Rank 

School 

Location

Tuition and Fees 

Total enrollment 

Fall 2014 acceptance rate 

Average freshman retention rate 

6-year graduation rate

1

Princeton University  

Princeton, NJ

43450

8088

0.074

0.98

0.97

2

Harvard University  

Cambridge, MA

45278

19929

0.06

0.97

0.98

3

Yale University  

New Haven, CT

47600

12336

0.063

0.99

0.96

4

Columbia University  

New York, NY

51008

24221

0.07

0.99

0.96

4

Stanford University  

Stanford, CA

46320

16795

0.051

0.98

0.95

4

University of Chicago  

Chicago, IL

50193

12558

0.088

0.99

0.93

7

Massachusetts Institute of Technology  

Cambridge, MA

46704

11319

0.079

0.98

0.91

8

Duke University  

Durham, NC

49341

15856

0.114

0.97

0.95

9

University of Pennsylvania  

Philadelphia, PA

49536

21296

0.104

0.98

0.96

10

California Institute of Technology  

Pasadena, CA

45390

2209

0.088

0.97

0.92

10

Johns Hopkins University  

Baltimore, MD

48710

21484

0.15

0.97

0.94

12

Dartmouth College  

Hanover, NH

49506

6298

0.115

0.98

0.95

12

Northwestern University  

Evanston, IL

49047

20336

0.131

0.97

0.94

14

Brown University  

Providence, RI

49346

9181

0.087

0.98

0.96

15

Cornell University  

Ithaca, NY

49116

21850

0.142

0.97

0.93

15

Vanderbilt University  

Nashville, TN

43838

12686

0.131

0.97

0.93

15

Washington University in St. Louis  

St. Louis, MO

48093

14348

0.171

0.97

0.95

18

Rice University  

Houston, TX

42253

6621

0.151

0.97

0.93

18

University of Notre Dame  

Notre Dame, IN

47929

12179

0.211

0.98

0.96

20

University of California—Berkeley  

Berkeley, CA

in-state: $13,432, out-of-state: $38,140 

37581

0.16

0.97

0.91

21

Emory University  

Atlanta, GA

46314

14769

0.268

0.95

0.91

21

Georgetown University  

Washington, DC

48611

17858

0.174

0.96

0.95

23

Carnegie Mellon University  

Pittsburgh, PA

50410

13285

0.246

0.95

0.88

23

University of California—Los Angeles  

Los Angeles, CA

in-state: $12,753, out-of-state: $35,631 

43239

0.186

0.97

0.91

23

University of Southern California  

Los Angeles, CA

50210

42469

0.18

0.97

0.91

26

University of Virginia  

Charlottesville, VA

in-state: $14,526, out-of-state: $43,822 

23732

0.29

0.97

0.94

27

Tufts University  

Medford, MA

50604

10907

0.173

0.96

0.92

27

Wake Forest University  

Winston-Salem, NC

47682

7788

0.344

0.94

0.88

29

University of Michigan—Ann Arbor  

Ann Arbor, MI

in-state: $14,336, out-of-state: $43,377 

43625

0.322

0.97

0.91

30

Boston College  

Chestnut Hill, MA

49324

13575

0.339

0.95

0.91

30

University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill  

Chapel Hill, NC

in-state: $8,562, out-of-state: $33,644 

29135

0.285

0.97

0.9

32

New York University  

New York, NY

46170

49274

0.355

0.92

0.82

33

University of Rochester  

Rochester, NY

48290

11060

0.364

0.96

0.84

34

Brandeis University  

Waltham, MA

49598

5945

0.352

0.94

0.91

34

College of William and Mary  

Williamsburg, VA

in-state: $16,919, out-of-state: $40,516 

8437

0.33

0.96

0.9

36

Georgia Institute of Technology  

Atlanta, GA

in-state: $12,204, out-of-state: $32,396 

23109

0.334

0.96

0.82

37

Case Western Reserve University  

Cleveland, OH

44560

10771

0.383

0.93

0.81

37

University of California—Santa Barbara  

Santa Barbara, CA

in-state: $13,865, out-of-state: $38,573 

23051

0.363

0.92

0.87

39

University of California—Irvine  

Irvine, CA

in-state: $14,577, out-of-state: $37,455 

30051

0.374

0.93

0.87

39

University of California—San Diego  

La Jolla, CA

in-state: $14,042, out-of-state: $38,066 

29909

0.335

0.95

0.86

41

Boston University  

Boston, MA

48436

32112

0.345

0.93

0.85

41

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  

Troy, NY

49341

7028

0.375

0.93

0.82

41

Tulane University  

New Orleans, LA

49638

13531

0.28

0.9

0.83

41

University of California—Davis  

Davis, CA

in-state: $13,951, out-of-state: $38,659 

34508

0.406

0.93

0.87

41

University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign  

Champaign, IL

in-state: $15,626, out-of-state: $30,786 

45140

0.59

0.94

0.84

41

University of Wisconsin—Madison  

Madison, WI

in-state: $10,410, out-of-state: $26,660 

43193

0.498

0.95

0.85

47

Lehigh University  

Bethlehem, PA

46230

7119

0.343

0.95

0.87

47

Northeastern University  

Boston, MA

45530

19798

0.322

0.96

0.82

47

Pennsylvania State University—University Park  

University Park, PA

in-state: $17,514, out-of-state: $31,346 

47040

0.503

0.92

0.86

47

University of Florida  

Gainesville, FL

in-state: $6,313, out-of-state: $28,591 

50350

0.471

0.96

0.88

51

University of Miami  

Coral Gables, FL

45724

16774

0.382

0.92

0.81

52

Ohio State University—Columbus  

Columbus, OH

in-state: $10,037, out-of-state: $26,537 

58322

0.53

0.93

0.83

52

Pepperdine University  

Malibu, CA

48342

7417

0.355

0.92

0.84

52

University of Texas—Austin  

Austin, TX

in-state: $9,830, out-of-state: $34,836 

51313

0.397

0.94

0.81

52

University of Washington  

Seattle, WA

in-state: $12,394, out-of-state: $33,513 

44784

0.552

0.93

0.84

52

Yeshiva University  

New York, NY

39530

6438

0.818

0.91

0.89

57

George Washington University  

Washington, DC

50435

25613

0.438

0.93

0.79

57

University of Connecticut  

Storrs, CT

in-state: $13,364, out-of-state: $34,908 

26541

0.5

0.93

0.81

57

University of Maryland—College Park  

College Park, MD

in-state: $9,996, out-of-state: $31,144 

37610

0.478

0.95

0.85

57

Worcester Polytechnic Institute  

Worcester, MA

45590

6381

0.438

0.96

0.85

61

Clemson University  

Clemson, SC

in-state: $14,240, out-of-state: $32,796 

21857

0.528

0.91

0.82

61

Purdue University—West Lafayette  

West Lafayette, IN

in-state: $10,002, out-of-state: $28,804 

38770

0.592

0.92

0.74

61

Southern Methodist University  

Dallas, TX

48190

11272

0.524

0.9

0.77

61

Syracuse University  

Syracuse, NY

43318

21492

0.532

0.92

0.8

61

University of Georgia  

Athens, GA

in-state: $11,622, out-of-state: $29,832 

35197

0.558

0.94

0.85

66

Brigham Young University—Provo  

Provo, UT

5150

30484

0.47

0.88

0.79

66

Fordham University  

New York, NY

45623

15231

0.481

0.89

0.8

66

University of Pittsburgh  

Pittsburgh, PA

in-state: $18,192, out-of-state: $28,958 

28617

0.531

0.92

0.82

69

University of Minnesota—Twin Cis  

Minneapolis, MN

in-state: $13,560, out-of-state: $20,810 

51147

0.454

0.91

0.78

70

Texas A&M University—College Station  

College Station, TX

in-state: $9,180, out-of-state: $26,356 

61263

0.71

0.91

0.79

70

Virginia Tech  

Blacksburg, VA

in-state: $12,017, out-of-state: $27,444 

31224

0.726

0.92

0.83

72

American University  

Washington, DC

43103

13061

0.458

0.89

0.82

72

Baylor University  

Waco, TX

40198

16263

0.554

0.87

0.72

72

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey—New Brunswick  

Piscataway, NJ

in-state: $14,131, out-of-state: $29,521 

48378

0.605

0.92

0.8

75

Clark University  

Worcester, MA

41940

3423

0.54

0.89

0.78

75

Colorado School of Mines  

Golden, CO

in-state: $17,383, out-of-state: $34,828 

5795

0.365

0.91

0.76

75

Indiana University—Bloomington  

Bloomington, IN

in-state: $10,388, out-of-state: $33,741 

46416

0.761

0.89

0.78

75

Michigan State University  

East Lansing, MI

in-state: $13,560, out-of-state: $36,360 

50085

0.661

0.91

0.79

75

Stevens Institute of Technology  

Hoboken, NJ

47190

6125

0.438

0.95

0.82

75

University of Delaware  

Newark, DE

in-state: $12,342, out-of-state: $30,692 

21870

0.659

0.92

0.81

75

University of Massachusetts—Amherst  

Amherst, MA

in-state: $14,356, out-of-state: $30,689 

28635

0.613

0.89

0.76

82

Miami University—Oxford  

Oxford, OH

in-state: $14,287, out-of-state: $30,987 

18620

0.658

0.9

0.79

82

Texas Christian University  

Fort Worth, TX

40720

10033

0.489

0.89

0.76

82

University of California—Santa Cruz  

Santa Cruz, CA

in-state: $13,481, out-of-state: $38,189 

17866

0.57

0.9

0.8

82

University of Iowa  

Iowa City, IA

in-state: $8,104, out-of-state: $27,890 

31387

0.81

0.86

0.7

86

Marquette University  

Milwaukee, WI

37170

11745

0.667

0.9

0.79

86

University of Denver  

Denver, CO

44178

11809

0.765

0.87

0.76

86

University of Tulsa  

Tulsa, OK

36962

4682

0.403

0.88

0.7

89

Binghamton University—SUNY  

Binghamton, NY

in-state: $9,044, out-of-state: $22,164 

16695

0.441

0.91

0.81

89

North Carolina State University—Raleigh  

Raleigh, NC

in-state: $8,581, out-of-state: $24,932 

33989

0.514

0.92

0.76

89

Stony Brook University—SUNY  

Stony Brook, NY

in-state: $8,855, out-of-state: $23,935 

24607

0.413

0.9

0.69

89

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry  

Syracuse, NY

in-state: $7,770, out-of-state: $17,620 

2457

0.511

0.85

0.68

89

University of Colorado—Boulder  

Boulder, CO

in-state: $11,091, out-of-state: $34,125 

32080

0.842

0.84

0.7

89

University of San Diego  

San Diego, CA

44586

8349

0.463

0.89

0.77

89

University of Vermont  

Burlington, VT

in-state: $16,226, out-of-state: $37,874 

12856

0.734

0.86

0.76

96

Florida State University  

Tallahassee, FL

in-state: $6,507, out-of-state: $21,673 

41226

0.554

0.92

0.79

96

Saint Louis University  

St. Louis, MO

39226

13287

0.603

0.88

0.72

96

University of Alabama  

Tuscaloosa, AL

in-state: $10,170, out-of-state: $25,950 

36047

0.511

0.87

0.66

99

Drexel University  

Philadelphia, PA

48791

23890

0.76

0.85

0.67

99

Loyola University Chicago  

Chicago, IL

39179

15902

0.633

0.86

0.73

99

University at Buffalo—SUNY  

Buffalo, NY

in-state: $8,870, out-of-state: $22,290 

29944

0.578

0.88

0.72

102

Auburn University  

Auburn, AL

in-state: $10,424, out-of-state: $28,040 

25912

0.835

0.9

0.71

103

University of Missouri  

Columbia, MO

in-state: $9,509, out-of-state: $25,166 

35441

0.777

0.85

0.69

103

University of Nebraska—Lincoln  

Lincoln, NE

in-state: $8,382, out-of-state: $22,790 

25006

0.699

0.84

0.67

103

University of New Hampshire  

Durham, NH

in-state: $16,552, out-of-state: $29,532 

15169

0.8

0.86

0.77

103

University of Oregon  

Eugene, OR

in-state: $9,918, out-of-state: $30,888 

24096

0.749

0.86

0.69

103

University of Tennessee  

Knoxville, TN

in-state: $11,948, out-of-state: $30,138 

30386

0.748

0.86

0.69

108

Illinois Institute of Technology  

Chicago, IL

43680

7898

0.506

0.93

0.65

108

Iowa State University  

Ames, IA

in-state: $7,736, out-of-state: $20,856 

34435

0.869

0.87

0.69

108

University of Dayton  

Dayton, OH

39090

11343

0.59

0.89

0.76

108

University of Oklahoma  

Norman, OK

in-state: $7,695, out-of-state: $20,469 

30628

0.813

0.85

0.67

108

University of San Francisco  

San Francisco, CA

42634

10701

0.601

0.87

0.7

108

University of South Carolina  

Columbia, SC

in-state: $11,158, out-of-state: $29,440 

32971

0.652

0.88

0.73

108

University of the Pacific  

Stockton, CA

42934

6304

0.549

0.85

0.67

115

Clarkson University  

Potsdam, NY

44630

3873

0.621

0.88

0.73

115

Duquesne University  

Pittsburgh, PA

33778

9648

0.731

0.89

0.76

115

Temple University  

Philadelphia, PA

in-state: $15,096, out-of-state: $25,122 

37485

0.617

0.88

0.69

115

University of Kansas  

Lawrence, KS

in-state: $10,448, out-of-state: $25,731 

27180

0.914

0.8

0.6

115

University of St. Thomas  

St. Paul, MN

36475

10229

0.866

0.87

0.72

115

University of Utah  

Salt Lake City, UT

in-state: $8,239, out-of-state: $26,177 

31515

0.814

0.88

0.62

121

University of Arizona  

Tucson, AZ

in-state: $10,872, out-of-state: $30,025 

42236

0.746

0.8

0.6

121

University of California—Riverside  

Riverside, CA

in-state: $14,050, out-of-state: $40,973 

21587

0.583

0.89

0.69

123

The Catholic University of America  

Washington, DC

40932

6699

0.747

0.82

0.67

123

DePaul University  

Chicago, IL

36361

23799

0.699

0.86

0.71

123

Michigan Technological University  

Houghton, MI

in-state: $14,040, out-of-state: $29,520 

7104

0.755

0.83

0.64

123

Seton Hall University  

South Orange, NJ

36926

9627

0.755

0.84

0.66

127

Colorado State University  

Fort Collins, CO

in-state: $10,590, out-of-state: $27,258 

31449

0.805

0.85

0.65

127

New School  

New York, NY

42977

10185

0.659

0.83

0.66

129

Arizona State University—Tempe  

Tempe, AZ

in-state: $10,127, out-of-state: $24,503 

50358

0.843

0.84

0.63

129

Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge  

Baton Rouge, LA

in-state: $8,750, out-of-state: $26,467 

31044

0.766

0.84

0.67

129

University at Albany—SUNY  

Albany, NY

in-state: $8,996, out-of-state: $22,116 

17273

0.558

0.83

0.66

129

University of Arkansas  

Fayetteville, AR

in-state: $8,522, out-of-state: $23,320 

26237

0.62

0.82

0.62

129

University of Illinois—Chicago  

Chicago, IL

in-state: $13,670, out-of-state: $26,526 

27563

0.727

0.79

0.6

129

University of Kentucky  

Lexington, KY

in-state: $10,936, out-of-state: $24,268 

29203

0.722

0.82

0.6

135

George Mason University  

Fairfax, VA

in-state: $10,952, out-of-state: $31,598 

33723

0.667

0.87

0.67

135

Hofstra University  

Hempstead, NY

40460

10953

0.616

0.79

0.6

135

Howard University  

Washington, DC

23970

10265

0.484

0.82

0.6

135

Ohio University  

Athens, OH

in-state: $11,548, out-of-state: $20,512 

29217

0.743

0.8

0.67

135

Oregon State University  

Corvallis, OR

in-state: $10,107, out-of-state: $28,767 

28886

0.778

0.83

0.63

140

New Jersey Institute of Technology  

Newark, NJ

in-state: $15,648, out-of-state: $29,288 

10646

0.635

0.84

0.59

140

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey—Newark  

Newark, NJ

in-state: $13,597, out-of-state: $28,987 

11314

0.628

0.85

0.66

140

University of Cincinnati  

Cincinnati, OH

in-state: $11,000, out-of-state: $26,334 

35421

0.76

0.86

0.65

140

University of Mississippi  

University, MS

in-state: $7,444, out-of-state: $20,674 

22503

0.812

0.83

0.61

140

University of Texas—Dallas  

Richardson, TX

in-state: $11,806, out-of-state: $31,328 

23095

0.619

0.86

0.71

140

Washington State University  

Pullman, WA

in-state: $12,485, out-of-state: $25,567 

28686

0.803

0.82

0.67

146

Kansas State University  

Manhattan, KS

in-state: $9,034, out-of-state: $22,624 

24766

0.949

0.82

0.59

146

Missouri University of Science & Technology  

Rolla, MO

in-state: $9,628, out-of-state: $26,152 

8642

0.859

0.84

0.63

146

St. John Fisher College  

Rochester, NY

30690

3856

0.679

0.85

0.7

149

Illinois State University  

Normal, IL

in-state: $12,830, out-of-state: $20,420 

20615

0.739

0.83

0.72

149

Oklahoma State University  

Stillwater, OK

in-state: $7,442, out-of-state: $20,027 

25854

0.75

0.8

0.61

149

San Diego State University  

San Diego, CA

in-state: $6,976, out-of-state: $18,136 

33483

0.345

0.89

0.67

149

University of Alabama—Birmingham  

Birmingham, AL

in-state: $9,280, out-of-state: $21,220 

18698

0.857

0.81

0.55

153

Adelphi University  

Garden City, NY

34034

7610

0.724

0.82

0.64

153

Southern Illinois University—Carbondale  

Carbondale, IL

in-state: $13,137, out-of-state: $26,390 

17989

0.817

0.64

0.44

153

St. John's University  

Queens, NY

38680

20448

0.625

0.79

0.59

156

University of Maryland—Baltimore County  

Baltimore, MD

in-state: $11,006, out-of-state: $23,770 

13979

0.596

0.87

0.61

156

University of Massachusetts—Lowell  

Lowell, MA

in-state: $12,447, out-of-state: $27,400 

17184

0.62

0.82

0.54

156

University of South Florida  

Tampa, FL

in-state: $6,410, out-of-state: $17,325 

41938

0.475

0.89

0.67

156

Virginia Commonwealth University  

Richmond, VA

in-state: $12,772, out-of-state: $30,838 

31163

0.689

0.86

0.59

160

University of La Verne  

La Verne, CA

38560

4876

0.466

0.86

0.59

161

Biola University  

La Mirada, CA

34498

6358

0.754

0.86

0.71

161

Florida Institute of Technology  

Melbourne, FL

39290

6393

0.616

0.79

0.55

161

Immaculata University  

Immaculata, PA

33280

3299

0.759

0.81

0.61

161

Maryville University of St. Louis  

St Louis, MO

26958

5931

0.72

0.86

0.66

161

Mississippi State University  

Mississippi State, MS

in-state: $7,502, out-of-state: $20,142 

20138

0.71

0.81

0.6

161

University of Hawaii—Manoa  

Honolulu, HI

in-state: $11,404, out-of-state: $31,516 

19507

0.779

0.79

0.56

161

University of Rhode Island  

Kingston, RI

in-state: $12,506, out-of-state: $28,072 

16571

0.757

0.82

0.59

168

Ball State University  

Muncie, IN

in-state: $9,624, out-of-state: $25,348 

20655

0.599

0.79

0.6

168

Texas Tech University  

Lubbock, TX

in-state: $9,567, out-of-state: $21,267 

35158

0.661

0.82

0.59

168

University of Central Florida  

Orlando, FL

in-state: $6,368, out-of-state: $22,467 

60810

0.496

0.88

0.7

168

University of Idaho  

Moscow, ID

in-state: $7,020, out-of-state: $21,024 

11702

0.675

0.78

0.58

168

University of Louisville  

Louisville, KY

in-state: $10,738, out-of-state: $24,626 

21562

0.719

0.79

0.54

168

University of Maine  

Orono, ME

in-state: $10,610, out-of-state: $28,880 

11286

0.826

0.78

0.6

168

University of Wyoming  

Laramie, WY

in-state: $4,892, out-of-state: $15,632 

12820

0.977

0.75

0.54

175

Andrews University  

Berrien Springs, MI

27000

3418

0.373

0.79

0.6

175

Azusa Pacific University  

Azusa, CA

34754

9972

0.818

0.85

0.67

175

Edgewood College  

Madison, WI

26550

2980

0.762

0.81

0.62

175

Kent State University  

Kent, OH

in-state: $10,012, out-of-state: $18,212 

29477

0.844

0.78

0.55

175

West Virginia University  

Morgantown, WV

in-state: $6,960, out-of-state: $20,424 

29175

0.858

0.77

0.57

180

Pace University  

New York, NY

41325

12857

0.85

0.77

0.55

180

St. Mary's University of Minnesota  

Winona, MN

31335

5825

0.742

0.78

0.65

180

University of New Mexico  

Albuquerque, NM

in-state: $6,846, out-of-state: $20,664 

27887

0.461

0.77

0.48

180

University of North Dakota  

Grand Forks, ND

in-state: $7,741, out-of-state: $18,409 

14906

0.86

0.77

0.54

180

University of South Dakota  

Vermillion, SD

in-state: $8,455, out-of-state: $10,426 

10061

0.888

0.76

0.57

185

Bowling GREen State University  

Bowling GREen, OH

in-state: $10,726, out-of-state: $18,034 

16554

0.534

0.72

0.54

185

North Dakota State University  

Fargo, ND

in-state: $7,820, out-of-state: $11,169 

14747

0.827

0.79

0.56

187

South Dakota State University  

Brookings, SD

in-state: $8,349, out-of-state: $10,520 

12557

0.92

0.75

0.58

187

University of Alabama—Huntsville  

Huntsville, AL

in-state: $9,128, out-of-state: $20,622 

7348

0.82

0.79

0.46

187

University of Houston  

Houston, TX

in-state: $10,518, out-of-state: $24,378 

40914

0.63

0.84

0.48

187

University of Nevada—Reno  

Reno, NV

in-state: $6,902, out-of-state: $20,812 

19934

0.839

0.8

0.55

187

University of North Carolina—GREensboro  

GREensboro, NC