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- 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:
- $9,478 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,646 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 30,836
- Setting:
- urban
West Lafayette, IN
Purdue University--West Lafayette is a public institution that was founded in 1869. The school has 36.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Purdue University--West Lafayette is 14:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,396 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 6,108
- Setting:
- urban
Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Mellon University, a private institution in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the country’s only school founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The school specializes in academic areas including engineering, business, computer science, and fine arts.
- 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 has a total undergraduate enrollment of 27,027, with a gender distribution of 50.9 percent male students and 49.1 percent female students. 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:
- $9,735 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $24,630 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 42,082
- Setting:
- urban
Columbus, OH
Founded in 1870, Ohio State University--Columbus is a public institution. Ohio State University--Columbus follows a quarter-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:
- $9,794 (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:
- $9,652 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,862 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 13,750
- Setting:
- urban
Atlanta, GA
A public institution, Georgia Institute of Technology was founded in 1885. Georgia Institute of Technology offers a Greek system, where 29.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 23.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $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.
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