Colleges that Consider Demonstrated Interest
The majority of colleges in the United States are struggling to meet their enrollment goals each year. Therefore, it is highly beneficial for institutions to be able make the most educated guess possible regarding how many admitted applicants will actually enroll in their freshman class—the number of students who enroll divided by the number who were accepted equals a college's yield rate—a metric that is of great concern to admissions offices. The measure that admissions officers use to hone in on candidates who are likely to enroll is something called demonstrated interest. Ways for applicants to demonstrate interest include: physically visiting campus, emailing an admission officer, attending an admissions event in your area, connecting with the university on social media, and writing an exceptionally detailed "Why this College?" essay. College Transitions is happy to provide a list of 360+ schools and the level of importance assigned to this increasingly-important admissions factor.
*Data collected from Common Data Set (CDS) forms.
Table updated August 2019.
| Institution | Demonstrated Interest |
|---|---|
| Agnes Scott College | Considered |
| Albion College | Not Considered |
| Alfred University | Considered |
| Allegheny College | Important |
| Alma College | Considered |
| American University | Very Important |
| Amherst College | Not Considered |
| Appalachian State University | Considered |
| Arizona State University | Not Considered |
| Auburn University | Important |
| Augustana College (IL) | Important |
| Austin College | Important |
| Babson College | Considered |
| Bard College | Considered |
| Barnard College | Considered |
| Bates College | Important |
| Baylor University | Considered |
| Belmont University | Not Considered |
| Beloit College | Considered |
| Bennington College | Not Considered |
| Bentley University | Important |
| Berea College | Considered |
| Berry College | Not Considered |
| Birmingham Southern College | Not Considered |
| Boston College | Not Considered |
| Boston University | Important |
| Bowdoin College | Not Considered |
| Bradley University | Considered |
| Brandeis University | Important |
| Brigham Young University | Considered |
| Brown University | Not Considered |
| Bryant University | Considered |
| Bryn Mawr College | Not Considered |
| Bucknell University | Not Considered |
| Butler University | Important |
| California Institute of Technology | Not Considered |
| California Poly, San Luis Obispo | Not Considered |
| Calvin College | Considered |
| Canisius College | Considered |
| Carleton College | Not Considered |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Not Considered |
| Case Western Reserve University | Considered |
| Catholic University | Considered |
| Centre College | Not Considered |
| Champlain College | Important |
| Chapman University | Not Considered |
| Christopher Newport University | Important |
| Claremont McKenna College | Not Considered |
| Clark University | Considered |
| Clemson University | Not Considered |
| Coe College | Considered |
| Colby College | Considered |
| Colgate University | Not Considered |
| College of Charleston | Considered |
| College of the Atlantic | Considered |
| College of the Holy Cross | Considered |
| College of the Ozarks | Important |
| College of William and Mary | Considered |
| Colorado College | Considered |
| Colorado School of Mines | Considered |
| Colorado State University | Not Considered |
| Columbia University | Not Considered |
| Connecticut College | Considered |
| Cooper Union | Very Important |
| Cornell College | Considered |
| Cornell University | Not Considered |
| Creighton University | Considered |
| CUNY, Baruch College | Not Considered |
| CUNY, Brooklyn College | Not Considered |
| CUNY, City College | Not Considered |
| CUNY, Hunter College | Not Considered |
| Dartmouth College | Not Considered |
| Davidson College | Considered |
| Denison University | Important |
| DePaul University | Important |
| DePauw University | Considered |
| Dickinson College | Very Important |
| Drake University | Not Considered |
| Drew University | Considered |
| Drexel University | Considered |
| Duke University | Considered |
| Duquesne University | Considered |
| Earlham College | Not Considered |
| East Carolina University | Considered |
| Eckerd College | Important |
| Elizabethtown College | Considered |
| Elon University | Considered |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Not Considered |
| Emerson College | Not Considered |
| Emory University | Not Considered |
| Evergreen State College | Important |
| Fairfield University | Important |
| Florida Atlantic University | Considered |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Considered |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Important |
| Florida International University | Considered |
| Florida Southern College | Important |
| Florida State University | Not Considered |
| Fordham University | Considered |
| Franklin & Marshall College | Considered |
| Furman University | Considered |
| George Mason University | Considered |
| George Washington University | Considered |
| Georgetown College | Not Considered |
| Georgetown University | Not Considered |
| Georgia College | Very Important |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Georgia State University | Not Considered |
| Gettysburg College | Considered |
| Gonzaga University | Considered |
| Goucher College | Considered |
| Grinnell College | Considered |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Considered |
| Hamilton College | Considered |
| Hampshire College | Very Important |
| Harvard University | Not Considered |
| Harvey Mudd College | Not Considered |
| Haverford College | Considered |
| Hendrix College | Not Considered |
| High Point University | Important |
| Hiram College | Very Important |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Considered |
| Hofstra University | Considered |
| Hollins University | Considered |
| Hood College | Considered |
| Hope College | Not Considered |
| Howard University | Considered |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Considered |
| Indiana University | Not Considered |
| Ithaca College | Very Important |
| James Madison University | Not Considered |
| Johns Hopkins University | Not Considered |
| Juniata College | Considered |
| Kalamazoo College | Considered |
| Kenyon College | Important |
| Kettering University | Not Considered |
| Knox College | Considered |
| Lafayette College | Considered |
| Lake Forest College | Considered |
| Lawrence University | Considered |
| Lehigh University | Important |
| Lewis & Clark College | Considered |
| Louisiana State University | Considered |
| Loyola Marymount University | Not Considered |
| Loyola University Chicago | Important |
| Loyola University Maryland | Considered |
| Macalester College | Not Considered |
| Marietta College | Considered |
| Marist College | Considered |
| Marlboro College | Important |
| Marquette University | Considered |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Not Considered |
| McDaniel College | Considered |
| Messiah College | Considered |
| Miami University | Not Considered |
| Michigan State University | Important |
| Middlebury College | Considered |
| Millsaps College | Not Considered |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Not Considered |
| Mississippi State University | Not Considered |
| Morehouse College | Very Important |
| Mount Holyoke College | Considered |
| Muhlenberg College | Considered |
| New College of Florida | Important |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Considered |
| New York University | Considered |
| North Carolina State University | Not Considered |
| Northeastern University | Considered |
| Northwestern University | Considered |
| Oberlin College | Considered |
| Occidental College | Considered |
| Oglethorpe University | Important |
| Ohio State University | Not Considered |
| Ohio University | Not Considered |
| Oregon State University | Considered |
| Penn State University | Not Considered |
| Pepperdine University | Not Considered |
| Pitzer College | Considered |
| Pomona College | Not Considered |
| Princeton University | Not Considered |
| Providence College | Considered |
| Purdue University | Considered |
| Quinnipiac University | Very Important |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Considered |
| Reed College | Important |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Important |
| Rhodes College | Considered |
| Rice University | Considered |
| Ripon College | Not Considered |
| Roanoke College | Important |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Rockhurst University | Not Considered |
| Rollins College | Considered |
| Rutgers University | Not Considered |
| Saint John's University (MN) | Not Considered |
| Saint Joseph's University | Considered |
| Saint Louis University | Considered |
| Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame | Considered |
| Saint Michael's College | Considered |
| Samford University | Important |
| San Diego State University | Not Considered |
| San Francisco State University | Not Considered |
| Santa Clara University | Considered |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Considered |
| Scripps College | Not Considered |
| Seattle University | Important |
| Seton Hall University | Important |
| Sewanee: University of the South | Considered |
| Siena College | Considered |
| Simmons College | Considered |
| Skidmore College | Important |
| Smith College | Not Considered |
| Southern Methodist University | Considered |
| Southwestern University | Considered |
| Spelman College | Considered |
| St. Edward's University | Considered |
| St. John's College, Annapolis | Important |
| St. John's College, Santa Fe | Important |
| St. Lawrence University | Considered |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | Considered |
| St. Olaf College | Considered |
| Stanford University | Not Considered |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Stonehill College | Considered |
| SUNY, Binghamton University | Considered |
| SUNY, Stony Brook University | Considered |
| SUNY, University at Buffalo | Not Considered |
| SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Very Important |
| SUNY, Geneseo | Considered |
| SUNY, Maritime College | Considered |
| SUNY, New Paltz | Considered |
| SUNY, Oneonta | Considered |
| SUNY, Oswego | Considered |
| SUNY, Purchase College | Not Considered |
| SUNY, University at Albany | Considered |
| Susquehanna University | Important |
| Swarthmore College | Considered |
| Syracuse University | Very Important |
| Temple University | Not Considered |
| Texas A&M University | Considered |
| Texas Christian University | Considered |
| Texas Tech University | Considered |
| The College of New Jersey | Considered |
| The College of Wooster | Important |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Very Important |
| Towson University | Not Considered |
| Trinity College | Important |
| Trinity University | Considered |
| Truman State University | Considered |
| Tufts University | Considered |
| Tulane University | Considered |
| Union College | Considered |
| United States Air Force Academy | Very Important |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | Considered |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | Important |
| United States Military Academy | Important |
| United States Naval Academy | Very Important |
| University of Alabama | Not Considered |
| University of Arizona | Important |
| University of California, Berkeley | Not Considered |
| University of California, Davis | Not Considered |
| University of California, Irvine | Not Considered |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Not Considered |
| University of California, Riverside | Not Considered |
| University of California, San Diego | Not Considered |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Not Considered |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Not Considered |
| University of Central Florida | Considered |
| University of Chicago | Considered |
| University of Cincinnati | Not Considered |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Considered |
| University of Connecticut, Storrs | Considered |
| University of Dallas | Considered |
| University of Dayton | Important |
| University of Delaware | Considered |
| University of Denver | Considered |
| University of Evansville | Important |
| University of Florida | Considered |
| University of Georgia | Not Considered |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Not Considered |
| University of Houston | Not Considered |
| University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign | Not Considered |
| University of Iowa | Not Considered |
| University of Kansas | Not Considered |
| University of Kentucky | Not Considered |
| University of Louisville | Not Considered |
| University of Maine | Not Considered |
| University of Mary Washington | Considered |
| University of Maryland | Not Considered |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Not Considered |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Important |
| University of Miami | Considered |
| University of Michigan | Considered |
| University of Minnesota | Not Considered |
| University of Mississippi | Not Considered |
| University of Missouri, Columbia | Considered |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | Not Considered |
| University of Montana | Not Considered |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Not Considered |
| University of New Hampshire | Not Considered |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | Important |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Not Considered |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Considered |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Not Considered |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Considered |
| University of North Texas | Considered |
| University of Notre Dame | Considered |
| University of Oklahoma | Considered |
| University of Oregon | Not Considered |
| University of Pennsylvania | Considered |
| University of Pittsburgh | Considered |
| University of Portland | Considered |
| University of Puget Sound | Considered |
| University of Redlands | Not Considered |
| University of Rhode Island | Considered |
| University of Richmond | Considered |
| University of Rochester | Considered |
| University of San Diego | Considered |
| University of San Francisco | Not Considered |
| University of Scranton | Considered |
| University of South Carolina | Not Considered |
| University of South Florida | Not Considered |
| University of Southern California | Not Considered |
| University of St. Thomas (MN) | Not Considered |
| University of Tennessee | Considered |
| University of Texas at Austin | Considered |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Considered |
| University of Tulsa | Important |
| University of Utah | Not Considered |
| University of Vermont | Considered |
| University of Virginia | Not Considered |
| University of Washington | Not Considered |
| University of Wisconsin | Considered |
| Ursinus College | Considered |
| Vanderbilt University | Not Considered |
| Vassar College | Not Considered |
| Villanova University | Considered |
| Virginia Tech | Considered |
| Wabash College | Very Important |
| Wake Forest University | Considered |
| Warren Wilson College | Considered |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Considered |
| Washington and Lee University | Considered |
| Washington State University | Not Considered |
| Washington University | Important |
| Wellesley College | Considered |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Wesleyan University | Not Considered |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Not Considered |
| Westmont College | Very Important |
| Wheaton College (IL) | Considered |
| Wheaton College (MA) | Important |
| Whitman College | Considered |
| Whittier College | Considered |
| Williams College | Not Considered |
| Wittenberg University | Considered |
| Wofford College | Considered |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Considered |
| Xavier University | Considered |
| Yale University | Not Considered |
| Yeshiva University | Considered |
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