Top National Universities Ranking
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Top 20 National Universities | All National Universities | |
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Number of Schools | 20 schools (2 public, 18 private) |
412 schools (213 public, 199 private) |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $13,781 (in-state) $55,796 (out-of-state) | $10,974 (in-state) $32,286 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $13,637 (in-state) $49,684 (out-of-state) | $11,829 (in-state) $25,027 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $40,397 | $15,020 |
Test Scores | 1,499 SAT, 34 ACT | 1,204 SAT, 26 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 8.35% | 64.53% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 59.85% | 28.73% |
Population | 411,162 | 7,220,829 |
Undergraduate | 203,294 | 5,199,887 |
Graduate | 207,868 | 2,020,942 |
Graduation Rate | 94.70% | 64.43% |
Transfer-out Rate | 2.50% | 20.96% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 7.55 to 1 | 15.06 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 | $56,169 | $47,106 | 17,381 | 4% | 1,505 SAT 34 ACT |
5 to 1 |
2 | Harvard UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsCambridge, MA | $54,002 | $47,145 | 31,566 | 5% | 1,515 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
3 | Princeton UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPrinceton, NJ | $48,502 | $50,655 | 8,374 | 6% | 1,515 SAT 34 ACT |
5 to 1 |
4 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsCambridge, MA | $53,450 | $44,820 | 11,574 | 7% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT |
3 to 1 |
5 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY | $61,671 | $41,752 | 31,077 | 5% | 1,505 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
6 | Yale UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNew Haven, CT | $57,700 | $51,191 | 13,433 | 6% | 1,515 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
7 | California Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsPasadena, CA | $56,862 | $39,500 | 2,233 | 6% | 1,545 SAT 36 ACT |
3 to 1 |
8 | University of ChicagoPrivate, 4 yearsChicago, IL | $60,552 | $38,615 | 17,002 | 6% | 1,535 SAT 34 ACT |
5 to 1 |
9 | University of PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $60,042 | $40,420 | 25,860 | 8% | 1,505 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
10 | Brown UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsProvidence, RI | $60,696 | $42,652 | 10,257 | 7% | 1,505 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
11 | Northwestern UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsEvanston, IL | $58,701 | $41,435 | 22,127 | 9% | 1,495 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
12 | Dartmouth CollegePrivate, 4 yearsHanover, NH | $60,117 | $44,751 | 6,572 | 8% | 1,500 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
13 | Duke UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsDurham, NC | $57,633 | $45,457 | 16,606 | 8% | 1,525 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
14 | Cornell UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsIthaca, NY | $59,282 | $39,868 | 23,600 | 11% | 1,480 SAT 34 ACT |
9 to 1 |
15 | Rice UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsHouston, TX | $51,107 | $35,406 | 7,124 | 9% | 1,520 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
16 | Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNashville, TN | $54,158 | $41,444 | 12,824 | 9% | 1,510 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
17 | University of California-Los AngelesPublic, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA | $43,003 ($13,249) |
$18,913 | 44,537 | 12% | 1,415 SAT 32 ACT |
18 to 1 |
18 | University of California-BerkeleyPublic, 4 yearsBerkeley, CA | $44,066 ($14,312) |
$18,993 | 42,501 | 16% | 1,430 SAT 33 ACT |
20 to 1 |
19 | Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWashington, DC | $57,928 | $40,160 | 19,204 | 14% | 1,465 SAT 33 ACT |
11 to 1 |
20 | University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA | $60,275 | $37,647 | 47,310 | 11% | 1,445 SAT 33 ACT |
9 to 1 |
Average | $55,796 ($13,781) |
$40,397 | 411,162 | 8.35% | 1,499 SAT 33.9000 ACT |
7.55 to 1 |