Public Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 25 Most Favored Public Colleges is 23.98% for the academic year 2023-2024.

Colorado State University Global has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 82.14% and Texas A&M University-Central Texas (78.79%) and University of Alaska Southeast (74.00%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Public 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.

Colorado State University Global has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 82.14% and Texas A&M University-Central Texas has the second highest yield of 78.79%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,778 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,036 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 66.90% and the average SAT score is 1,141 at the schools.

Table. Most Favored Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
3		Colorado State University Global Aurora, COPublic, 4-year 82.14%
8.75%		92.86%-$8,400
($8,400)		9,565-15 to 1
2
11		Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TXPublic, 4-year 78.79%
28.04%		100.00%-$17,155
($7,363)		2,198-15 to 1
3
4		University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AKPublic, 4-year 74.00%
17.49%		62.50%-$25,312
($8,820)		1,92324.00%9 to 1
4
2		Minot State University Minot, NDPublic, 4-year 67.84%
13.63%		72.21%1,040$8,633
($8,633)		2,77744.00%10 to 1
5
3		Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZPublic, 4-year 57.37%
2.64%		64.11%-$13,625
($11,421)		62,55152.00%25 to 1
6
1		Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OKPublic, 4-year 54.03%
6.06%		80.34%1,050$16,410
($7,200)		5,47933.00%22 to 1
7
2		Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NYPublic, 4-year 53.05%
1.43%		57.61%-$22,572
($8,050)		8,12583.00%17 to 1
8
6		University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year 51.70%
1.39%		8.73%-$44,524
($13,747)		46,43092.00%18 to 1
9
6		Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GAPublic, 4-year 51.44%
2.39%		69.18%1,120$17,040
($5,786)		43,19046.00%22 to 1
10
11		The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TXPublic, 4-year 49.05%
1.18%		84.82%1,020$19,542
($9,467)		31,55952.00%19 to 1
11
24		Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VAPublic, 4-year 49.01%
6.74%		81.73%1,170$51,186
($20,484)		1,51276.00%10 to 1
12
7		The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year 48.75%
0.38%		29.12%1,370$42,778
($11,678)		52,38487.00%18 to 1
13
7		East Central University Ada, OKPublic, 4-year 48.62%
10.95%		65.55%1,000$17,542
($8,032)		3,37631.00%17 to 1
14
18		Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OKPublic, 4-year 48.44%
5.92%		99.21%1,050$16,633
($7,513)		6,70237.00%17 to 1
15
22		McNeese State University Lake Charles, LAPublic, 4-year 47.78%
6.15%		67.55%980$9,960
($8,460)		6,23046.00%19 to 1
16
6		University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year 47.49%
0.22%		17.94%1,470$60,107
($18,309)		51,22593.00%12 to 1
17
6		University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OKPublic, 4-year 46.72%
6.41%		81.76%-$19,409
($8,522)		12,25035.00%16 to 1
18
5		University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GAPublic, 4-year 46.63%
0.06%		72.16%1,130$15,967
($5,211)		18,02938.00%18 to 1
19
1		The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TXPublic, 4-year 46.45%
1.72%		84.46%1,040$21,477
($9,237)		5,84839.00%18 to 1
20
18		University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AKPublic, 4-year 45.91%
4.93%		66.52%-$21,693
($7,566)		10,46429.00%11 to 1
21
5		Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LAPublic, 4-year 45.43%
3.51%		94.28%-$20,851
($8,373)		13,46543.00%18 to 1
22
2		University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CAPublic, 4-year 45.25%
1.08%		11.66%-$45,627
($14,850)		45,30794.00%19 to 1
23
11		Fort Hays State University Hays, KSPublic, 4-year 44.41%
6.86%		91.77%1,080$16,811
($5,633)		12,94950.00%15 to 1
24
12		Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year 43.64%
1.59%		16.46%1,450$32,876
($11,764)		45,29692.00%19 to 1
25
25		Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OKPublic, 4-year 43.58%
5.94%		100.00%-$8,325
($8,295)		4,77739.00%18 to 1
Average52.70%66.90%1,141$23,778
($9,713)		20,14454.57%17 to 1