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Florida Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in Florida. 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.
Edward Waters University, has the lowest yield rate of 3.02% for academic year 2024-2025 in Florida. Florida Memorial University is positioned second with 4.77% yield and Barry University follows them with 7%. Next table shows the schools that have low 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 highest yield rates in Florida.
Florida Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Edward Waters University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJacksonville, FL
3.02% 10,283 8,735 264 84.95%
2Florida Memorial University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiami Gardens, FL
4.77% 9,121 7,777 371 85.26%
3Barry University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiami, FL
7.49% 10,838 8,371 627 77.24%
4Stetson University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDeLand, FL
8.21% 11,674 8,359 686 71.60%
5Florida Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMelbourne, FL
9.42% 17,295 9,979 940 57.70%
6Palm Beach Atlantic University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWest Palm Beach, FL
9.92% 10,335 8,474 841 81.99%
7Bethune-Cookman University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDaytona Beach, FL
10.43% 10,994 9,701 1,012 88.24%
8St. Thomas University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiami Gardens, FL
10.45% 7,095 6,947 726 97.91%
9Florida Southern College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLakeland, FL
10.95% 10,800 6,957 762 64.42%
10Eckerd College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Petersburg, FL
12.33% 5,071 3,844 474 75.80%