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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.
- 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:
- $9,478 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,646 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 30,836
- Setting:
- urban
West Lafayette, IN
A public institution, Purdue University--West Lafayette was founded in 1869. Purdue University--West Lafayette offers a Greek system, where 7.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 9.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- 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:
- $9,652 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,862 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 13,750
- Setting:
- urban
Atlanta, GA
Founded in 1885, Georgia Institute of Technology is a public institution. Georgia Institute of Technology follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- 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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,606 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 22,097
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
New York University was established in 1831 as a private institution. New York University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,656 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,933 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 32,660
- Setting:
- suburban
Gainesville, FL
A public institution, University of Florida was founded in 1853. University of Florida offers a Greek system, where 16.9 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 17.2 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- 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 has a total undergraduate enrollment of 18,579, with a gender distribution of 41.1 percent male students and 58.9 percent female students. 46.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 54.0 percent of students live off campus.
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