<p>They accept more students, knowing that a certain percentage will end up elsewhere. This does come back to bite them sometimes (more at public universities than private), as has can be seen in this thread:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/191039-unh-over-enrolled.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/191039-unh-over-enrolled.html</a></p>
<p>This is the other side of low yield - the school with a low yield may historically be second choice (note, not last choice) for a significant number of students, but what happens when they all get wait listed at their top choice? Earlier this year I remember someone posting an article about dorm lounges being converted to rooms to sleep as many as 8 students. That could be an issue for a school with 12% yield. Just a 3% increase in yield would lead to 25% more students.</p>