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BYU: Cougars rank ahead of Princeton, Yale with one of the top admission yield rates in the country
Much has been made of Brigham Young University’s recent ranking in the College Football Playoff race — the Cougars had one of the best records and resumés in the country yet were left out of the playoffs. Fortunately, no one can hide BYU’s academic reputation from prospective students. Data recently released from the National Center for Education Statistics show that when it comes to yield rate — the percentage of admitted students who go on to enroll — BYU is elite. The Cougs’ 78% rate is good enough for No. 5 in the country, placing it just behind Harvard and Stanford and ...
