Civil Rankings
- Tuition and fees:
- $37,947 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,875
- Setting:
- suburban
Terre Haute, IN
Founded in 1874, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is a private institution. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology follows a quarter-based academic calendar.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2010-11)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2010-11)
- Enrollment:
- 4,686
- Setting:
- suburban
West Point, NY
The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, is the oldest of the country’s five federal service academies. The public school is located in West Point, N.Y., where graduates earn a bachelor of science degree and are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,921 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $19,081 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 17,332
- Setting:
- suburban
San Luis Obispo, CA
Just a 30-minute drive from the Pacific Ocean, California Polytechnic State University is located 200 miles from both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Although Cal Poly students can choose from nearly 70 degrees, engineering is the most popular major, with 50 student organizations dedicated specifically to that field.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,866 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 3,508
- Setting:
- rural
Lewisburg, PA
A private institution, Bucknell University was founded in 1846. Bucknell University offers a Greek system, where 48.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 43.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $39,150 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 910
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
Cooper Union has a total undergraduate enrollment of 910, with a gender distribution of 61.2 percent male students and 38.8 percent female students. 20.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 83.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,410 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 773
- Setting:
- suburban
Claremont, CA
Harvey Mudd College is a private liberal arts school known for its strong programs in math, science, and engineering. Harvey Mudd is located in Claremont, Calif., about 35 miles from downtown Los Angeles.
- Tuition and fees:
- $40,658 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,414
- Setting:
- urban
Easton, PA
Lafayette College is a private institution that was founded in 1826. The school has 60.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Lafayette College is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,260 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 7,146
- Setting:
- suburban
Villanova, PA
Villanova University was established in 1842 as a private institution. Villanova University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
