The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 25 Most Favored Public Colleges is 22.77% for the academic year 2024-2025.
Colorado State University Global has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 99.39% and Citadel Military College of South Carolina (90.93%) and Minot State University (77.92%) 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 99.39% and Citadel Military College of South Carolina has the second highest yield of 90.93%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $28,340 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,206 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For these well-regarded Most Favored Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 54.80% and the average SAT score is 1,214, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.
| School Name | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Colorado State University Global Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 99.39% 17.25% | 98.40% | - | $9,000 ($9,000) | 10,257 | - | 23 to 1 |
| 2 181 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year | 90.93% 67.56% | 22.72% | 1,190 | $38,508 ($12,570) | 3,793 | 75.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Minot State University Minot, NDPublic, 4-year | 77.92% 10.08% | 64.62% | 1,060 | $8,702 ($8,702) | 2,751 | 45.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 1 | University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AKPublic, 4-year | 75.34% 1.34% | 63.29% | - | $24,840 ($8,936) | 2,000 | 28.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 3 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TXPublic, 4-year | 66.13% 12.66% | 100.00% | - | $17,155 ($7,363) | 2,403 | - | 16 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NYPublic, 4-year | 55.81% 2.76% | 60.24% | - | $22,696 ($8,174) | 8,206 | 81.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZPublic, 4-year | 54.07% 3.30% | 66.69% | - | $13,925 ($11,627) | 72,994 | 52.00% | 26 to 1 |
| 8 2 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OKPublic, 4-year | 51.24% 2.79% | 76.43% | 1,060 | $16,410 ($7,200) | 5,851 | 32.00% | 25 to 1 |
| 9 1 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year | 50.40% 1.30% | 8.97% | - | $46,121 ($14,233) | 47,335 | 93.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 10 8 | University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GAPublic, 4-year | 47.94% 1.31% | 67.94% | 1,100 | $16,956 ($5,444) | 19,291 | 37.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 11 1 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year | 47.43% 1.32% | 26.64% | 1,390 | $44,908 ($11,688) | 53,864 | 89.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 12 4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year | 47.34% 0.15% | 15.64% | 1,460 | $63,081 ($18,848) | 52,855 | 93.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 13 9 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CAPublic, 4-year | 45.99% 0.74% | 10.98% | - | $47,265 ($15,377) | 45,882 | 93.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 14 10 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year | 45.60% 1.96% | 14.07% | 1,480 | $34,484 ($12,058) | 53,363 | 94.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 15 11 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year | 45.45% 2.14% | 15.34% | 1,480 | $41,203 ($8,994) | 32,438 | 91.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 16 3 | The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TXPublic, 4-year | 43.97% 2.48% | 94.89% | 1,020 | $21,900 ($9,607) | 5,585 | 40.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 17 11 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WIPublic, 4-year | 43.15% 0.19% | 75.50% | - | $19,517 ($10,070) | 10,446 | 71.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 18 1 | University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OKPublic, 4-year | 42.94% 3.78% | 78.12% | - | $19,704 ($8,818) | 12,554 | 37.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 19 6 | East Central University Ada, OKPublic, 4-year | 42.35% 6.27% | 58.15% | 1,040 | $17,842 ($8,032) | 3,377 | 34.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 20 7 | University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year | 42.20% 0.85% | 24.20% | 1,400 | $28,659 ($6,381) | 56,311 | 91.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 21 2 | Fort Hays State University Hays, KSPublic, 4-year | 41.84% 2.57% | 90.26% | 1,050 | $17,741 ($5,923) | 12,878 | 48.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 22 12 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TXPublic, 4-year | 40.51% 8.54% | 94.19% | 990 | $19,645 ($9,799) | 33,881 | 51.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 23 12 | Clayton State University Morrow, GAPublic, 4-year | 40.47% 0.41% | 68.45% | 960 | $16,532 ($5,180) | 6,163 | 40.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 24 7 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year | 39.97% 1.63% | 16.81% | 1,480 | $61,591 ($23,118) | 26,409 | 96.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 25 5 | Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TXPublic, 4-year | 39.91% 2.87% | 57.43% | 1,270 | $40,124 ($12,995) | 78,321 | 84.00% | 20 to 1 |
| Average | 52.73% | 54.80% | 1,214 | $28,340 ($10,405) | 26,368 | 65.00% | 17 to 1 |