Accounting Rankings
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,792 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $33,060 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 38,437
- Setting:
- city
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:
- $14,428 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,570 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 32,256
- Setting:
- city
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 18:1.
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.
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.
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.
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:
- $13,437 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $39,109 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 27,407
- Setting:
- city
Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is a public institution that was founded in 1817. The school has 48.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is 16:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,033 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $31,483 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 32,543
- Setting:
- city
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 2.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,037 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $25,445 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 42,916
- Setting:
- urban
Columbus, OH
Ohio State University--Columbus has a total undergraduate enrollment of 42,916, with a gender distribution of 52.7 percent male students and 47.3 percent female students. At this school, 23.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 77.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,656 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,933 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 32,598
- Setting:
- suburban
Gainesville, FL
Founded in 1853, University of Florida is a public institution. University of Florida follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
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