Top National Universities Ranking
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Top 20 National Universities | All National Universities | |
---|---|---|
Number of Schools | 20 schools (2 public, 18 private) |
412 schools (213 public, 199 private) |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $13,898 (in-state) $59,761 (out-of-state) | $11,366 (in-state) $33,828 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $13,899 (in-state) $53,028 (out-of-state) | $12,202 (in-state) $25,855 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $43,866 | $16,762 |
Test Scores | 1,516 SAT, 34 ACT | 1,222 SAT, 26 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 7.09% | 69.79% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 63.22% | 25.98% |
Population | 434,601 | 7,369,736 |
Undergraduate | 209,286 | 5,196,504 |
Graduate | 225,315 | 2,173,232 |
Graduation Rate | 94.90% | 66.08% |
Transfer-out Rate | 2.00% | 17.81% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 7.60 to 1 | 14.92 to 1 |
Rank* | Name | Tuition & Fees | Average Financial Aid | Population | Acceptance Rate | Test Scores | Students to Faculty Ratio |
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1 | Stanford UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsStanford, CA | $58,416 | $50,762 | 17,680 | 4% | 1,520 SAT 35 ACT |
5 to 1 |
2 | Harvard UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsCambridge, MA | $57,261 | $49,954 | 31,345 | 4% | 1,530 SAT 35 ACT |
7 to 1 |
3 | Princeton UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsPrinceton, NJ | $57,410 | $50,583 | 8,478 | 4% | 1,515 SAT 34 ACT |
5 to 1 |
4 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-yearsCambridge, MA | $57,986 | $34,013 | 11,934 | 4% | - | 3 to 1 |
5 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate, 4-yearsNew York, NY | $66,139 | $46,156 | 33,776 | 4% | 1,520 SAT 35 ACT |
6 to 1 |
6 | Yale UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsNew Haven, CT | $62,250 | $57,865 | 14,567 | 5% | 1,530 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
7 | California Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-yearsPasadena, CA | $60,864 | $43,064 | 2,397 | 4% | - | 3 to 1 |
8 | University of ChicagoPrivate, 4-yearsChicago, IL | $64,260 | $44,556 | 18,832 | 6% | 1,545 SAT 34 ACT |
5 to 1 |
9 | University of PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4-yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $63,452 | $43,362 | 28,038 | 6% | 1,525 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
10 | Brown UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsProvidence, RI | $65,146 | $51,907 | 10,696 | 6% | 1,515 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
11 | Northwestern UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsEvanston, IL | $63,468 | $47,897 | 23,409 | 7% | 1,520 SAT 35 ACT |
6 to 1 |
12 | Dartmouth CollegePrivate, 4-yearsHanover, NH | $62,658 | $46,576 | 6,761 | 6% | 1,500 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
13 | Duke UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsDurham, NC | $62,688 | $46,726 | 17,620 | 6% | 1,513 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
14 | Cornell UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsIthaca, NY | $63,200 | $52,178 | 25,582 | 9% | 1,505 SAT 34 ACT |
9 to 1 |
15 | Rice UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsHouston, TX | $54,960 | $46,239 | 8,285 | 9% | 1,530 SAT 35 ACT |
6 to 1 |
16 | Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsNashville, TN | $60,348 | $45,342 | 13,796 | 7% | 1,525 SAT 35 ACT |
8 to 1 |
17 | University of California-Los AngelesPublic, 4-yearsLos Angeles, CA | $43,473 ($13,401) |
$19,994 | 46,116 | 11% | - | 18 to 1 |
18 | University of California-BerkeleyPublic, 4-yearsBerkeley, CA | $44,467 ($14,395) |
$21,056 | 45,036 | 14% | - | 20 to 1 |
19 | Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsWashington, DC | $62,052 | $37,594 | 20,935 | 12% | 1,480 SAT 34 ACT |
11 to 1 |
20 | University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate, 4-yearsLos Angeles, CA | $64,726 | $41,493 | 49,318 | 13% | 1,475 SAT 34 ACT |
9 to 1 |
Average | $59,761 ($13,898) |
$43,866 | 434,601 | 7.09% | 1,516 SAT 34.3750 ACT |
7.60 to 1 |