California Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored California Colleges is 22.64% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Stanford University has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 81.91% and DeVry University-California (73.10%) and Thomas Aquinas College (67.70%) are following it in the list of Most Favored California 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.

Stanford University has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 81.91% and DeVry University-California has the second highest yield of 73.10%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $48,149 and graduate tuition & fees is $44,141 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Among these top-tier Most Favored California Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 36.78% and the average SAT score is 1,474, reflecting a competitive admissions environment and strong academic performance.

Comparison between Most Favored California Colleges

Table. Most Favored California Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1		Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year 81.91%
0.97%		3.61%1,550$65,91018,62592.00%6 to 1
2
1		DeVry University-California Ontario, CAPrivate, 4-year 73.10%
9.56%		98.50%-$17,0082,40322.00%26 to 1
3
-		Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CAPrivate, 4-year 67.70%
1.38%		83.09%1,310$30,20056684.00%11 to 1
4
1		California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year 61.24%
3.32%		2.57%-$65,8982,43094.00%3 to 1
5
17		Providence Christian College Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year 60.00%
31.72%		100.00%-$36,96316820.00%17 to 1
6
3		Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year 53.83%
4.06%		9.59%1,530$67,9801,39391.00%8 to 1
7
-		University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year 50.40%
1.30%		8.97%-$46,121
($14,233)		47,33593.00%20 to 1
8
-		Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year 50.23%
0.41%		7.09%1,540$65,4201,70093.00%7 to 1
9
4		University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CAPublic, 4-year 45.99%
0.74%		10.98%-$47,265
($15,377)		45,88293.00%18 to 1
10
2		Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CAPrivate, 4-year 45.82%
0.17%		43.38%1,440$38,72849592.00%7 to 1
Average59.02%36.78%1,474$48,149
($14,805)		12,10077.40%12 to 1