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 (214 public, 198 private) |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $14,299 (in-state) $62,440 (out-of-state) | $11,696 (in-state) $34,881 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $14,572 (in-state) $54,890 (out-of-state) | $12,540 (in-state) $26,527 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $48,280 | $17,831 |
Test Scores | 1,538 SAT, 35 ACT | 1,233 SAT, 26 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 6.58% | 68.49% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 62.26% | 25.46% |
Population | 437,176 | 7,303,512 |
Undergraduate | 211,663 | 5,160,503 |
Graduate | 225,513 | 2,143,009 |
Graduation Rate | 94.65% | 66.08% |
Transfer-out Rate | 3.00% | 19.39% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 7.60 to 1 | 14.81 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 | $62,484 | $56,737 | 18,283 | 4% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT |
5 to 1 |
2 | Harvard UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsCambridge, MA | $59,076 | $55,433 | 30,631 | 3% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT |
7 to 1 |
3 | Princeton UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsPrinceton, NJ | $59,710 | $62,079 | 8,842 | 6% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT |
5 to 1 |
4 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-yearsCambridge, MA | $60,156 | $44,422 | 11,858 | 4% | 1,560 SAT 35 ACT |
3 to 1 |
5 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate, 4-yearsNew York, NY | $69,045 | $49,638 | 34,782 | 4% | 1,530 SAT 35 ACT |
6 to 1 |
6 | Yale UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsNew Haven, CT | $64,700 | $60,487 | 14,776 | 5% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT |
6 to 1 |
7 | California Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-yearsPasadena, CA | $63,255 | $47,135 | 2,401 | 3% | - | 3 to 1 |
8 | University of ChicagoPrivate, 4-yearsChicago, IL | $66,939 | $43,934 | 18,339 | 5% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT |
5 to 1 |
9 | University of PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4-yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $66,104 | $47,776 | 28,201 | 7% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT |
8 to 1 |
10 | Brown UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsProvidence, RI | $68,230 | $52,652 | 11,189 | 5% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT |
6 to 1 |
11 | Northwestern UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsEvanston, IL | $65,997 | $53,533 | 23,161 | 7% | 1,530 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
12 | Dartmouth CollegePrivate, 4-yearsHanover, NH | $65,739 | $55,998 | 6,744 | 6% | 1,550 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
13 | Duke UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsDurham, NC | $65,805 | $50,142 | 18,023 | 6% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT |
6 to 1 |
14 | Cornell UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsIthaca, NY | $66,014 | $54,352 | 25,898 | 7% | 1,530 SAT 34 ACT |
9 to 1 |
15 | Rice UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsHouston, TX | $58,128 | $48,958 | 8,672 | 9% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT |
6 to 1 |
16 | Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsNashville, TN | $63,946 | $49,056 | 13,710 | 7% | 1,530 SAT 35 ACT |
7 to 1 |
17 | University of California-Los AngelesPublic, 4-yearsLos Angeles, CA | $44,524 ($13,747) |
$21,322 | 46,430 | 9% | - | 18 to 1 |
18 | University of California-BerkeleyPublic, 4-yearsBerkeley, CA | $45,627 ($14,850) |
$22,200 | 45,307 | 11% | - | 19 to 1 |
19 | Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsWashington, DC | $65,081 | $46,179 | 20,984 | 12% | 1,500 SAT 34 ACT |
11 to 1 |
20 | University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate, 4-yearsLos Angeles, CA | $68,237 | $43,570 | 48,945 | 12% | 1,520 SAT 34 ACT |
9 to 1 |
Average | $62,440 ($14,299) |
$48,280 | 437,176 | 6.58% | 1,538 SAT 34.6471 ACT |
7.60 to 1 |