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National Universities Statistics

A national university is a 4 years (or higher) school that offers very diverse area of study for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The size of schools is usually large and many student services and learning opportunities are given to their students.

There are 412 National Universities - 213 public and 199 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $31,603 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $24,830. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,204 and the average acceptance rate is 65% for Top National Universities Ranking.

Next table shows the key academic facts for all National Universities. You may want to check more statistics and compare all National Universities at National Universities Statistics page.

2019-2020 National Universities Statistics
	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	$13,747 (in-state) $54,481 (out-of-state)	$10,848 (in-state) $31,603 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$13,570 (in-state) $48,755 (out-of-state)	$11,775 (in-state) $24,830 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$40,397	$15,020
Test Scores	1,499 SAT, 34 ACT	1,204 SAT, 27 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

Top National Universities Comparison

Next table lists the top 20 National Universities for academic year 2019-2020. Stanford University ranked top in the Top National Universities Ranking and Harvard University and Princeton University follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $54,481 for undergraduate programs $48,755 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top National Universities is 1,499 and the acceptance rate is 8.35%. The average students to faculty ratio is 7.55 to 1 for top National Universities. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top National Universities Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Stanford University Private, 4 yearsStanford, CA	$53,529	$47,106	17,381	4%	1,505 SAT 34 ACT	5 to 1
2	Harvard University Private, 4 yearsCambridge, MA	$51,925	$47,145	31,566	5%	1,515 SAT 34 ACT	7 to 1
3	Princeton University Private, 4 yearsPrinceton, NJ	$52,800	$50,655	8,374	6%	1,515 SAT 34 ACT	5 to 1
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private, 4 yearsCambridge, MA	$53,790	$44,820	11,574	7%	1,540 SAT 35 ACT	3 to 1
5	Columbia University in the City of New York Private, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$60,578	$41,752	31,077	5%	1,505 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
6	Yale University Private, 4 yearsNew Haven, CT	$55,500	$51,191	13,433	6%	1,515 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
7	California Institute of Technology Private, 4 yearsPasadena, CA	$54,600	$39,500	2,233	6%	1,545 SAT 36 ACT	3 to 1
8	University of Chicago Private, 4 yearsChicago, IL	$59,298	$38,615	17,002	6%	1,535 SAT 34 ACT	5 to 1
9	University of Pennsylvania Private, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA	$57,770	$40,420	25,860	8%	1,505 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
10	Brown University Private, 4 yearsProvidence, RI	$58,404	$42,652	10,257	7%	1,505 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
11	Northwestern University Private, 4 yearsEvanston, IL	$56,691	$41,435	22,127	9%	1,495 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
12	Dartmouth College Private, 4 yearsHanover, NH	$57,204	$44,751	6,572	8%	1,500 SAT 34 ACT	7 to 1
13	Duke University Private, 4 yearsDurham, NC	$57,931	$45,457	16,606	8%	1,525 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
14	Cornell University Private, 4 yearsIthaca, NY	$57,222	$39,868	23,600	11%	1,480 SAT 34 ACT	9 to 1
15	Rice University Private, 4 yearsHouston, TX	$49,112	$35,406	7,124	9%	1,520 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
16	Vanderbilt University Private, 4 yearsNashville, TN	$52,070	$41,444	12,824	9%	1,510 SAT 34 ACT	7 to 1
17	University of California-Los Angeles Public, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA	$42,994 ($13,240)	$18,913	44,537	12%	1,415 SAT 32 ACT	18 to 1
18	University of California-Berkeley Public, 4 yearsBerkeley, CA	$44,007 ($14,253)	$18,993	42,501	16%	1,430 SAT 33 ACT	20 to 1
19	Georgetown University Private, 4 yearsWashington, DC	$56,058	$40,160	19,204	14%	1,465 SAT 33 ACT	11 to 1
20	University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA	$58,133	$37,647	47,310	11%	1,445 SAT 33 ACT	9 to 1
	Average	$54,481 ($13,747)	$40,397	411,162	8.35%	1,499 SAT 33.9000 ACT	7.55 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.