Key Admission and Academic Facts of Public Colleges With Lowest Yield

Chicago State University has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 4.82% and CUNY Medgar Evers College has the second lowest yield of 5.94%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,340 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,274 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 83.09% and the average SAT score is 1,050 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 25 Public Colleges With Lowest Yield.
Table. Public Colleges With Lowest Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
3
Chicago State University Chicago, IL
Public, four-years
4.82%
2.55%
48.51%-$12,754
($12,018)
2,31727.00%11 to 1
2
1
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY
Public, four-years
5.94%
1.07%
87.65%-$15,302
($7,352)
3,64023.00%13 to 1
3
1
Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ
Public, four-years
6.19%
0.69%
76.52%1,160$35,841
($17,079)
5,96664.00%13 to 1
4
3
California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
Public, four-years
6.80%
0.22%
89.65%-$18,697
($6,817)
6,12856.00%17 to 1
5
86
Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA
Public, four-years
7.43%
9.48%
80.61%950$19,384
($12,512)
1,82444.00%13 to 1
6
-
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA
Public, four-years
7.47%
0.44%
96.20%-$18,935
($7,055)
13,67345.00%22 to 1
7
2
California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
Public, four-years
7.79%
0.58%
92.39%-$19,317
($7,437)
7,04561.00%20 to 1
8
4
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY
Public, four-years
8.15%
1.52%
59.14%-$15,308
($7,358)
6,44633.00%14 to 1
9
22
University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL
Public, four-years
8.22%
5.09%
82.03%1,100$22,017
($12,252)
4,19853.00%12 to 1
10
4
University of California-Merced Merced, CA
Public, four-years
8.94%
1.07%
89.46%-$44,944
($14,167)
9,10367.00%19 to 1
11
12
Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
Public, four-years
8.97%
3.20%
92.30%-$21,734
($9,992)
8,65844.00%16 to 1
12
6
California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
Public, four-years
9.25%
1.83%
86.55%-$19,576
($7,696)
9,61349.00%19 to 1
13
5
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
Public, four-years
9.52%
1.25%
94.00%-$20,070
($8,190)
6,63759.00%18 to 1
14
5
California State University-Chico Chico, CA
Public, four-years
9.93%
1.36%
95.00%-$19,944
($8,064)
14,18364.00%20 to 1
15
64
Jackson State University Jackson, MS
Public, four-years
10.15%
6.03%
88.64%1,125$10,110
($9,090)
6,90634.00%15 to 1
16
11
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD
Public, four-years
10.72%
2.97%
81.56%-$19,728
($8,898)
2,51837.00%11 to 1
16
1
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
Public, four-years
10.72%
0.12%
54.54%-$15,402
($7,452)
14,19554.00%13 to 1
18
38
Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
Public, four-years
11.13%
4.05%
67.96%1,000$15,879
($13,403)
8,85754.00%15 to 1
19
2
Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ
Public, four-years
11.22%
0.39%
73.94%-$35,348
($16,586)
11,01766.00%13 to 1
20
2
Radford University Radford, VA
Public, four-years
11.48%
0.53%
93.34%1,050$25,185
($12,286)
7,71853.00%12 to 1
21
8
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA
Public, four-years
11.51%
1.70%
98.18%-$19,793
($7,913)
6,02545.00%15 to 1
22
19
Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX
Public, four-years
11.74%
1.87%
96.09%950$23,124
($9,548)
7,30931.00%18 to 1
23
1
San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
Public, four-years
11.84%
0.36%
94.20%-$19,304
($7,424)
25,28254.00%19 to 1
24
6
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY
Public, four-years
11.85%
1.34%
85.98%1,065$18,906
($8,486)
6,44536.00%13 to 1
25
15
Northern Vermont University Johnson, VT
Public, four-years
11.86%
3.04%
72.88%-$26,892
($12,804)
1,77938.00%13 to 1
Average9.35%83.09%1,050$21,340
($10,075)
7,89947.64%15 to 1
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