Most Favored New York Colleges

Most Favored New York Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in New York. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Barnard College, has the highest yield rate of 68.64% for academic year 2024-2025 in New York. Columbia University in the City of New York is positioned second with 64.92% yield and Cornell University follows them with 64%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in New York.

Most Favored New York Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Barnard College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew York, NY	68.64%	11,836	1,046	718	8.84%
2	Columbia University in the City of New York Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew York, NY	64.92%	60,115	2,400	1,558	3.99%
3	Cornell University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsIthaca, NY	63.91%	62,993	5,516	3,525	8.76%
4	Yeshiva University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew York, NY	61.12%	1,665	926	566	55.62%
5	New York University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew York, NY	55.38%	110,807	10,232	5,666	9.23%
6	Touro University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew York, NY	43.47%	2,152	1,309	569	60.83%
7	Hamilton College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClinton, NY	38.98%	8,531	1,162	453	13.62%
8	Vassar College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPoughkeepsie, NY	28.78%	12,447	2,311	665	18.57%
9	Colgate University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHamilton, NY	28.74%	20,682	2,871	825	13.88%
10	Skidmore College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaratoga Springs, NY	26.61%	11,889	2,503	666	21.05%

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