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- 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:
- $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 is a public institution that was founded in 1817. The school has 47.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is 15:1.
- 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
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.
- 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:
- $9,028 (2010-11)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,689 (2010-11)
- Enrollment:
- 32,367
- Setting:
- urban
Bloomington, IN
Indiana University--Bloomington has a total undergraduate enrollment of 32,367, with a gender distribution of 50.0 percent male students and 50.0 percent female students. 33.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 67.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,606 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 22,097
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
Founded in 1831, New York University is a private institution. New York University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most 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:
- $11,576 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $36,570 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 15,595
- Setting:
- suburban
Charlottesville, VA
University of Virginia was established in 1819 as a public institution. University of Virginia follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,671 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $25,421 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 30,555
- Setting:
- urban
Madison, WI
A public institution, University of Wisconsin--Madison was founded in 1848. University of Wisconsin--Madison offers a Greek system, where 8.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 9.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,818 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 17,380
- 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.
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