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Average Yield is 36.15 % at U.S. Colleges

What is the Average Yield (enrollment Rate)?

The admission yield is a percentage of accepted students to admit a college who are finally enrolled the school. Yield is often used interchangeably with enrollment rate. A high admission yield at a school implies that the school is preferred than other (or similar) schools to enroll. It is reasonable to think that the enrolled chose the school based on the school's benefits such as academic excellence and financial advantages.
The average yield of U.S. colleges is 36.15%. Total 8,730,565 students out of 14,755,857 applicants have accepted into U.S. colleges and 1,702,529 enrolled into one of schools. By gender, the admission yield of female students is 32.73% and male students' yield is 36.35%
The next schools are the top 5 U.S. colleges that have the highest yield. ASPIRA City College has the highest yield of 100.00% among U.S. colleges. Xavier College School of Nursing and Davis College also have high yield of 100.00% and 100.00% respectively. We select the schools with an acceptance rate of less than 70%. You can view more schools at U.S. colleges with highest yield.
The following table summarizes the average yield (enrollment rate) in United States by school type and level.
Colleges The Average Yield (enrollment Rate)
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
4 years colleges31.82%24.55%33.26%59.20%
Admission Yield by Gender at U.S. colleges
AcceptedEnrolledYield
Total8,730,5651,702,52936.12%
Female5,113,136949,67632.73%
Male3,579,721747,07536.35%

The Average Yield (enrollment Rate) By State

The following table summarizes the The Average Yield (enrollment Rate) by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.
The Average Yield (enrollment Rate) by State (2025)
StateYield (Enrollment Rate)AcceptedEnrolled
Alabama23%10,2522,032
Alaska75%219165
Arizona28%37,8317,871
Arkansas31%5,8801,659
California21%23,3153,517
Colorado24%13,2472,136
Connecticut15%7,7051,175
Delaware25%16,0862,875
District of Columbia0%00
Florida31%13,0313,619
Georgia34%7,6042,547
Hawaii26%5,5381,228
Idaho20%9,2541,977
Illinois27%9,7321,838
Indiana26%12,1762,769
Iowa27%16,2234,220
Kansas35%7,1761,887
Kentucky25%10,7142,474
Louisiana31%6,9341,801
Maine19%3,608587
Maryland19%9,4381,639
Massachusetts32%5,360860
Michigan17%16,5602,890
Minnesota23%5,9221,341
Mississippi22%9,6891,701
Missouri54%3,852971
Montana19%7,4961,490
Nebraska25%9,4602,547
Nevada32%8,9542,801
New Hampshire15%7,4691,048
New Jersey21%14,1902,135
New Mexico43%4,3231,175
New York28%8,8861,250
North Carolina23%11,7172,289
North Dakota50%2,8991,038
Ohio35%12,5852,500
Oklahoma41%5,3521,673
Oregon18%9,9941,697
Pennsylvania36%5,046862
Rhode Island19%12,2242,072
South Carolina32%7,6371,507
South Dakota30%3,179927
Tennessee24%9,0942,250
Texas25%11,6163,067
Utah21%19,3224,244
Vermont19%10,3021,735
Virginia24%10,4472,201
Washington23%10,7062,462
West Virginia39%3,416802
Wisconsin32%7,3351,966
Wyoming24%6,0231,434
American Samoa---
Federated States of Micronesia49%1,151569
Guam0%00
Marshall Islands---
Northern Marianas---
Palau---
Puerto Rico84%661502
Virgin Islands35%967340