Accounting Rankings
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,794 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $32,506 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 38,420
- Setting:
- urban
Austin, TX
Founded in 1883, University of Texas--Austin is a public institution. University of Texas--Austin follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,558 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,700 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 31,540
- Setting:
- urban
Champaign, IL
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign is a public institution that was founded in 1867. The school has 34.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign is 16:1.
Provo, UT
Brigham Young University--Provo was established in 1875 as a private institution. Brigham Young University--Provo follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduates study in the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at the University of Southern California, a private school based in Los Angeles. The USC Trojans compete in the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference and are particularly competitive in football.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $12,590 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $37,265 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 27,027
- Setting:
- urban
Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor has a total undergraduate enrollment of 27,027, with a gender distribution of 50.9 percent male students and 49.1 percent female students. 37.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 63.0 percent of students live off campus.
Philadelphia, PA
Founded by Benjamin Franklin, the University of Pennsylvania is a private institution in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pa., near Drexel University. Undergraduates can study in four academic departments: Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Wharton.
Notre Dame, IN
The University of Notre Dame is a private, independent, Catholic institution in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame’s athletic teams, known as the Fighting Irish, play in the NCAA Division I and are particularly competitive on the football field.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,028 (2010-11)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,689 (2010-11)
- Enrollment:
- 32,367
- Setting:
- urban
Bloomington, IN
Indiana University--Bloomington was established in 1820 as a public institution. Indiana University--Bloomington follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
New York, NY
A private institution, New York University was founded in 1831. New York University offers a Greek system, where 1.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 4.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,735 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $24,630 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 42,082
- Setting:
- urban
Columbus, OH
Ohio State University--Columbus has a total undergraduate enrollment of 42,082, with a gender distribution of 53.0 percent male students and 47.0 percent female students. 25.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 75.0 percent of students live off campus.
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