Rank |
School |
Tuition and Fees |
Total enrollment |
Fall 2012 acceptance rate |
Average freshman retention rate |
6-year graduation rate |
Classes with fewer than 20 students |
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
1 |
University of Pennsylvania |
$45,890 |
21,339 |
12.60% |
98% |
96% |
69.20% |
1350-1540 |
2 |
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor |
in-state: $13,819, out-of-state: $40,496 |
43,426 |
36.60% |
96% |
91% |
45.70% |
28-32 |
3 |
University of Texas–Austin |
in-state: $9,790, out-of-state: $33,824 |
52,186 |
46.80% |
92% |
79% |
33.80% |
1130-1380 |
4 |
Indiana University–Bloomington |
in-state: $10,209, out-of-state: $32,350 |
42,133 |
74.40% |
89% |
75% |
35.00% |
1050-1280 |
5 |
University of California–Berkeley |
in-state: $13,836, out-of-state: $25,056 |
35,899 |
18.00% |
97% |
91% |
63.40% |
1220-1490 |
6 |
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill |
in-state: $8,340, out-of-state: $30,122 |
29,278 |
27.60% |
97% |
89% |
36.50% |
1200-1400 |
7 |
New York University |
$44,848 |
44,516 |
35.00% |
92% |
85% |
62.60% |
1250-1450 |
8 |
University of Virginia |
in-state: $12,458, out-of-state: $39,844 |
23,907 |
29.60% |
97% |
93% |
54.40% |
1260-1460 |
9 |
University of Wisconsin–Madison |
in-state: $10,403, out-of-state: $26,653 |
42,820 |
54.60% |
95% |
83% |
45.70% |
26-30 |
10 |
University of Southern California |
$46,298 |
39,958 |
19.90% |
97% |
90% |
56.80% |
1270-1480 |
11 |
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities |
in-state: $13,555, out-of-state: $19,805 |
51,853 |
49.50% |
90% |
73% |
39.60% |
25-30 |
12 |
University of Florida |
in-state: $6,263, out-of-state: $28,541 |
49,913 |
44.10% |
96% |
85% |
48.70% |
1170-1360 |
13 |
St. Joseph's University |
$39,040 |
8,805 |
78.30% |
88% |
79% |
39.70% |
1020-1220 |
14 |
Emory University |
$44,008 |
14,236 |
26.30% |
95% |
90% |
58.00% |
1270-1460 |
15 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
$43,498 |
11,189 |
9.00% |
97% |
93% |
66.10% |
1410-1570 |
16 |
Ohio State University–Columbus |
in-state: $10,037, out-of-state: $25,757 |
56,387 |
64.00% |
93% |
82% |
29.70% |
26-30 |
16 |
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign |
in-state: $15,258, out-of-state: $29,640 |
44,520 |
63.30% |
94% |
84% |
42.00% |
26-31 |
16 |
University of Maryland–College Park |
in-state: $9,162, out-of-state: $28,348 |
37,197 |
46.80% |
94% |
82% |
36.20% |
1190-1410 |
16 |
Washington University in St. Louis |
$44,841 |
13,952 |
17.90% |
97% |
94% |
66.00% |
1420-1560 |
20 |
Cornell University |
$45,359 |
21,424 |
16.60% |
96% |
93% |
55.20% |
1310-1520 |
20 |
Pennsylvania State University–University Park |
in-state: $16,992, out-of-state: $29,566 |
45,783 |
54.20% |
92% |
86% |
39.40% |
1090-1300 |
22 |
Loyola Marymount University |
$40,040 |
9,492 |
50.20% |
90% |
75% |
50.60% |
1110-1300 |
22 |
University of Notre Dame |
$44,605 |
12,126 |
23.30% |
98% |
95% |
53.10% |
31-34 |
22 |
University of Washington |
in-state: $12,383, out-of-state: $29,938 |
42,568 |
59.20% |
93% |
80% |
37.60% |
1100-1350 |