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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:
- $10,384 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,634 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 30,367
- Setting:
- city
Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin--Madison is a public institution that was founded in 1848. The school has 43.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Wisconsin--Madison is 17:1.
- 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:
- $9,842 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,052 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 26,373
- Setting:
- city
Athens, GA
A public institution, University of Georgia was founded in 1785. University of Georgia offers a Greek system, where 26.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 21.0 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.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,656 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,933 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 32,598
- Setting:
- suburban
Gainesville, FL
Founded in 1853, University of Florida is a public institution. University of Florida follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,606 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 22,280
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
New York University is a private institution that was founded in 1831. The school has 63.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at New York University is 11:1.
- 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
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:
- $11,242 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $29,074 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 17,815
- Setting:
- rural
Storrs, CT
A public institution, University of Connecticut was founded in 1881. University of Connecticut offers a Greek system, where 11.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 9.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,664 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,874 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 24,101
- Setting:
- urban
Atlanta, GA
Georgia State University, located in downtown Atlanta, is one of the largest universities in Georgia. To help ease the college transition, first year students can opt into the Freshmen Learning Communities program, which clusters classes of students based on shared interests.
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