYPrivate, 4-year 80.00%
13.33%
35.71%-$10,0607856.00%12 to 1
11
7
Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, OHPrivate, 4-year 80.00%
5.71%
83.33%-$30,48216130.00%5 to 1
11
1
Brigham Young University Provo, UTPrivate, 4-year 80.00%
0.95%
69.00%1,360$6,49634,46478.00%21 to 1
14
2
Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate, 4-year 76.99%
7.82%
4.00%1,540$59,7108,84297.00%5 to 1
15
11
Barnard College New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 75.95%
9.95%
8.00%1,510$66,2463,44291.00%10 to 1
16
15
Sacred Heart Major Seminary Detroit, MIPrivate, 4-year 75.00%
25.00%
100.00%-$27,789338100.00%7 to 1
17
1
New Saint Andrews College Moscow, IDPrivate, 4-year 74.07%
5.32%
85.71%1,220$15,70029481.00%14 to 1
18Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, MAPrivate, 4-year 73.68%90.48%-$22,49013160.00%7 to 1
19
18
Principia College Elsah, ILPrivate, 4-year 71.19%
10.19%
44.03%1,120$33,28032376.00%6 to 1
20
-
Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year 70.00%
2.11%
5.00%1,540$64,70014,77697.00%6 to 1
21
6
Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WIPrivate, 4-year 69.86%
0.54%
70.87%1,110$20,28096555.00%11 to 1
22
9
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CAPrivate, 4-year 69.23%
6.62%
79.09%1,250$28,70051685.00%11 to 1
23Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KYPrivate, 4-year 69.05%98.03%-$26,99011,77540.00%23 to 1
24
3
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 69.00%
1.12%
6.00%1,540$66,10428,20196.00%8 to 1
25
15
Randall University Moore, OKPrivate, 4-year 68.29%
9.20%
44.81%890$17,32228115.00%9 to 1
Average78.96%49.33%1,325$31,3028,26767.79%12 to 1