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- 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
Founded in 1817, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is a public institution. University of Michigan--Ann Arbor follows a trimester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,098 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 9,865
- 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.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,767 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $34,645 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 25,540
- 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.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,576 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $36,570 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 15,595
- Setting:
- suburban
Charlottesville, VA
A public institution, University of Virginia was founded in 1819. University of Virginia offers a Greek system, where 30.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 30.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,606 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 22,097
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
New York University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 22,097, with a gender distribution of 39.3 percent male students and 60.7 percent female students. 48.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 52.0 percent of students live off campus.
- 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:
- $7,008 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,834 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 18,579
- Setting:
- suburban
Chapel Hill, NC
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill is a public institution that was founded in 1789. The school has 36.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill is 14:1.
- 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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $40,732 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 4,299
- Setting:
- urban
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:
- $8,655 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,026 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 26,876
- Setting:
- suburban
College Park, MD
University of Maryland--College Park has a total undergraduate enrollment of 26,876, with a gender distribution of 53.0 percent male students and 47.0 percent female students. 42.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 58.0 percent of students live off campus.
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