California 4-Years Colleges with the Lowest Enrollment Rate

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 California 4-Years Colleges with the Lowest Yield is 22.64% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 3.51% and Menlo College (5.26%) and Whittier College (5.41%) are following it in the list of California 4-Years 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.

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 3.51% and Menlo College has the second lowest yield of 5.26%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $36,693 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,164 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Lowest Yield California 4-Years Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 81.00%, and the average SAT score is 1,290, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between California 4-Years Colleges With The Lowest Yield

Table. California 4-Years Colleges With The Lowest Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year 3.51%
1.68%		38.74%-$23,00085230.00%4 to 1
2
10		Menlo College Atherton, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.26%
3.37%		68.47%-$53,63081054.00%14 to 1
3
1		Whittier College Whittier, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.41%
0.66%		80.79%-$51,35079560.00%8 to 1
4
62		San Francisco Bay University Fremont, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.63%
20.84%		95.78%-$8,830389-10 to 1
5
4		California Northstate University Elk Grove, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.81%
2.52%		92.47%-$61,600981100.00%3 to 1
6
1		California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CAPublic, 4-year 5.89%
1.00%		98.20%-$20,997
($8,397)		6,23749.00%16 to 1
7
14		Woodbury University Burbank, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.90%
5.29%		81.65%-$47,05684960.00%13 to 1
8
3		University of San Francisco San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.99%
2.62%		61.71%1,290$60,5228,91370.00%11 to 1
9
6		California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CAPublic, 4-year 6.23%
0.18%		94.81%-$19,759
($7,159)		5,59251.00%16 to 1
10
2		California State University-East Bay Hayward, CAPublic, 4-year 6.85%
0.88%		97.39%-$20,183
($7,583)		12,32648.00%22 to 1
Average5.65%81.00%1,290$36,693
($7,713)		3,77458.00%12 to 1