Average Admission Yield at Pennsylvania Colleges

What is the Average Yield (enrollment Rate) in Pennsylvania?

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 Pennsylvania colleges is 33.46%. Total 505,623 students out of 826,506 applicants have accepted into Pennsylvania colleges and 84,341 enrolled into one of schools. By gender, the admission yield of female students is 30.52% and male students' yield is 34.61%

The next schools are the top 5 Pennsylvania colleges that have the highest yield. ASPIRA City College has the highest yield of 100.00% among Pennsylvania colleges. Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences and Curtis Institute of Music also have high yield of 100.00% and 92.31% respectively. We select the schools with an acceptance rate of less than 70%. You can view more schools at Pennsylvania colleges with highest yield.

ASPIRA City College Yield: 100.00%, Acceptance rate: 50.00%
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Yield: 100.00%, Acceptance rate: 29.25%
Curtis Institute of Music Yield: 92.31%, Acceptance rate: 4.58%
Central Penn College Yield: 83.41%, Acceptance rate: 18.46%
Williamson College of the Trades Yield: 80.71%, Acceptance rate: 21.88%

The following table summarizes the average yield (enrollment rate) in Pennsylvania by school type and level.

Pennsylvania Colleges The Average Yield (enrollment Rate)
	Total	Public	Private (not-for-profit)	Private (for-profit)
4 years colleges	22.20%	18.19%	22.88%	67.84%

Admission Yield by Gender at Pennsylvania colleges
	Accepted	Enrolled	Yield
Total	505,623	84,341	33.46%
Female	289,766	45,601	30.52%
Male	213,565	38,385	34.61%

The following table shows the Pennsylvania Colleges with The Average Yield (enrollment rate). You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.

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Pennsylvania Colleges with The Average Yield (enrollment rate)
School Name	Location	Yield	Accepted	Enrolled
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Bryn Athyn, PA	11.09%	496	55
Albright College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Reading, PA	7.40%	4,392	325
Allegheny College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Meadville, PA	10.38%	3,142	326
DeSales University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Center Valley, PA	16.67%	3,066	511
Alvernia University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Reading, PA	13.32%	3,318	442
Arcadia University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Glenside, PA	7.38%	8,153	602
Bryn Mawr College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Bryn Mawr, PA	31.54%	1,205	380
Bucknell University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lewisburg, PA	30.11%	3,291	991
Carlow University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	15.74%	1,099	173
Carnegie Mellon University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	45.67%	3,959	1,808
Cedar Crest College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Allentown, PA	13.54%	1,145	155
Central Penn College Private (for-profit), four-years	Summerdale, PA	83.41%	223	186
Chatham University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	12.74%	2,135	272
Chestnut Hill College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	7.16%	2,207	158
Citizens School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Tarentum, PA	100.00%	15	15
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	Johnstown, PA	17.76%	152	27
Curtis Institute of Music Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	92.31%	26	24
Delaware Valley University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Doylestown, PA	19.60%	2,184	428
Dickinson College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Carlisle, PA	21.15%	3,055	646
Drexel University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	8.09%	29,642	2,399
Duquesne University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	13.38%	10,773	1,441
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	East Stroudsburg, PA	18.95%	7,321	1,387
Eastern University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Saint Davids, PA	20.95%	2,821	591
Elizabethtown College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Elizabethtown, PA	17.65%	2,822	498
Franklin and Marshall College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lancaster, PA	17.13%	2,785	477
Gannon University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Erie, PA	11.41%	4,855	554
Gettysburg College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Gettysburg, PA	15.61%	3,254	508
Grove City College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Grove City, PA	37.29%	1,515	565
Gwynedd Mercy University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Gwynedd Valley, PA	17.04%	1,244	212
Haverford College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Haverford, PA	42.62%	908	387
Holy Family University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	21.14%	2,450	518
Immaculata University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Immaculata, PA	13.11%	2,205	289
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Public, four-years	Indiana, PA	23.96%	7,478	1,792
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	New Castle, PA	12.00%	225	27
Johnson College Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Scranton, PA	57.28%	426	244
Juniata College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Huntingdon, PA	16.74%	2,193	367
Keystone College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	La Plume, PA	10.75%	1,674	180
King's College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Wilkes-Barre, PA	14.18%	3,012	427
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	Kutztown, PA	18.39%	6,839	1,258
La Roche University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	9.75%	1,497	146
La Salle University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	9.46%	4,619	437
Lafayette College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Easton, PA	21.77%	3,206	698
Lancaster Bible College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lancaster, PA	33.68%	968	326
Lebanon Valley College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Annville, PA	19.38%	2,286	443
Lehigh University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Bethlehem, PA	28.38%	5,289	1,501
Lincoln University Public, four-years	Lincoln University, PA	12.29%	3,449	424
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	15.48%	84	13
Lycoming College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Williamsport, PA	12.54%	2,145	269
Manor College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Jenkintown, PA	10.57%	1,088	115
Marywood University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Scranton, PA	17.07%	2,566	438
Vet Tech Institute Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	59.21%	76	45
Mercyhurst University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Erie, PA	20.35%	2,890	588
Messiah University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Mechanicsburg, PA	29.06%	1,941	564
ASPIRA City College Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Philadelphia, PA	100.00%	3	3
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	Millersville, PA	18.25%	6,604	1,205
Misericordia University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Dallas, PA	17.48%	2,648	463
Moore College of Art and Design Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	16.55%	870	144
Moravian University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Bethlehem, PA	15.95%	3,354	535
Mount Aloysius College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Cresson, PA	24.57%	1,294	318
Muhlenberg College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Allentown, PA	13.04%	3,573	466
Neumann University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Aston, PA	10.19%	3,426	349
Heritage Valley Health System School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), less than 2-years	McKees Rocks, PA	100.00%	32	32
Orleans Technical College Private (not-for-profit), less than 2-years	Philadelphia, PA	61.86%	97	60
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Public, four-years	Erie, PA	14.52%	6,176	897
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington Public, four-years	New Kensington, PA	22.05%	567	125
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Public, four-years	Sharon, PA	28.04%	189	53
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Public, four-years	Dallas, PA	15.03%	612	92
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Public, four-years	Dunmore, PA	8.57%	2,123	182
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Public, four-years	Center Valley, PA	14.00%	1,779	249
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Public, four-years	Altoona, PA	10.26%	8,283	850
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Public, four-years	Monaca, PA	9.52%	1,629	155
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Public, four-years	Reading, PA	9.43%	5,950	561
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Public, four-years	Middletown, PA	11.24%	9,092	1,022
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Public, four-years	Media, PA	16.81%	2,385	401
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois Public, four-years	DuBois, PA	28.08%	438	123
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Public, four-years	Lemont Furnace, PA	13.96%	695	97
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Public, four-years	Hazleton, PA	25.89%	564	146
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, four-years	University Park, PA	17.11%	53,579	9,169
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny Public, four-years	McKeesport, PA	19.46%	519	101
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Public, four-years	Mont Alto, PA	24.42%	602	147
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Public, four-years	Abington, PA	11.18%	6,406	716
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Public, four-years	Schuylkill Haven, PA	20.00%	835	167
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Public, four-years	York, PA	10.73%	1,883	202
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	Washington, PA	55.45%	110	61
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	-%	-	-
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lancaster, PA	32.49%	394	128
University of Pennsylvania Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	67.98%	3,523	2,395
Cairn University-Langhorne Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Langhorne, PA	45.17%	507	229
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Public, four-years	Bradford, PA	8.34%	3,608	301
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Public, four-years	Greensburg, PA	17.36%	2,166	376
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Public, four-years	Johnstown, PA	17.85%	2,297	410
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public, four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	12.99%	35,372	4,596
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Public, 2-4 years	Titusville, PA	62.50%	24	15
Point Park University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	10.18%	5,116	521
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Reading, PA	100.00%	31	31
Walnut Hill College Private (for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	52.27%	132	69
Robert Morris University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Moon Township, PA	10.16%	6,232	633
Rosedale Technical College Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	70.27%	222	156
Rosemont College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Rosemont, PA	7.86%	1,107	87
Saint Francis University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Loretto, PA	19.55%	2,015	394
Saint Joseph's University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	14.11%	9,443	1,332
Saint Vincent College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Latrobe, PA	20.40%	1,613	329
University of Scranton Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Scranton, PA	11.30%	7,852	887
Seton Hill University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Greensburg, PA	14.25%	2,315	330
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	6.29%	509	32
Laurel Technical Institute Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	Hermitage, PA	77.01%	87	67
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	Shippensburg, PA	17.51%	6,249	1,094
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	Slippery Rock, PA	33.51%	4,620	1,548
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Wynnewood, PA	100.00%	10	10
South Hills School of Business & Technology Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	State College, PA	71.96%	107	77
Susquehanna University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Selinsgrove, PA	13.59%	4,489	610
Swarthmore College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Swarthmore, PA	43.79%	975	427
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Public, 2-4 years	Lancaster, PA	65.19%	1,037	676
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	86.49%	37	32
Temple University Public, four-years	Philadelphia, PA	15.19%	31,966	4,857
Thiel College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Greenville, PA	11.36%	2,077	236
Thomas Jefferson University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	12.15%	5,738	697
Ursinus College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Collegeville, PA	12.47%	3,032	378
University of Valley Forge Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Phoenixville, PA	27.85%	377	105
Villanova University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Villanova, PA	27.73%	6,274	1,740
Washington & Jefferson College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Washington, PA	12.63%	3,183	402
Waynesburg University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Waynesburg, PA	18.96%	1,403	266
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	West Chester, PA	22.42%	13,479	3,022
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	76.00%	25	19
Westminster College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New Wilmington, PA	12.15%	2,214	269
Widener University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Chester, PA	13.81%	6,632	916
Wilkes University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Wilkes-Barre, PA	9.32%	6,943	647
Williamson College of the Trades Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Media, PA	80.71%	140	113
Wilson College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Chambersburg, PA	21.48%	852	183
Yeshivath Beth Moshe Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Scranton, PA	100.00%	10	10
York College of Pennsylvania Private (not-for-profit), four-years	York, PA	14.56%	5,646	822
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County Public, less than 2-years	Scranton, PA	100.00%	7	7
Franklin County Career and Technology Center Public, less than 2-years	Chambersburg, PA	100.00%	10	10
Laurel Business Institute Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	Uniontown, PA	61.00%	259	158
Greene County Career and Technology Center Public, less than 2-years	Waynesburg, PA	100.00%	6	6
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing Public, less than 2-years	Wilkes Barre, PA	16.67%	42	7
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Public, 2-4 years	Pleasant Gap, PA	71.19%	177	126
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology Public, less than 2-years	Willow Grove, PA	100.00%	80	80
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career Public, less than 2-years	Milton, PA	75.86%	58	44
Chester County Intermediate Unit Public, less than 2-years	Downingtown, PA	78.57%	14	11
Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years	Reynoldsville, PA	96.97%	33	32
Venango County Area Vocational Technical School Public, less than 2-years	Oil City, PA	74.00%	50	37
Northern Tier Career Center Public, less than 2-years	Towanda, PA	100.00%	38	38
Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years	Broomall, PA	100.00%	25	25
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	14.37%	167	24
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lancaster, PA	40.76%	211	86
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Harrisburg, PA	9.57%	1,243	119
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Public, four-years	University Park, PA	30.86%	1,092	337
Studio Incamminati Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Philadelphia, PA	100.00%	1	1
Falcon Institute of Health and Science Private (for-profit), less than 2-years	Bethlehem, PA	100.00%	33	33
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	Bloomsburg, PA	29.17%	8,277	2,414
Pennsylvania Western University Public, four-years	California, PA	27.33%	5,594	1,529

Average Yield is 33.46 % at Pennsylvania Colleges

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