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Average Admission Yield 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 38.24%. Total 7,354,479 students out of 12,235,899 applicants have accepted into U.S. colleges and 1,628,396 enrolled into one of schools. By gender, the admission yield of female students is 34.83% and male students' yield is 38.79%
The next schools are the top 5 U.S. colleges that have the highest yield. Southeastern Technical Institute has the highest yield of 100.00% among U.S. colleges. Lex La-Ray Technical Center and Logan University have also 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.
Colleges The Average Yield (enrollment Rate)
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
4 years or high33.75%28.49%34.00%62.22%
Admission Yield by Gender at U.S. colleges
AcceptedEnrolledYield
Total7,354,4791,628,39638.15%
Female4,398,219917,86534.83%
Male2,954,238710,19238.79%