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- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,168 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,352 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 22,556
- Setting:
- city
Columbia, SC
At the University of South Carolina, freshmen students are eased into college life through University 101, a transition program pioneered at the school. The Columbia campus is the flagship location for the University of South Carolina system.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,738 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 9,779
- Setting:
- urban
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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,606 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 22,280
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
New York University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 22,280, with a gender distribution of 39.9 percent male students and 60.1 percent female students. At this school, 47.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 53.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,870 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 7,590
- Setting:
- urban
Washington, DC
Georgetown University is the oldest Catholic university in the country. The school's location in Washington, D.C. gives students many opportunities for internships throughout the nation's capital.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,463 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 17,414
- Setting:
- urban
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:
- $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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,747 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 10,406
- Setting:
- urban
Washington, DC
A private institution, George Washington University was founded in 1821. George Washington University offers a Greek system, where 23.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 23.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- 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 has a total undergraduate enrollment of 27,407, with a gender distribution of 51.0 percent male students and 49.0 percent female students. At this school, 37.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 63.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,508 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $23,334 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 27,702
- Setting:
- urban
Philadelphia, PA
Temple University is an urban college in Philadelphia that offers housing to freshman and sophomore students. Center City, a hub of shopping and city life, is less than two miles from campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,417 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,816 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 35,875
- Setting:
- urban
Miami, FL
Florida International University is a public school in Miami. Hispanic students comprise about 60 percent of the student body.
- 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
University of Texas--Austin was established in 1883 as a public institution. University of Texas--Austin follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
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