Public Colleges with the Lowest Enrollment Rate

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 25 Public Colleges with the Lowest Yield is 22.77% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Rutgers University-Camden has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 2.44% and Southern University at New Orleans (3.17%) and Chicago State University (3.76%) are following it in the list of Public 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.

Rutgers University-Camden has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 2.44% and Southern University at New Orleans has the second lowest yield of 3.17%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,626 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,359 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Lowest Yield Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 82.38%, and the average SAT score is 1,040, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Public Colleges With The Lowest Yield

Table. Public Colleges With The Lowest Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
2		Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJPublic, 4-year 2.44%
3.80%		66.29%1,185$37,276
($17,764)		5,67567.00%12 to 1
2
11		Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LAPublic, 4-year 3.17%
5.59%		78.90%910$16,954
($8,054)		2,46813.00%13 to 1
3
2		Chicago State University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year 3.76%
2.06%		43.26%-$12,757
($12,757)		2,23815.00%9 to 1
4
1		West Virginia State University Institute, WVPublic, 4-year 5.51%
1.97%		95.96%930$14,990
($9,570)		3,24639.00%13 to 1
5
4		CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NYPublic, 4-year 5.67%
2.41%		86.05%920$15,302
($7,352)		3,73620.00%13 to 1
6
2		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
5		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
8
2		Jackson State University Jackson, MSPublic, 4-year 6.62%
0.98%		93.15%920$11,965
($8,965)		6,32651.00%14 to 1
9
3		University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MIPublic, 4-year 6.63%
2.10%		70.46%1,100$27,790
($14,236)		6,52940.00%14 to 1
10
3		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
11
10		Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJPublic, 4-year 7.07%
2.99%		71.36%-$36,762
($17,250)		11,31564.00%14 to 1
12
2		University of California-Merced Merced, CAPublic, 4-year 7.24%
1.84%		90.53%-$46,541
($14,653)		9,11069.00%20 to 1
13
3		CUNY York College Jamaica, NYPublic, 4-year 7.68%
0.41%		64.10%880$15,308
($7,358)		6,17432.00%13 to 1
14
1		Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CAPublic, 4-year 8.31%
0.82%		93.43%-$21,224
($8,624)		5,89158.00%17 to 1
15
1		Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year 8.49%
0.77%		74.60%-$22,726
($12,383)		5,73422.00%9 to 1
16
9		San Francisco State University San Francisco, CAPublic, 4-year 8.60%
1.79%		96.44%-$20,446
($7,846)		22,56350.00%19 to 1
17
2		University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MDPublic, 4-year 8.63%
1.40%		96.41%-$20,122
($9,076)		3,17735.00%11 to 1
18
2		SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NYPublic, 4-year 8.72%
1.33%		81.35%1,200$21,215
($8,625)		2,73355.00%13 to 1
19
21		SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NYPublic, 4-year 9.22%
2.82%		72.95%1,070$19,653
($8,533)		6,18833.00%14 to 1
20
2		University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CAPublic, 4-year 9.29%
0.89%		65.79%-$46,923
($15,035)		19,93875.00%22 to 1
21
3		California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CAPublic, 4-year 9.32%
0.58%		93.30%-$20,054
($7,454)		15,18243.00%21 to 1
22
16		California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year 9.42%
2.58%		91.25%-$19,764
($7,164)		23,16353.00%21 to 1
23
10		SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NYPublic, 4-year 9.56%
1.91%		66.45%1,270$19,569
($8,999)		3,94571.00%16 to 1
24
8		Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MIPublic, 4-year 9.71%
1.75%		79.64%1,060$16,990
($16,990)		12,63146.00%14 to 1
25
14		California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CAPublic, 4-year 9.76%
1.31%		97.40%-$20,379
($7,779)		7,71359.00%24 to 1
Average7.35%82.38%1,040$22,626
($10,384)		8,39346.32%16 to 1