Public Colleges with the Highest Yield

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.

Comparison between Most Favored Public Colleges

Table. Most Favored Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents 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)		3,79375.00%11 to 1
3
1		Minot State University Minot, NDPublic, 4-year 77.92%
10.08%		64.62%1,060$8,702
($8,702)		2,75145.00%11 to 1
4
1		University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AKPublic, 4-year 75.34%
1.34%		63.29%-$24,840
($8,936)		2,00028.00%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)		8,20681.00%16 to 1
7
2		Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZPublic, 4-year 54.07%
3.30%		66.69%-$13,925
($11,627)		72,99452.00%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)		5,85132.00%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)		47,33593.00%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)		19,29137.00%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)		53,86489.00%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)		52,85593.00%11 to 1
13
9		University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CAPublic, 4-year 45.99%
0.74%		10.98%-$47,265
($15,377)		45,88293.00%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)		53,36394.00%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)		32,43891.00%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)		5,58540.00%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)		10,44671.00%20 to 1
18
1		University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OKPublic, 4-year 42.94%
3.78%		78.12%-$19,704
($8,818)		12,55437.00%18 to 1
19
6		East Central University Ada, OKPublic, 4-year 42.35%
6.27%		58.15%1,040$17,842
($8,032)		3,37734.00%18 to 1
20
7		University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year 42.20%
0.85%		24.20%1,400$28,659
($6,381)		56,31191.00%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)		12,87848.00%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)		33,88151.00%20 to 1
23
12		Clayton State University Morrow, GAPublic, 4-year 40.47%
0.41%		68.45%960$16,532
($5,180)		6,16340.00%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)		26,40996.00%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)		78,32184.00%20 to 1
Average52.73%54.80%1,214$28,340
($10,405)		26,36865.00%17 to 1