Key Admission and Academic Facts of Most Favored Public Colleges

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 92.37% and United States Naval Academy has the second highest yield of 85.18%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,672 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,156 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 59.56% and the average SAT score is 1,156 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 25 Most Favored Public Colleges.
Table. Most Favored Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
3
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM
Public, four-years
92.37%
19.81%
27.55%950$8,843
($6,863)
5,10641.00%16 to 1
2United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD
Public, four-years
85.18%10.75%1,310-
(-)
4,45089.00%8 to 1
3
1
Minot State University Minot, ND
Public, four-years
81.47%
4.67%
93.17%1,085$8,634
($8,508)
2,77744.00%10 to 1
4United States Military Academy West Point, NY
Public, four-years
78.15%11.95%1,340-
(-)
4,39387.00%7 to 1
5
4
Colorado State University Global Aurora, CO
Public, four-years
73.39%
8.43%
96.88%-$8,400
($8,400)
9,565-15 to 1
6
3
Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK
Public, four-years
60.09%
2.20%
74.21%1,030$16,410
($7,200)
5,47933.00%22 to 1
7
1
East Central University Ada, OK
Public, four-years
59.57%
7.81%
70.08%1,044$17,542
($8,032)
3,37631.00%17 to 1
8
2
University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK
Public, four-years
56.51%
0.58%
62.66%-$21,096
($6,960)
1,92324.00%9 to 1
9
4
Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ
Public, four-years
54.73%
2.12%
64.48%-$13,625
($11,421)
62,55152.00%25 to 1
10
5
Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY
Public, four-years
54.48%
2.59%
52.80%-$16,750
($6,170)
8,12583.00%17 to 1
11
4
Dakota State University Madison, SD
Public, four-years
53.45%
9.33%
78.91%1,080$12,735
($9,633)
3,24148.00%18 to 1
12University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK
Public, four-years
53.13%69.94%-$19,409
($8,522)
12,25035.00%16 to 1
13
1
Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
Public, four-years
51.27%
1.67%
88.02%1,070$16,811
($5,633)
12,94950.00%15 to 1
14
9
Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX
Public, four-years
50.75%
19.46%
95.71%-$16,419
($6,627)
2,198-15 to 1
15
14
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
Public, four-years
50.31%
6.50%
8.57%-$44,524
($13,747)
46,43092.00%18 to 1
16
-
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
Public, four-years
49.05%
1.78%
67.85%1,124$17,040
($5,786)
43,19046.00%22 to 1
17
24
Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA
Public, four-years
48.94%
8.93%
98.98%-$20,851
($8,373)
13,46543.00%18 to 1
18
51
Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX
Public, four-years
48.58%
13.07%
87.06%1,050$17,958
($7,878)
14,09245.00%17 to 1
19
3
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
Public, four-years
48.37%
0.67%
31.35%1,370$42,778
($11,678)
52,38487.00%18 to 1
20
3
The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX
Public, four-years
48.17%
1.32%
94.71%1,010$23,212
($10,904)
5,84839.00%18 to 1
21
19
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
Public, four-years
47.87%
7.60%
87.70%1,030$19,939
($9,859)
31,55952.00%19 to 1
22
4
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
Public, four-years
47.27%
1.91%
17.69%1,470$58,072
($17,228)
51,22593.00%12 to 1
23
2
University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA
Public, four-years
46.69%
1.30%
69.63%1,080$15,441
($5,009)
18,02938.00%18 to 1
24
7
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Public, four-years
46.33%
3.80%
11.33%-$45,627
($14,850)
45,30794.00%19 to 1
25
2
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
Public, four-years
46.01%
0.69%
17.11%1,460$39,330
($8,989)
31,70591.00%17 to 1
Average57.29%59.56%1,156$22,672
($9,055)
19,66558.13%16 to 1
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