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Average Yield is 37.19 % 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 37.19%. Total 7,667,257 students out of 13,056,619 applicants have accepted into U.S. colleges and 1,646,734 enrolled into one of schools. By gender, the admission yield of female students is 33.57% and male students' yield is 37.57%
The next schools are the top 5 U.S. colleges that have the highest yield. Berkeley School of Theology has the highest yield of 100.00% among U.S. colleges. Pacific States University and Maine College of Health Professions 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 colleges32.92%26.80%33.92%60.50%
Admission Yield by Gender at U.S. colleges
AcceptedEnrolledYield
Total7,667,2571,646,73437.07%
Female4,549,963921,67933.57%
Male3,102,079722,49037.57%

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 (2023)
StateYield (Enrollment Rate)AcceptedEnrolled
Alabama24%8,9951,945
Alaska49%1,454619
Arizona29%37,0628,182
Arkansas31%5,0981,600
California19%20,1663,457
Colorado24%10,8051,901
Connecticut18%5,8321,052
Delaware28%15,0033,169
District of Columbia0%00
Florida34%11,9003,532
Georgia37%6,4562,376
Hawaii22%5,6231,238
Idaho19%9,1351,860
Illinois19%11,1372,269
Indiana27%11,0982,626
Iowa28%15,4224,114
Kansas48%4,7611,487
Kentucky24%9,3572,382
Louisiana32%5,5121,637
Maine19%3,680562
Maryland19%7,9931,573
Massachusetts41%4,833866
Michigan21%12,6372,664
Minnesota23%5,2331,265
Mississippi20%7,6191,457
Missouri56%3,149868
Montana27%7,9391,488
Nebraska25%9,6752,616
Nevada38%6,8862,681
New Hampshire17%7,0941,144
New Jersey23%9,9331,939
New Mexico54%4,3691,136
New York33%6,7881,122
North Carolina26%9,3622,127
North Dakota50%2,536867
Ohio34%11,7612,498
Oklahoma47%3,8971,397
Oregon20%9,0111,687
Pennsylvania38%4,623852
Rhode Island19%11,4492,047
South Carolina30%6,5771,393
South Dakota38%2,407868
Tennessee29%9,0152,355
Texas29%9,5252,893
Utah25%16,4714,102
Vermont22%9,2691,564
Virginia28%9,3122,163
Washington28%8,6862,407
West Virginia44%2,724762
Wisconsin31%7,3631,971
Wyoming29%5,5641,627
American Samoa---
Federated States of Micronesia48%1,055507
Guam0%00
Marshall Islands---
Northern Marianas---
Palau---
Puerto Rico84%642489
Virgin Islands42%593251