The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 California Private Colleges with the Lowest Yield is 27.31% for the academic year 2024-2025.
Whittier College has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 5.41% and Woodbury University (5.90%) and University of San Francisco (5.99%) are following it in the list of California Private Colleges with the Lowest Yield.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.
Whittier College has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 5.41% and Woodbury University has the second lowest yield of 5.90%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $54,121 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,543 for the academic year 2024-2025.
At these Lowest Yield California Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 71.19%, and the average SAT score is 1,256, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.
| School Name | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Whittier College Whittier, CAPrivate, 4-year | 5.41% 0.66% | 80.79% | - | $51,350 | 795 | 60.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 2 3 | Woodbury University Burbank, CAPrivate, 4-year | 5.90% 5.29% | 81.65% | - | $47,056 | 849 | 60.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 3 - | University of San Francisco San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year | 5.99% 2.62% | 61.71% | 1,290 | $60,522 | 8,913 | 70.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 6 | Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CAPrivate, 4-year | 9.47% 3.71% | 86.53% | - | $57,803 | 2,734 | 70.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 5 8 | University of La Verne La Verne, CAPrivate, 4-year | 9.80% 4.37% | 71.17% | 1,095 | $49,470 | 5,021 | 63.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 6 1 | California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CAPrivate, 4-year | 11.05% 1.18% | 75.67% | 1,270 | $52,560 | 3,351 | 70.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 3 | Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CAPrivate, 4-year | 11.61% 1.00% | 65.99% | - | $43,480 | 3,658 | 58.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 8 2 | Pepperdine University Malibu, CAPrivate, 4-year | 11.64% 0.15% | 62.86% | 1,370 | $69,918 | 8,976 | 83.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 9 11 | Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year | 11.99% 7.06% | 73.13% | - | $49,564 | 2,312 | 53.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 10 6 | University of San Diego San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year | 12.39% 4.30% | 52.38% | - | $59,486 | 9,714 | 84.00% | 13 to 1 |
| Average | 9.53% | 71.19% | 1,256 | $54,121 | 4,632 | 67.10% | 11 to 1 |