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 October 2021
| Institution | Demonstrated Interest |
|---|---|
| Adelphi University | Considered |
| Agnes Scott College | Considered |
| Albion College | Not Considered |
| Alfred University | Considered |
| Allegheny College | Considered |
| American University | Considered |
| Amherst College | Not Considered |
| Appalachian State University | Considered |
| Arizona State University | Not Considered |
| Assumption College | Considered |
| Auburn University | Considered |
| Augustana College | Considered |
| Austin College | Considered |
| Babson College | Considered |
| Ball State University | Not Considered |
| Bard College | Considered |
| Barnard College | Considered |
| Bates College | Considered |
| Baylor University | Considered |
| Belmont University | Not Considered |
| Beloit College | Considered |
| Bennington College | Not Considered |
| Bentley University | Considered |
| Berea College | Considered |
| Berry College | Not Considered |
| Binghamton University | Considered |
| Birmingham Southern College | Considered |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | Considered |
| Boise State University | Not Considered |
| Boston College | Not Considered |
| Boston University | Considered |
| Bowdoin College | Not Considered |
| Bowling Green State University | Considered |
| Bradley University | Considered |
| Brandeis University | Considered |
| Brigham Young University-Provo | Considered |
| Brown University | Not Considered |
| Bryant University | Considered |
| Bryn Mawr College | Not Considered |
| Bucknell University | Considered |
| Butler University | Considered |
| Cal Poly, Pomona | Not Considered |
| Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | Not Considered |
| California Institute of Technology | Not Considered |
| California State University, Fresno | Not Considered |
| California State University, Fullerton | Not Considered |
| California State University, Long Beach | Not Considered |
| Canisius College | Considered |
| Carleton College | Not Considered |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Not Considered |
| Case Western Reserve University | Considered |
| Catholic University of America | Considered |
| Central Michigan University | Considered |
| Centre College | Not Considered |
| Chapman University | Considered |
| Christopher Newport University | Considered |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Considered |
| Claremont McKenna College | Considered |
| Clark University | Considered |
| Clarkson University | Considered |
| Clemson University | Not Considered |
| Coastal Carolina University | Not Considered |
| Colby College | Considered |
| Colgate University | Not Considered |
| College of Charleston | Considered |
| College of Saint Benedict | Not Considered |
| College of the Holy Cross | Considered |
| 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 for the Advancement of Science and Art | Considered |
| Cornell College | Considered |
| Cornell University | Not Considered |
| Creighton University | Considered |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | Not Considered |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Not Considered |
| CUNY City College | Not Considered |
| CUNY Hunter College | Not Considered |
| CUNY Lehman College | Not Considered |
| Dartmouth College | Considered |
| Davidson College | Considered |
| Denison University | Considered |
| DePaul University | Considered |
| DePauw University | Considered |
| Dickinson College | Considered |
| Drake University | Considered |
| Drew University | Considered |
| Drexel University | Considered |
| Duke University | Considered |
| Duquesne University | Considered |
| Earlham College | Not Considered |
| East Carolina University | Considered |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Considered |
| Eastern Kentucky University | Not Considered |
| Eckerd College | Considered |
| Elizabethtown College | Considered |
| Elon University | Considered |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Not Considered |
| Emerson College | Not Considered |
| Emory University | Not Considered |
| Endicott College | Considered |
| Fairfield University | Considered |
| Fitchburg State University | Considered |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Not Considered |
| Florida Atlantic University | Considered |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Considered |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Florida International University | Considered |
| Florida Southern College | Considered |
| Florida State University | Not Considered |
| Fordham University | Considered |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Considered |
| Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | Considered |
| Furman University | Considered |
| George Mason University | Considered |
| George Washington University | Considered |
| Georgetown College | Not Considered |
| Georgetown University | Not Considered |
| Georgia College | Considered |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Georgia Southern University | Not Considered |
| Georgia State University | Not Considered |
| Gettysburg College | Considered |
| Gonzaga University | Considered |
| Goucher College | Considered |
| Grinnell College | Considered |
| Grove City College | Considered |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Considered |
| Hamilton College | Considered |
| Hampshire College | Considered |
| Hanover College | Considered |
| Harvard University | Not Considered |
| Harvey Mudd College | Not Considered |
| Haverford College | Considered |
| Hendrix College | Not Considered |
| High Point University | Considered |
| Hillsdale College | Considered |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | Considered |
| Hofstra University | Considered |
| Hope College | Not Considered |
| Howard University | Considered |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Illinois State University | Not Considered |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Considered |
| Indiana University Bloomington | Not Considered |
| Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis | Not Considered |
| Iowa State University | Not Considered |
| Ithaca College | Considered |
| James Madison University | Not Considered |
| John Carroll University | Considered |
| Johns Hopkins University | Not Considered |
| Juniata College | Considered |
| Kalamazoo College | Considered |
| Kansas State University | Considered |
| Kent State University at Kent | Considered |
| Kenyon College | Considered |
| Kettering University | Considered |
| Knox College | Considered |
| La Salle University | Considered |
| Lafayette College | Considered |
| Lake Forest College | Considered |
| Lawrence University | Considered |
| Lehigh University | Considered |
| Lewis & Clark College | Considered |
| Linfield College-McMinnville Campus | Considered |
| Louisiana State University | Considered |
| Loyola Marymount University | Not Considered |
| Loyola University Chicago | Considered |
| Loyola University Maryland | Not Considered |
| Lycoming College | Considered |
| Macalester College | Not Considered |
| Manhattan College | Considered |
| Marist College | Considered |
| Marquette University | Considered |
| Marshall University | Not Considered |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Considered |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Not Considered |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Considered |
| McDaniel College | Considered |
| Mercer University | Considered |
| Mercyhurst University | Not Considered |
| Merrimack College | Considered |
| Messiah College | Considered |
| Miami University | Not Considered |
| Michigan State University | Considered |
| Michigan Technological University | Not Considered |
| Middlebury College | Considered |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Considered |
| Millsaps College | Not Considered |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Not Considered |
| Mississippi State University | Not Considered |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Considered |
| Monmouth University | Not Considered |
| Montana State University | Not Considered |
| Montclair State University | Considered |
| Moravian College | Considered |
| Morehouse College | Considered |
| Mount Holyoke College | Considered |
| Muhlenberg College | Considered |
| Murray State University | Not Considered |
| New College of Florida | Considered |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Considered |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Not Considered |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Not Considered |
| New York Institute of Technology | Considered |
| New York University | Considered |
| Niagara University | Considered |
| North Carolina State University | Considered |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | Not Considered |
| Northeastern University | Considered |
| Northern Arizona University | Not Considered |
| Northern Michigan University | Not Considered |
| Northwestern University | Considered |
| Norwich University | Not Considered |
| Oakland University | Not Considered |
| Oberlin College | Considered |
| Occidental College | Considered |
| Ohio State University | Not Considered |
| Ohio University | Not Considered |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Considered |
| Oklahoma State University | Not Considered |
| Old Dominion University | Considered |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | Not Considered |
| Oregon State University | Considered |
| Pennsylvania State University - University Park | Not Considered |
| Pepperdine University | Not Considered |
| Pitzer College | Considered |
| Pomona College | Not Considered |
| Portland State University | Not Considered |
| Presbyterian College | Considered |
| Princeton University | Not Considered |
| Providence College | Considered |
| Purdue University | Considered |
| Quinnipiac University | Considered |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Considered |
| Randolph-Macon College | Considered |
| Reed College | Considered |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Considered |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Not Considered |
| Rhodes College | Considered |
| Rice University | Considered |
| Ripon College | Not Considered |
| Roanoke College | Considered |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Roger Williams University | Considered |
| Rollins College | Considered |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Rowan University | Not Considered |
| Rutgers University-Camden | Considered |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Not Considered |
| Rutgers University-Newark | Considered |
| Sacred Heart University | Considered |
| Saint Anselm College | Considered |
| Saint Johns University | Not Considered |
| Saint Joseph's University | Considered |
| Saint Louis University | Not Considered |
| Saint Mary's College | Considered |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Considered |
| Saint Michael's College | Considered |
| Salem State University | Not Considered |
| Salisbury University | Considered |
| Salve Regina University | Considered |
| Sam Houston State University | Considered |
| Samford University | Considered |
| San Diego State University | Not Considered |
| San Francisco State University | Not Considered |
| San Jose State University | Not Considered |
| Santa Clara University | Considered |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Considered |
| Scripps College | Not Considered |
| Seattle University | Considered |
| Seton Hall University | Considered |
| Siena College | Considered |
| Simmons University | Not Considered |
| Skidmore College | Considered |
| Smith College | Not Considered |
| Soka University of America | Considered |
| Sonoma State University | Not Considered |
| South Dakota State University | Not Considered |
| Southern Connecticut State University | Not Considered |
| Southern Methodist University | Considered |
| Southwestern University | Considered |
| Spelman College | Considered |
| St Bonaventure University | Considered |
| St John's University-New York | Considered |
| St Lawrence University | Considered |
| St Olaf College | Considered |
| St. John's College (MD) | Considered |
| St. John's College (NM) | Considered |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | Considered |
| Stanford University | Not Considered |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | Considered |
| Stetson University | Not Considered |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Stockton University | Not Considered |
| Stonehill College | Considered |
| Stony Brook University | Considered |
| Suffolk University | Considered |
| SUNY at Albany | Considered |
| SUNY at Fredonia | Not Considered |
| SUNY at Purchase College | Not Considered |
| SUNY College at Brockport | Considered |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | Considered |
| SUNY College at Oswego | Considered |
| SUNY College at Plattsburgh | Considered |
| SUNY College at Potsdam | Considered |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Considered |
| SUNY Cortland | Considered |
| SUNY Oneonta | Considered |
| Susquehanna University | Considered |
| Swarthmore College | Not Considered |
| Syracuse University | Considered |
| Temple University | Considered |
| Tennessee Technological University | Not Considered |
| Texas A & M University-College Station | Considered |
| Texas Christian University | Considered |
| Texas State University | Not Considered |
| The College of New Jersey | Considered |
| The College of Wooster | Considered |
| The University of Montana | Not Considered |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Not Considered |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Considered |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Not Considered |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Not Considered |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Considered |
| The University of the South | Considered |
| Towson University | Not Considered |
| Transylvania University | Not Considered |
| Trinity College | Considered |
| Trinity University | Considered |
| Truman State University | Considered |
| Tufts University | Considered |
| Tulane University | Considered |
| Union College | Considered |
| United States Air Force Academy | Considered |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | Considered |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | Considered |
| United States Military Academy | Considered |
| United States Naval Academy | Considered |
| University at Buffalo | Not Considered |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Considered |
| University of Alabama | Not Considered |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Not Considered |
| University of Arizona | Considered |
| University of Arkansas | Not Considered |
| 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, Merced | 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 | Not Considered |
| University of Connecticut | Considered |
| University of Dallas | Considered |
| University of Dayton | Considered |
| University of Delaware | Considered |
| University of Denver | Considered |
| University of Florida | Not Considered |
| University of Georgia | Not Considered |
| University of Houston | Not Considered |
| University of Idaho | Not Considered |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Considered |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Not Considered |
| University of Iowa | Not Considered |
| University of Kansas | Considered |
| University of Kentucky | Not Considered |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Not Considered |
| University of Louisville | Not Considered |
| University of Maine | Not Considered |
| University of Mary Washington | Considered |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Not Considered |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Not Considered |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Considered |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Not Considered |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Considered |
| University of Memphis | Not Considered |
| University of Miami | Considered |
| University of Michigan | Considered |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Not Considered |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Not Considered |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | Considered |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Not Considered |
| University of Mississippi | Not Considered |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Not Considered |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Not Considered |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Not Considered |
| University of Nevada-Reno | Not Considered |
| University of New Hampshire | Not Considered |
| University of New Mexico | Not Considered |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | Considered |
| 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 Wilmington | Considered |
| University of North Dakota | Not Considered |
| University of North Florida | Considered |
| University of North Georgia | Not Considered |
| University of North Texas | Considered |
| University of Northern Colorado | Not Considered |
| University of Northern Iowa | Not Considered |
| University of Notre Dame | Considered |
| University of Oklahoma | Considered |
| University of Oregon | Not Considered |
| University of Pennsylvania | Not 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 | Not 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 Dakota | Not Considered |
| University of South Florida | Not Considered |
| University of Southern California | Not Considered |
| University of St Thomas | Not Considered |
| University of Tampa | Considered |
| University of the Pacific | Considered |
| University of Toledo | Not Considered |
| University of Tulsa | Not Considered |
| University of Utah | Not Considered |
| University of Vermont | Considered |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Not Considered |
| University of Washington | Not Considered |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | Not Considered |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Considered |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | Considered |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Not Considered |
| University of Wyoming | Not Considered |
| Ursinus College | Considered |
| Valparaiso University | Considered |
| Vanderbilt University | Not Considered |
| Vassar College | Not Considered |
| Villanova University | Not Considered |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Not Considered |
| Virginia Military Institute | Considered |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Not Considered |
| Wabash College | Considered |
| Wagner College | Considered |
| Wake Forest University | Considered |
| Warren Wilson College | Considered |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Considered |
| Washington and Lee University | Considered |
| Washington College | Considered |
| Washington State University | Not Considered |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Considered |
| Wayne State University | Not Considered |
| Wellesley College | Considered |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Considered |
| Wesleyan University | Not Considered |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Not Considered |
| West Virginia University | Not Considered |
| Western Carolina University | Considered |
| Western Michigan University | Not Considered |
| Western Washington University | Considered |
| Westmont College | Considered |
| Wheaton College (IL) | Considered |
| Wheaton College (MA) | Considered |
| Whitman College | Considered |
| Whittier College | Considered |
| Whitworth University | Considered |
| Wichita State University | Not Considered |
| Widener University | Considered |
| Willamette University | Not Considered |
| Williams College | Not Considered |
| Winthrop University | Not Considered |
| Wofford College | Considered |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Considered |
| Xavier University | Considered |
| Yale University | Not Considered |
| Yeshiva University | 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
