Yield Rates for the Class of 2027
After many colleges reported all-time low acceptance rates, some students might be curious about their yield rates, or just how many of these admitted applicants have chosen to enroll. Yield is a priority for every college because it impacts their place on rankings lists and it can also influence their bond ratings. Additionally, yield rates help schools evaluate their admissions process and how attractive they are to prospective students.
As a result, many universities have aimed to improve their yield rates over recent years by utilizing strategies and techniques, like demonstrated interest, to ensure students are serious about applying to their school. Keep reading to learn more about the yield rates at various colleges for the class of 2027.
Learn What Yield Rates Look Like for the Class of 2027
When reviewing yield rates, it’s important to also pay attention to what we don’t see right away. Namely, many colleges take months to release their yield rates because they are still crunching the numbers and admitting students off of their waitlists to round out their first-year class. Given all of the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and disruptions to the admissions process, many schools also have longer waitlists than they did during previous years.
| School | Yield Rate | Admit Rate |
| Amherst College | 39.07% | 9.81% |
| Babson College | 39.67% | 19.74% |
| Barnard College | 77.93% | 7.87% |
| Bates College | 43.00% | 13.00% |
| Bennington College | 14.28% | 48.10% |
| Boston College | 41.36% | 15.45% |
| Boston University | 36.51% | 10.70% |
| Bowdoin College | 57.34% | 8.02% |
| Brandeis University | ~22.11% | 35.00% |
| Brown University | 63.25% | 5.23% |
| Bucknell University | 29.71% | 32.01% |
| California Institute of Technology | 63.83% | TBA |
| Carleton College | 38.76% | 21.75% |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 45.00% | 11.00% |
| Case Western Reserve | 13.79% | 28.67% |
| Claremont McKenna College | 49.92% | 11.09% |
| Clark University | ~14.23% | 41.70% |
| Clemson University | 19.64% | International and Out-of-State: 35.94% In-State: 49.23% |
| Colby College | 48.84% | 7.00% |
| Colgate University | 32.18% | 11.87% |
| College of Charleston | 13.73% | In-state: 75.61% Out-of-state: 70.92% International: 49.06% |
| College of the Holy Cross | 45.05% | 21.10% |
| Colorado College | 34.60% | 20.03% |
| Columbia University | 64.07% | 4.00% |
| Cornell University | 66.46% | 7.90% |
| Dartmouth College | 67.28% | 6.23% |
| Davidson College | 49.30% | 14.50% |
| Dickinson College | 16.96% | 43.08% |
| Duke University | 55.92% | 6.30% |
| Elon University | 13.26% | 67.31% |
| Emory University | Emory Campus: 40.53% Oxford Campus: 14.26% |
Emory Campus: 10.65% Oxford Campus: 14.96% |
| Fairfield University | 20.64% | 44.98% |
| Fordham University | 10.26% | 54.30% |
| Georgetown University | 49.92% | 12.79% |
| Georgia Tech | ~45.00% | 16.00% |
| Gonzaga University | 17.32% | 75.96% |
| Grinnell College | 36.33% | 12.70% |
| Hamilton College | 40.70% | 11.77% |
| Harvard University | Slightly over 84% | 3.45% |
| Harvey Mudd College | 35.67% | 13.10% |
| Haverford College | 45.50% | 12.90% |
| Indiana University | 21.89% | In-State: 75.79% International: 70.64% Out-of-State: 83.91% |
| Johns Hopkins University | 54.35% | 6.28% |
| Lehigh University | 28.41% | 29.26% |
| Loyola Marymount University | 16.31% | 40.29% |
| Macalester College | 22.67% | 28.21% |
| Marquette University | 13.78% | 87.48% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 84.59% | 4.80% |
| Miami University – Ohio | ~14.00% | 83.35% |
| Middlebury College | On Campus Fall 2023: 40.57% Overall: 47.00% |
11.68% |
| Northeastern University | 49.00% | 5.60% |
| Northwestern University | ~56.00% | 7.20% |
| Oberlin College and Conservatory | College of Arts and Sciences: 20.95% Conservatory of Music: 31.4% |
College of Arts and Sciences: 32.92% Conservatory of Music: ~34.68% |
| Pomona College | 49.82% | 6.76% |
| Princeton University | 76.66% | 4.50% |
| Providence College | ~20.20% | 48.00% |
| Purdue University | 25.50% | 50.00% |
| Rice University | 45.97% | 7.88% |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 14.49% | 72.81% |
| Santa Clara University | 19.00% | 43.80% |
| Smith College | ~32.88% | 20.00% |
| Southern Methodist University | 17.23% | 61.22% |
| Stanford University | 80.94% | 3.91% |
| Swarthmore College | 41.83% | 6.94% |
| Syracuse University | 20.30% | 43.12% |
| Texas A&M University | 42.55% | 63.10% |
| Texas Christian University | 28.47% | 42.60% |
| Trinity College | ~27.56% | 33.00% |
| Trinity University | 20.48% | 28.16% |
| Tufts University | 50.49% | 10.13% |
| Tulane University | 45.79% | 14.59% |
| United States Naval Academy | 85.21% | 9.36% |
| University of California – Berkeley | 45.58% | 11.69% |
| University of California – Davis | 15.36% | 41.86% |
| University of California – Irvine | 21.79% | 25.75% |
| University of California – Los Angeles | 51.70% | 8.73% |
| University of California – San Diego | 22.54% | 24.70% |
| University of Chicago | 87.94% | 4.77% |
| University of Denver | 10.74% | 70.67% |
| University of Georgia | ~40.42% | Overall: 35.10% In-state: 47.66% Out-of-state: 25.76% |
| University of Massachusetts – Amherst | 18.09% | International: 47.89% Out-of-state: 58.65% In-state: 60.05% |
| University of Miami | 26.04% | 18.51% |
| University of Michigan | 47.49% | 17.94% |
| University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | 46.01% | 16.85% |
| University of Notre Dame | 60.00% | 11.90% |
| University of Pennsylvania | 69.66% | 5.84% |
| University of Richmond | 23.95% | 23.31% |
| University of Southern California | 44.89% | 10.02% |
| University of Texas – Austin | 48.75% | 29.12% |
| University of Virginia | 41.60% | In-State: 27.58% Out-of-State: 12.92% |
| University of Wisconsin | 28.94% | 43.32% |
| Vassar College | 32.05% | 17.70% |
| Villanova University | 34.96% | 20.50% |
| Vanderbilt University | 57.03% | 6.15% |
| Virginia Tech | 26.52% | 57.03% |
| Wake Forest University | 35.91% | 22.31% |
| Washington & Lee University | 42.36% | 17.36% |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 47.59% | 11.95% |
| Wellesley University | 50.35% | 13.91% |
| Wesleyan University | 31.54% | 17.10% |
| Willamette University | 16.04% | 79.08% |
| William & Mary | 28.20% | 32.72% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 19.86% | 58.51% |
| Yale University | 69.97% | 4.50% |
