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enrollment acceptance #1 Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
$38,416 19,411 7% 97% #2 University
Princeton, NJ Princeton
N/A 7,592 10% 98% #3 Yale University
New Haven, CT
$38,300 11,593 8% 99% #4 Columbia University
New York, NY
$43,304 24,230 10% 98% #5 Stanford University
Stanford, CA
$39,201 18,498 8% 98% #5 University of $40,514 Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
19,311 18% 98% #7 California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
$36,282 2,130 15% 98% National University Ranking 2011
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enrollment acceptance #7 Maachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
$39,212 10,384 11% 98% #9 Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
$40,437 5,987 13% 98% #9 Duke University
Durham, NC
$40,472 14,350 19% 97% #9 University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$41,091 12,332 27% 98% #12 n University
Evanston, IL Northwester
$40,247 18,834 27% 97% Johns #13 Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
$40,680 20,483 27% 97% Washington #13 University in St.Louis
St.Louis, MO
$40,374 13,575 22% 97% National University Ranking 2011
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enrollment acceptance #15 Brown University
Providence, RI
$40,820 8,574 11% 97% #15 University
Ithaca, NY Cornell
$39,666 20,633 19% 96% Rice #17 University
Houston, TX
$33,771 5,663 22% 97% Vanderbilt #17 University
Nashville, TN
$39,932 12,506 20% 96% #19 University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
$39,919 11,816 29% 98% Emory #20 University
Atlanta, GA
$39,158 12,930 30% 95% Georgetown #21 University
Washington, DC
$40,203 16,437 20% 96% #22 University of California--B
in-state: $10,868,
35,843 22% 96% National University Ranking 2011
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enrollment acceptance erkeley
Berkeley, CA
out-of-state: $33,747 #23 Mellon Carnegie University
Pittsburgh, PA
$41,940 11,443 36% 95% University of #23 Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
$41,022 34,824 24% 96% University of #25 California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
in-state: $10,781, out-of-state: $33,660
39,984 22% 97% University of #25 Virginia
in-state: $10,628, out-of-state:
24,355 32% 97% Charlottesville, VA $33,574 Wake Forest #25 University
Winston-Salem, NC
$39,970 7,079 38% 94% #28 University
Medford, MA Tufts
$41,598 10,252 27% 96% National University Ranking 2011
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enrollment acceptance #29 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
in-state: $12,400, out-of-state: $36,163
41,674 50% 96% University of #30 North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
in-state: $6,665, out-of-state: $25,280
28,916 32% 96% #31 College
Chestnut Hill, MA Boston
$40,542 14,131 30% 95% College of #31 William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA
in-state: $12,188, out-of-state: $33,212
7,874 34% 95% New York #33 University
New York, NY
N/A 43,404 38% 92% #34 Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
$40,274 5,598 40% 94% Georgia #35 Institute of Technology
in-state: $8,716, out-of-state:
20,291 59% 92% National University Ranking 2011
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$26,926 Atlanta, GA
enrollment acceptance #35 University of California--San Diego
La Jolla, CA
in-state: $11,306, out-of-state: $34,185
27,634 38% 94% Lehigh #37 University
Bethlehem, PA
$39,780 6,996 33% 94% University of #37 Rochester
Rochester, NY
$40,282 9,976 39% 95% #39 California--Davis
Davis, CA University of
in-state: $11,984, out-of-state: $34,863
31,247 46% 90% University of #39 California--Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
in-state: $11,630, out-of-state: $34,509
22,850 48% 91% Case Western #41 Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
$37,648 9,738 70% 91% National University Ranking 2011
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enrollment acceptance #41 Renelaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
$40,680 7,656 43% 93% University of #41 California--Irvine
Irvine, CA
in-state: $11,913, out-of-state: $34,792
27,142 44% 94% University of #41 Washington
Seattle, WA
in-state: $8,701, out-of-state: $25,329 N/A
42,094 58% 93% #45 Texas--Austin
Austin, TX University of
50,995 45% 92% University of #45 Wisconsin--Madison
Madison, WI
N/A 42,099 57% 94% #47 Pennsylvania State University--University Park
University Park, PA
in-state: $15,250, out-of-state: $27,114
45,185 52% 93% National University Ranking 2011
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enrollment acceptance #47 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
in-state: $13,640, out-of-state: $27,782
43,881 65% 93% University of #47 Miami
Coral Gables, FL
$37,836 15,629 44% 90% Yeshiva #50 University
New York, NY
$33,050 6,228 63% 91%
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enrollment acceptance freshman George Washington #51 University
Washington, DC
$41,242 25,061 37% 91% #51 Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
$41,884 11,911 26% 89% #53 Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
$39,080 7,733 41% 89% #53 University of Florida
N/A 50,691 42% 95% U.S.News rank School Tuition Total Fall 2009 rate
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enrollment acceptance freshman Gainesville, FL #55 Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
$36,302 19,638 60% 91% #56 Boston University
Boston, MA
$39,864 N/A 54% 91% #56 Fordham University
New York, NY
$38,277 14,544 50% 90% Ohio State #56 University--Columbus
Columbus, OH
in-state: $9,420, out-of-state: $23,604 in-state: $9,070, out-of-state: $26,622 $37,230
55,014 76% 92% Purdue University--West #56 Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN
39,697 73% 86% Southern Methodist #56 University
Dallas, TX
10,891 53% 88% #56 University of Georgia
Athens, GA
in-state: $7,530, out-of-state: $25,740
34,885 54% 94% University of #56 Maryland--College Park
College Park, MD
in-state: $8,416, out-of-state: $24,831
37,146 42% 93% U.S.News rank School Tuition Total Fall 2009 rate
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enrollment acceptance freshman Texas A&M #63 University--College Station
College Station, TX
in-state: $8,387, out-of-state: $22,817
48,703 67% 92% #64 Clemson University
Clemson, SC
in-state: $11,958, out-of-state: $27,470
19,111 63% 90% Rutgers, the State #64 University of New Jersey--New Brunswick
Piscataway, NJ
in-state: $12,582, out-of-state: $24,044
37,364 61% 90% #64 Minnesota--Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN University of
N/A 51,659 50% 88% #64 University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
N/A 28,328 59% 91% Worcester Polytechnic #64 Institute
Worcester, MA
$38,700 4,978 63% 93% #69 Northeastern University
Boston, MA
$36,792 19,221 41% 91% University of #69 Connecticut
Storrs, CT
in-state: $10,416, out-of-state: $26,880
25,029 50% 93% U.S.News rank School Tuition Total Fall 2009 rate
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enrollment acceptance freshman #69 Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
in-state: $9,954, out-of-state: $26,404
30,870 67% 91% Colorado School of #72 Mines
Golden, CO
in-state: $13,425, out-of-state: $27,855 in-state: $10,626, out-of-state: $33,505 in-state: $7,417, out-of-state: $23,713
4,849 63% 86% University of #72 California--Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
16,775 64% 89% #72 University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
28,987 83% 83% #75 Brigham Young University--Provo
Provo, UT
$4,420 34,130 69% 84%
in-state: Indiana #75 University--Bloomington
$9,028,
out-of-state: Bloomington, IN
$27,689 $30,462
42,347 73% 89% #75 Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
11,689 66% 90% #75 University of Delaware
Newark, DE
in-state: $9,486, out-of-state: $23,186
20,374 57% 90% #79 American University
$36,697 12,241 53% 88% U.S.News rank School Tuition Total Fall 2009 rate
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enrollment acceptance freshman Washington, DC #79 Baylor University
Waco, TX
$29,754 14,614 50% 85% Miami #79 University--Oxford
Oxford, OH
in-state: $12,318, out-of-state: $27,108 N/A
16,884 79% 90% #79 University Michigan State
47,278 73% 91% East Lansing, MI SUNY College of #79 Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY
in-state: $5,946, out-of-state: $13,846
2,199 43% 86% #79 University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
in-state: $7,900, out-of-state: $20,500
28,699 57% 85% #85 Auburn University
Auburn University, AL
in-state: $7,900, out-of-state: $21,916
24,602 80% 86% Binghamton #86 University--SUNY
Binghamton, NY
in-state: $6,815, out-of-state: $14,715 $36,420
14,711 33% 90% #86 Clark University
3,416 64% 89% U.S.News rank School Tuition Total Fall 2009 rate
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enrollment acceptance freshman Worcester, MA #86 Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
$33,005 16,916 55% 84% Stevens Institute of #86 Technology
Hoboken, NJ
$39,976 5,862 51% 90% #86 St.Louis University
St.Louis, MO
$32,656 13,313 71% 84% University of #86 Colorado--Boulder
Boulder, CO
in-state: $8,511, out-of-state: $28,193 $36,501
32,751 84% 84% #86 University of Denver
Denver, CO
11,644 70% 87% #93 University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
$28,310 4,187 50% 86% #94 Iowa State University
Ames, IA
in-state: $6,997, out-of-state: $18,563
27,945 85% 84% University of #94 California--Riverside
Riverside, CA
in-state: $11,022, out-of-state: $33,901
19,439 78% 86% U.S.News rank School Tuition Total Fall 2009 rate
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enrollment acceptance freshman #94 University of Miouri
Columbia, MO
in-state: $8,501, out-of-state: $19,592
31,314 83% 85% #94 University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
$37,378 7,868 49% 86% #94 University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
in-state: $14,132, out-of-state: $32,840
13,391 71% 85% #99 Stony Brook--SUNY
Stony Brook, NY
in-state: $6,578, out-of-state: $14,478
24,692 40% 89% Texas Christian #99 University
Fort Worth, TX
$30,048 8,853 59% 85%
