Looking Beyond the Rankings

sadilly
Thu, 02 Jan 2014 12:14:25 +0000

This week, acceptance rates. It may seem a weird thing to do but the reasons are usually clearer on my blog, I just post the data here. The interesting thing is how little they actually count for in the ratings. And as far as 50-50 schools go, the most change from year to year comes from those with the lower acceptance rates since they’ll fall below the cut-off one year and make it the next year.

Acceptance Rates 55% or Less

Name                State   Type    Full-   4/5 yr  % Admitted
                        time    Grad
                        Under-  Rate
                        grads
Bethel University       TN  Private 3971    64  55
George Mason University     VA  Public  16304   59  55
Marquette University        WI  Private 7999    61  55
Millikin University     IL  Private 2141    54  55
Millsaps College        MS  Private 889 61  55
Montclair State University  NJ  Public  12524   57  55
Mount St Mary's University  MD  Private 1683    72  55
Rhodes College          TN  Private 1816    71  55
SUNY at Fredonia        NY  Public  5237    60  55
The Sage Colleges       NY  Private 1412    49  55
University of Dayton        OH  Private 7292    58  55
Bridgewater College     VA  Private 1637    52  54
Case Western Reserve University OH  Private 3895    60  54
Florida State University    FL  Public  28864   71  54
Randolph-Macon College      VA  Private 1234    53  54
Sacred Heart University     CT  Private 3488    61  54
Santa Clara University      CA  Private 5128    77  54
Southern Methodist University   TX  Private 5974    60  54
University of Puget Sound   WA  Private 2620    67  54
College of Saint Elizabeth  NJ  Private 604 50  53
Cornell College         IA  Private 1185    65  53
Hobart William Smith Colleges   NY  Private 2225    69  53
N Carolina St Univ at Raleigh   NC  Public  22069   67  53
Queens University of Charlotte  NC  Private 1460    50  53
Salisbury University        MD  Public  7304    63  53
The University of Alabama   AL  Public  23945   61  53
Univ of N Carolina Wilmington   NC  Public  10851   64  53
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA  Private 3681    65  53
Bryan College-Dayton        TN  Private 1095    50  52
Elon University         NC  Private 5103    78  52
Maryland Inst College of Art    MD  Private 1807    65  52
Pennsylvania State University   PA  Public  37727   84  52
University of Texas at Dallas   TX  Public  9136    57  52
Towson University       MD  Public  15590   60  52
Whitworth University        WA  Private 2212    67  52
Converse College        SC  Private 626 58  51
Georgia Inst of Technology  GA  Public  12701   72  51
SUNY at Albany          NY  Public  11925   63  51
SUNY Coll of Envir Sci and For  NY  Public  1628    65  51
SUNY Coll of Tech at Alfred NY  Public  3277    67  51
Syracuse University     NY  Private 13987   70  51
Denison University      OH  Private 2264    76  50
Emmanuel College        MA  Private 1784    54  50
Loyola Marymount University CA  Private 5818    67  50
Univ of Minnesota-Twin Cities   MN  Public  29194   67  50
West Chester Univ of Penns  PA  Public  11635   65  50
Azusa Pacific University    CA  Private 5129    50  49
Boston University       MA  Private 16722   65  49
Whitman College         WA  Private 1566    80  49

Acceptance Rates 85% or more

Name                State   Type    Full-   4/5 yr  % Admitted
                        time    Grad
                        Under-  Rate
                        grads
Kansas State University     KS  Public  17245   49  99
The Evergreen State College WA  Public  4090    51  98
Huntington University       IN  Private 1046    50  97
Martin Luther College       MN  Private 679 53  97
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale FL  Private 10511   60  96
University of Kansas        KS  Public  17665   55  93
South Dakota State University   SD  Public  8812    54  92
Wittenberg University       OH  Private 1792    66  91
Mass Coll of Pharm & Hlth Sci   MA  Private 1734    55  90
Arizona State University    AZ  Public  50484   52  89
Elmira College          NY  Private 1161    56  89
Missouri Univ of Sci and Tech   MO  Public  5143    61  89
Simpson College         IA  Private 1395    63  89
University of Scranton      PA  Private 3875    65  89
Pennsylvania State Univ-Dubois  PA  Public  602 55  88
Southwestern College        KS  Private 578 49  88
University of Dallas        TX  Private 1332    63  88
Univ of Maine at Farmington ME  Public  2069    56  88
Univ of Pittsburgh-Johnstown    PA  Public  2849    56  88
Columbus Coll of Art and Design OH  Private 1289    56  87
Penn State Univ-Hazleton    PA  Public  1108    49  87
University of St Thomas     MN  Private 5874    61  87
Bellarmine University       KY  Private 2289    51  86
Iowa State University       IA  Public  23103   63  86
University of New England   ME  Private 2166    51  86
Univ of Pittsburgh-Greensburg   PA  Public  1692    49  86
Univ of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI  Public  4643    50  86
Drew University         NJ  Private 1661    61  85
Hope College            MI  Private 3127    69  85
Moody Bible Institute       IL  Private 2300    55  85
Pacific University      OR  Private 1537    53  85
Saint Mary's College        IN  Private 1499    73  85
Sonoma State University     CA  Public  7053    51  85
Transylvania University     KY  Private 1005    66  85
Univ of Nebraska at Kearney NE  Public  4762    52  85
University of Rhode Island  RI  Public  11672   59  85
West Virginia University    WV  Public  21140   52  85