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Georgia Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in Georgia. 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.
Paine College, has the lowest yield rate of 3.58% for academic year 2024-2025 in Georgia. Clark Atlanta University is positioned second with 5.72% yield and Brenau University follows them with 9%. 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 Georgia.
Georgia Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Paine College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAugusta, GA
3.58% 3,105 2,963 106 95.43%
2Clark Atlanta University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAtlanta, GA
5.72% 27,245 17,497 1,000 64.22%
3Brenau University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGainesville, GA
9.11% 3,625 3,182 290 87.78%
4Mercer University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMacon, GA
12.71% 9,813 6,760 859 68.89%
5Wesleyan College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMacon, GA
13.39% 1,352 799 107 59.10%
6Piedmont University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDemorest, GA
14.60% 1,770 1,651 241 93.28%
7Berry College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMount Berry, GA
14.71% 6,544 4,188 616 64.00%
8Agnes Scott College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDecatur, GA
16.17% 2,090 1,299 210 62.15%
9Oglethorpe University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAtlanta, GA
17.91% 2,216 1,960 351 88.45%
10Georgia State University
Public, four-yearsAtlanta, GA
22.69% 33,447 18,543 4,208 55.44%