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Babson Park, MA
Founded in 1919, Babson College is a private institution. Babson College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- 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 is a public institution that was founded in 1820. The school has 34.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Indiana University--Bloomington is 19:1.
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.
Cambridge, MA
Though the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may be best known for its math, science, and engineering education, this private research university also offers architecture, humanities, management, and social science programs. The school is located in Cambridge, Mass., just across the Charles River from downtown Boston.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,035 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,231 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 30,665
- Setting:
- city
Tucson, AZ
The University of Arizona offers its students a wide variety of ways to get involved, from joining the ZonaZoo cheering section at Wildcats sports games to checking out the burgeoning Greek scene with more than 30 fraternities and sororities.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,767 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $34,645 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 25,885
- Setting:
- urban
Berkeley, CA
The University of California—Berkeley overlooks the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, Calif. Students at this public school have more than 700 organizations to get involved in, including more than 55 fraternity and sorority chapters.
Syracuse, NY
Syracuse University was established in 1870 as a private institution. Syracuse University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- 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
A public institution, University of Texas--Austin was founded in 1883. University of Texas--Austin offers a Greek system, where 15.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 12.3 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,694 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,446 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 18,430
- Setting:
- suburban
Chapel Hill, NC
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill has a total undergraduate enrollment of 18,430, with a gender distribution of 41.8 percent male students and 58.2 percent female students. At this school, 46.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 54.0 percent of students live off campus.
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