<p>If you’re interested, here’s a list of yield rates for the class of 2014 in descending order:</p>
<p>[The</a> Most Popular National Universities - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/01/24/the-most-popular-national-universities]The”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/01/24/the-most-popular-national-universities)</p>
<p>As you can see, except for the typical ultra-selective privates (HYSM), the ones with the highest yields are either
a) religious (e.g. BYU, Yeshiva)
b) the main public university in the state, or one of the few main ones, so students have only one clear choice or few other choices (e.g. U Alaska, U Nebraska, U North Dakota)
c) very selective but use binding early decision programs to lock in more students (e.g. Penn, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth)</p>
<p>Princeton is an odd case, as it’s typically considered ultra-selective yet its yield has lagged significantly behind HYSM since it dropped its binding early program.</p>