Schools Ranked by Enrollment Rate

Of those accepted into a college, colleges with a better history and reputation for offering strong programs will see a higher rate of enrollment. The acceptance rate figures are provided by the IPEDS database from the U.S. Department of Education. The most recently available data is for the winter 2013-14 entering undergraduate class.

The IPEDS database did not have retention rate figures for all of the colleges on our list. We did not, however, want to penalize those colleges without data. To that end, we simply excluded those schools from the rankings in this category.

Rank School Student to
Faculty Ratio
Graduation
Rate
Retention
Rate
Acceptance
Rate
Enrollment
Rate
Institutional
Aid Rate
Default
Rate
1

Luther Rice University & Seminary

23 to 1 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
2

Midwives College of Utah

5 to 1 N/A 100% 100% 100% 30% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
3

Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary

3 to 1 50% N/A 70% 70% 90% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
4

Bryan College of Health Sciences

9 to 1 79% 86% 86% 67% 56% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
5

Harding University

16 to 1 64% 85% 99% 66% 87% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
6

Martin Luther College

12 to 1 73% 83% 78% 66% 94% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
7

Chamberlain College of Nursing-Illinois

22 to 1 89% 93% 68% 64% 57% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
8

Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc

12 to 1 61% 85% 63% 63% 23% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
9

John A Gupton College

15 to 1 50% 83% 77% 59% 63% 13% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
10

Shasta Bible College and Graduate School

5 to 1 58% 100% 73% 55% 85% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
11

Bob Jones University

12 to 1 62% 80% 82% 55% 71% 2% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
12

Maranatha Baptist University

13 to 1 44% 77% 69% 55% 65% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
13

Mount Carmel College of Nursing

13 to 1 72% 85% 82% 54% 50% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
14

Valley City State University

11 to 1 41% 71% 86% 52% 56% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
15

University of Florida-Online

35 to 1 N/A 88% 56% 51% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
16

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

11 to 1 66% 80% 64% 50% 90% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
17

Yeshiva University

7 to 1 88% 94% 80% 50% 82% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
18

Grace College of Divinity

6 to 1 N/A 83% 53% 50% 24% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
19

University of Wisconsin-Stout

20 to 1 57% 76% 93% 49% 44% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
20

Moody Bible Institute

17 to 1 69% 86% 68% 48% 80% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
21

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

21 to 1 67% 83% 76% 48% 52% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
22

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

18 to 1 54% 78% 94% 48% 56% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
23

Brigham Young University-Idaho

25 to 1 61% 68% 100% 47% 60% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
24

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

16 to 1 72% 93% 74% 47% 52% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
25

Cleary University

11 to 1 52% 65% 72% 46% 100% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
26

University of Mary

13 to 1 60% 75% 96% 46% 86% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
27

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

22 to 1 54% 75% 94% 46% 47% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
28

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion

15 to 1 60% 82% 95% 45% 57% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
29

Grace Bible College

13 to 1 60% 56% 81% 44% 83% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
30

South Dakota State University

17 to 1 54% 76% 92% 44% 58% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
31

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

18 to 1 49% 73% 96% 43% 62% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
32

Lancaster Bible College

14 to 1 73% 79% 68% 42% 90% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
33

Johnson University

14 to 1 57% 74% 58% 42% 89% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
34

The Master's College and Seminary

10 to 1 69% 85% 95% 41% 82% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
35

Fort Hays State University

16 to 1 43% 70% 86% 41% 44% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
36

Missouri University of Science and Technology

19 to 1 65% 87% 88% 41% 77% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
37

Minot State University

12 to 1 43% 75% 57% 41% 59% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
38

Bethel University

12 to 1 74% 84% 95% 40% 89% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
39

Kansas State University

19 to 1 62% 83% 95% 39% 57% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
40

Clarkson College

13 to 1 71% 71% 52% 39% 60% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
41

Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing

8 to 1 50% 100% 50% 39% 67% 4% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
42

University of North Dakota

21 to 1 54% 81% 82% 39% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
43

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

21 to 1 65% 80% 85% 39% 46% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
44

Dakota State University

18 to 1 38% 74% 81% 38% 39% 9% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
45

Brigham Young University-Provo

20 to 1 80% 86% 48% 38% 71% 1% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
46

Wisconsin Lutheran College

12 to 1 62% 75% 92% 38% 89% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
47

Georgia College and State University

17 to 1 60% 86% 76% 37% 79% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
48

University of Nebraska at Kearney

14 to 1 56% 80% 85% 37% 71% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
49

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

23 to 1 46% 75% 85% 37% 47% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
50

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

11 to 1 68% 100% 53% 37% 42% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
51

Warner University

17 to 1 40% 72% 51% 36% 99% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
52

Lincoln Christian University

13 to 1 61% 67% 60% 36% 84% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
53

University of Northern Iowa

17 to 1 68% 80% 80% 36% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
54

Fontbonne University

11 to 1 54% 79% 97% 36% 76% 10% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
55

Columbia College

13 to 1 50% 76% 89% 36% 81% 9% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
56

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

22 to 1 60% 81% 80% 36% 43% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
57

University of Wyoming

14 to 1 55% 77% 96% 36% 71% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
58

Georgia Southern University

21 to 1 50% 82% 60% 35% 67% 9% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
59

Houghton College

12 to 1 73% 84% 95% 35% 97% 4% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
60

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

18 to 1 66% 86% 78% 35% 62% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
61

North Greenville University

14 to 1 55% 73% 58% 34% 91% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
62

Central Washington University

20 to 1 52% 79% 82% 34% 56% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
63

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

18 to 1 68% 85% 80% 34% 43% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
64

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles

20 to 1 70% 92% 49% 33% 39% 10% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
65

Iowa State University

19 to 1 71% 87% 87% 33% 67% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
66

University of Northwestern-St Paul

18 to 1 66% 82% 87% 33% 59% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
67

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

20 to 1 61% 81% 75% 33% 76% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
68

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

23 to 1 67% 85% 77% 32% 72% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
69

Truman State University

16 to 1 73% 89% 79% 32% 80% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
70

Grace University

12 to 1 46% 93% 59% 32% 86% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
71

Summit University of Pennsylvania

11 to 1 59% 74% 61% 32% 74% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
72

John Brown University

15 to 1 62% 81% 74% 31% 74% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
73

University of West Georgia

20 to 1 39% 72% 57% 31% 73% 9% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
74

Louisiana Tech University

23 to 1 52% 80% 64% 31% 72% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
75

University of South Dakota

17 to 1 52% 77% 74% 31% 54% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
76

Trevecca Nazarene University

17 to 1 51% 77% 73% 31% 77% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
77

Texas A & M University-College Station

20 to 1 79% 90% 67% 31% 57% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
78

Old Dominion University

19 to 1 53% 82% 83% 31% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
79

West Virginia University

20 to 1 57% 79% 86% 31% 64% 9% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
80

Milligan College

9 to 1 63% 78% 65% 31% 87% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
81

Illinois State University

18 to 1 73% 82% 88% 30% 50% 4% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
82

Taylor University

12 to 1 77% 87% 85% 30% 84% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
83

Walsh University

13 to 1 60% 78% 80% 30% 85% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
84

The Baptist College of Florida

11 to 1 51% 76% 52% 29% 97% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
85

The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences

10 to 1 69% 83% 54% 29% 68% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
86

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

18 to 1 62% 88% 86% 29% 58% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
87

Multnomah University

13 to 1 55% 70% 59% 29% 90% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
88

Cumberland University

16 to 1 45% 70% 49% 29% 87% 11% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
89

Sam Houston State University

21 to 1 49% 80% 73% 29% 69% 11% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
90

Utah State University

22 to 1 49% 71% 97% 29% 56% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
91

Chaminade University of Honolulu

11 to 1 47% 74% 82% 28% 81% 9% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
92

University of Kentucky

17 to 1 63% 83% 89% 28% 78% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
93

Mississippi State University

19 to 1 60% 82% 65% 28% 78% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
94

University of Missouri-Columbia

20 to 1 69% 87% 78% 28% 60% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
95

Monroe College

18 to 1 53% 78% 45% 28% 92% 10% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
96

Messiah College

12 to 1 77% 88% 79% 28% 97% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
97

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

17 to 1 70% 85% 76% 28% 75% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
98

University of St Thomas

9 to 1 58% 83% 78% 28% 78% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
99

University of Utah

16 to 1 64% 89% 81% 28% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
100

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

14 to 1 83% 94% 73% 28% 52% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A

Methodology

For each college, we gathered data for nine different metrics: the number of full-time faculty per part-time faculty member; institutional financial aid, acceptance, retention, graduation, job placement, and default rates; years accredited; and undergraduate tuition. Learn more