Colleges with the Lowest Enrollment Rate

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 25 Colleges with the Lowest Yield is 23.23% 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 Wingate University (2.82%) and Southern University at New Orleans (3.17%) are following it in the list of 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 Wingate University has the second lowest yield of 2.82%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,445 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,008 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Lowest Yield Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 76.88%, and the average SAT score is 1,082, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Colleges With The Lowest Yield

Table. Colleges With The Lowest Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
8		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
1		Wingate University Wingate, NCPrivate, 4-year 2.82%
1.11%		91.13%1,100$42,5763,45846.00%15 to 1
3
48		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
4
6		Paine College Augusta, GAPrivate, 4-year 3.58%
2.81%		95.43%-$14,59639014.00%11 to 1
5
-		Chicago State University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year 3.76%
2.06%		43.26%-$12,757
($12,757)		2,23815.00%9 to 1
6
4		Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HIPrivate, 4-year 3.81%
0.61%		85.87%1,105$34,3924,92135.00%15 to 1
7
4		University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CTPrivate, 4-year 4.85%
1.57%		83.02%-$35,7603,83841.00%15 to 1
8
-		Whittier College Whittier, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.41%
0.66%		80.79%-$51,35079560.00%8 to 1
9
7		Coe College Cedar Rapids, IAPrivate, 4-year 5.48%
1.60%		64.04%1,150$54,6661,19566.00%11 to 1
10
10		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
11
12		University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, TXPrivate, 4-year 5.52%
2.08%		95.76%1,080$34,3003,32149.00%17 to 1
12
54		Clarke University Dubuque, IAPrivate, 4-year 5.54%
3.92%		71.83%1,060$40,91096256.00%9 to 1
13
20		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
14
8		Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GAPrivate, 4-year 5.72%
0.26%		64.22%-$28,3104,25249.00%16 to 1
15Prescott College Prescott, AZPrivate, 4-year 5.81%94.51%-$34,49086756.00%8 to 1
16
3		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
17
109		Woodbury University Burbank, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.90%
5.29%		81.65%-$47,05684960.00%13 to 1
17
5		Dillard University New Orleans, LAPrivate, 4-year 5.90%
1.69%		41.86%1,050$22,7341,08043.00%14 to 1
19
17		University of Holy Cross New Orleans, LAPrivate, 4-year 5.96%
2.29%		73.66%-$16,57680249.00%7 to 1
20
28		University of San Francisco San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year 5.99%
2.62%		61.71%1,290$60,5228,91370.00%11 to 1
21Allen University Columbia, SCPrivate, 4-year 6.09%72.54%-$14,30461013.00%12 to 1
22Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPrivate, 4-year 6.10%69.25%-$35,4101,13548.00%21 to 1
23
16		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
24
4		Marymount Manhattan College New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 6.41%
1.52%		82.61%1,200$41,8701,60149.00%7 to 1
25Rust College Holly Springs, MSPrivate, 4-year 6.42%48.67%-$13,26546712.00%10 to 1
Average5.20%76.88%1,082$30,445
($10,150)		2,74642.80%12 to 1