Private Colleges with the Lowest Enrollment Rate

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 25 Private Colleges with the Lowest Yield is 23.52% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Wingate University has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 2.82% and Paine College (3.58%) and Hawaii Pacific University (3.81%) are following it in the list of 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.

Wingate University has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 2.82% and Paine College has the second lowest yield of 3.58%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $36,742 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,379 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Lowest Yield Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 75.89%, and the average SAT score is 1,112, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Private Colleges With The Lowest Yield

Table. Private Colleges With The Lowest Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Wingate University Wingate, NCPrivate, 4-year 2.82%
1.11%		91.13%1,100$42,5763,45846.00%15 to 1
2
5		Paine College Augusta, GAPrivate, 4-year 3.58%
2.81%		95.43%-$14,59639014.00%11 to 1
3
1		Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HIPrivate, 4-year 3.81%
0.61%		85.87%1,105$34,3924,92135.00%15 to 1
4
4		University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CTPrivate, 4-year 4.85%
1.57%		83.02%-$35,7603,83841.00%15 to 1
5
1		Whittier College Whittier, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.41%
0.66%		80.79%-$51,35079560.00%8 to 1
6
6		Coe College Cedar Rapids, IAPrivate, 4-year 5.48%
1.60%		64.04%1,150$54,6661,19566.00%11 to 1
7
11		University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, TXPrivate, 4-year 5.52%
2.08%		95.76%1,080$34,3003,32149.00%17 to 1
8
42		Clarke University Dubuque, IAPrivate, 4-year 5.54%
3.92%		71.83%1,060$40,91096256.00%9 to 1
9
4		Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GAPrivate, 4-year 5.72%
0.26%		64.22%-$28,3104,25249.00%16 to 1
10Prescott College Prescott, AZPrivate, 4-year 5.81%94.51%-$34,49086756.00%8 to 1
11
86		Woodbury University Burbank, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.90%
5.29%		81.65%-$47,05684960.00%13 to 1
11
6		Dillard University New Orleans, LAPrivate, 4-year 5.90%
1.69%		41.86%1,050$22,7341,08043.00%14 to 1
13
13		University of Holy Cross New Orleans, LAPrivate, 4-year 5.96%
2.29%		73.66%-$16,57680249.00%7 to 1
14
23		University of San Francisco San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.99%
2.62%		61.71%1,290$60,5228,91370.00%11 to 1
15Allen University Columbia, SCPrivate, 4-year 6.09%72.54%-$14,30461013.00%12 to 1
16Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPrivate, 4-year 6.10%69.25%-$35,4101,13548.00%21 to 1
17
3		Marymount Manhattan College New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 6.41%
1.52%		82.61%1,200$41,8701,60149.00%7 to 1
18Rust College Holly Springs, MSPrivate, 4-year 6.42%48.67%-$13,26546712.00%10 to 1
19
8		Anna Maria College Paxton, MAPrivate, 4-year 6.48%
0.53%		50.30%-$44,5711,20246.00%12 to 1
20
4		Albion College Albion, MIPrivate, 4-year 6.87%
1.16%		80.70%-$56,9501,30862.00%11 to 1
21
51		Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NYPrivate, 4-year 7.03%
3.20%		88.88%-$43,4502,49165.00%12 to 1
22
17		Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 7.16%
1.63%		74.46%-$39,8701,28849.00%10 to 1
23
9		Greensboro College Greensboro, NCPrivate, 4-year 7.18%
0.01%		70.14%-$21,00096746.00%10 to 1
24Avila University Kansas City, MOPrivate, 4-year 7.25%87.80%870$40,2002,76852.00%19 to 1
25
3		Xavier University Cincinnati, OHPrivate, 4-year 7.33%
1.03%		86.41%1,210$49,4255,50169.00%10 to 1
Average5.86%75.89%1,112$36,7422,19948.20%12 to 1