Press Release
NAVAL ACADEMY MOST POPULAR COLLEGE
| #005-11 | January 25, 2011 |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. The U.S. Naval Academy has been ranked the most popular institution of higher education in the country by U.S. News & World Report, based on the percentage of accepted applicants who enroll at that institution (yield rate). The data is from the fall 2009 entering class.
The Naval Academy’s yield rate of 85.5% ranks it higher than Brigham Young University, the top-rated national university, which had a yield rate of 76.9%.
In the September 2010 issue of U.S. News and World Report, the Naval Academy was ranked 16th overall for “Best Liberal Arts Colleges” and ranked fifth for “Best Undergraduate Engineering” programs. The academy was also ranked fifth for “Best Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering” program and fifth for “Best Electrical/Electronic/Communications” program.
Additionally, the academy was ranked first by high school guidance counselors in the report.
For more information on U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings, visit www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2011/01/21/byu-once-again-nations-most-popular-university.
