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- 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.
- 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:
- $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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Founded in 1789, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill is a public institution. University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most 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.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $12,006 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $38,018 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 15,762
- 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:
- $10,384 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,634 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 30,367
- Setting:
- city
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:
- $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.
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