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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Agnes Scott College | Considered |
| United States Military Academy | Important |
| Albion College | Not Considered |
| United States Naval Academy | Very Important |
| Alfred University | Considered |
| University of Alabama | Not Considered |
| Allegheny College | Important |
| University of Arizona | Important |
| Alma College | Considered |
| University of California, Berkeley | Not Considered |
| American University | Very Important |
| University of California, Davis | Not Considered |
| Amherst College | Not Considered |
| University of California, Irvine | Not Considered |
| Appalachian State University | Considered |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Not Considered |
| Arizona State University | Not Considered |
| University of California, Riverside | Not Considered |
| Auburn University | Important |
| University of California, San Diego | Not Considered |
| Augustana College (IL) | Important |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Not Considered |
| Austin College | Important |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Not Considered |
| Babson College | Considered |
| University of Central Florida | Considered |
| Bard College | Considered |
| University of Chicago | Considered |
| Barnard College | Considered |
| University of Cincinnati | Not Considered |
| Bates College | Important |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Considered |
| Baylor University | Considered |
| University of Connecticut, Storrs | Considered |
| Belmont University | Not Considered |
| University of Dallas | Considered |
| Beloit College | Considered |
| University of Dayton | Important |
| Bennington College | Not Considered |
| University of Delaware | Considered |
| Bentley University | Important |
| University of Denver | Considered |
| Berea College | Considered |
| University of Evansville | Important |
| Berry College | Not Considered |
| University of Florida | Considered |
| Birmingham Southern College | Not Considered |
| University of Georgia | Not Considered |
| Boston College | Not Considered |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Not Considered |
| Boston University | Important |
| University of Houston | Not Considered |
| Bowdoin College | Not Considered |
| University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign | Not Considered |
| Bradley University | Considered |
| University of Iowa | Not Considered |
| Brandeis University | Important |
| University of Kansas | Not Considered |
| Brigham Young University | Considered |
| University of Kentucky | Not Considered |
| Brown University | Not Considered |
| University of Louisville | Not Considered |
| Bryant University | Considered |
| University of Maine | Not Considered |
| Bryn Mawr College | Not Considered |
| University of Mary Washington | Considered |
| Bucknell University | Not Considered |
| University of Maryland | Not Considered |
| Butler University | Important |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Not Considered |
| California Institute of Technology | Not Considered |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Important |
| California Poly, San Luis Obispo | Not Considered |
| University of Miami | Considered |
| Calvin College | Considered |
| University of Michigan | Considered |
| Canisius College | Considered |
| University of Minnesota | Not Considered |
| Carleton College | Not Considered |
| University of Mississippi | Not Considered |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Not Considered |
| University of Missouri, Columbia | Considered |
| Case Western Reserve University | Considered |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | Not Considered |
| Catholic University | Considered |
| University of Montana | Not Considered |
| Centre College | Not Considered |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Not Considered |
| Champlain College | Important |
| University of New Hampshire | Not Considered |
| Chapman University | Not Considered |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | Important |
| Christopher Newport University | Important |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Not Considered |
| Claremont McKenna College | Not Considered |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Considered |
| Clark University | Considered |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Not Considered |
| Clemson University | Not Considered |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Considered |
| Coe College | Considered |
| University of North Texas | Considered |
| Colby College | Considered |
| University of Notre Dame | Considered |
| Colgate University | Not Considered |
| University of Oklahoma | Considered |
| College of Charleston | Considered |
| University of Oregon | Not Considered |
| College of the Atlantic | Considered |
| University of Pennsylvania | Considered |
| College of the Holy Cross | Considered |
| University of Pittsburgh | Considered |
| College of the Ozarks | Important |
| University of Portland | Considered |
| College of William and Mary | Considered |
| University of Puget Sound | Considered |
| Colorado College | Considered |
| University of Redlands | Not Considered |
| Colorado School of Mines | Considered |
| University of Rhode Island | Considered |
| Colorado State University | Not Considered |
| University of Richmond | Considered |
| Columbia University | Not Considered |
| University of Rochester | Considered |
| Connecticut College | Considered |
| University of San Diego | Considered |
| Cooper Union | Very Important |
| University of San Francisco | Not Considered |
| Cornell College | Considered |
| University of Scranton | Considered |
| Cornell University | Not Considered |
| University of South Carolina | Not Considered |
| Creighton University | Considered |
| University of South Florida | Not Considered |
| CUNY, Baruch College | Not Considered |
| University of Southern California | Not Considered |
| CUNY, Brooklyn College | Not Considered |
| University of St. Thomas (MN) | Not Considered |
| CUNY, City College | Not Considered |
| University of Tennessee | Considered |
| CUNY, Hunter College | Not Considered |
| University of Texas at Austin | Considered |
| Dartmouth College | Not Considered |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Considered |
| Davidson College | Considered |
| University of Tulsa | Important |
| Denison University | Important |
| University of Utah | Not Considered |
| DePaul University | Important |
| University of Vermont | Considered |
| DePauw University | Considered |
| University of Virginia | Not Considered |
| Dickinson College | Very Important |
| University of Washington | Not Considered |
| Drake University | Not Considered |
| University of Wisconsin | Considered |
| Drew University | Considered |
| Ursinus College | Considered |
| Drexel University | Considered |
| Vanderbilt University | Not Considered |
| Duke University | Considered |
| Vassar College | Not Considered |
| Duquesne University | Considered |
| Villanova University | Considered |
| Earlham College | Not Considered |
| Virginia Tech | Considered |
| East Carolina University | Considered |
| Wabash College | Very Important |
| Eckerd College | Important |
| Wake Forest University | Considered |
| Elizabethtown College | Considered |
| Warren Wilson College | Considered |
| Elon University | Considered |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Considered |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Not Considered |
| Washington and Lee University | Considered |
| Emerson College | Not Considered |
| Washington State University | Not Considered |
| Emory University | Not Considered |
| Washington University | Important |
| Evergreen State College | Important |
| Wellesley College | Considered |
| Fairfield University | Important |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Florida Atlantic University | Considered |
| Wesleyan University | Not Considered |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Considered |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Not Considered |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Important |
| Westmont College | Very Important |
| Florida International University | Considered |
| Wheaton College (IL) | Considered |
| Florida Southern College | Important |
| Wheaton College (MA) | Important |
| Florida State University | Not Considered |
| Whitman College | Considered |
| Fordham University | Considered |
| Whittier College | Considered |
| Franklin & Marshall College | Considered |
| Williams College | Not Considered |
| Furman University | Considered |
| Wittenberg University | Considered |
| George Mason University | Considered |
| Wofford College | Considered |
| George Washington University | Considered |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Considered |
| Georgetown College | Not Considered |
| Xavier University | Considered |
| Georgetown University | Not Considered |
| Yale University | Not Considered |
| Georgia College | Very Important |
| Yeshiva University | Considered |
| 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 |
Colleges Worth Your Money
2022 Edition
A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You
“Innovative and invaluable...use this book as your college lifeline.”
-Lynn O'Shaughnessy, Nationally Recognized College Expert
