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U.S. News rank	School	Tuition	Total enrollment	Fall 2011 acceptance rate	Average freshman retention rate	6-year graduation rate	Classes with under 20 students	SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
#1	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$40,866	19,872	6.3%	98%	97	Locked	Locked
#1	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$38,650	7,859	8.5%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#3	Yale University New Haven, CT	$42,300	11,875	7.7%	99%	97	Locked	Locked
#4	Columbia University New York, NY	$47,246	22,885	7.0%	99%	96	Locked	Locked
#4	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$44,574	12,316	16.3%	98%	92	Locked	Locked
#6	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$42,050	10,894	9.7%	98%	93	Locked	Locked
#6	Stanford University Stanford, CA	$41,787	19,945	7.1%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#8	Duke University Durham, NC	$43,623	15,427	14.0%	97%	94	Locked	Locked
#8	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$43,738	19,919	12.4%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#10	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$39,588	2,231	12.8%	98%	87	Locked	Locked
#10	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$45,042	6,144	10.1%	98%	95	Locked	Locked
#12	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$43,779	19,968	18.0%	97%	94	Locked	Locked
#13	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$43,930	21,139	18.4%	97%	92	Locked	Locked
#14	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	$43,705	13,908	16.5%	97%	93	Locked	Locked
#15	Brown University Providence, RI	$43,758	8,768	8.9%	98%	95	Locked	Locked
#15	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$43,413	21,131	18.0%	97%	93	Locked	Locked
#17	Rice University Houston, TX	$37,292	6,224	18.8%	97%	92	Locked	Locked
#17	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$42,971	12,004	24.3%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#17	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$42,118	12,836	16.4%	97%	92	Locked	Locked
#20	Emory University Atlanta, GA	$42,980	13,893	26.7%	95%	90	Locked	Locked
#21	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$42,870	17,130	18.1%	96%	94	Locked	Locked
#21	University of California–Berkeley Berkeley, CA	N/A	36,142	21.6%	97%	90	Locked	Locked
#23	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$45,124	12,058	30.4%	96%	87	Locked	Locked
#24	University of California–Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	in-state: $12,692, out-of-state: $35,570	40,675	25.5%	97%	90	Locked	Locked
#24	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$44,463	38,010	23.0%	97%	90	Locked	Locked

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U.S. News rank

School

Tuition

Total enrollment

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

Average freshman retention rate

6-year graduation rate

Classes with under 20 students

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

$40,866

19,872

6.3%

98%

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

$38,650

7,859

8.5%

98%

Yale University

New Haven, CT

$42,300

11,875

7.7%

99%

Columbia University

New York, NY

$47,246

22,885

7.0%

99%

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

$44,574

12,316

16.3%

98%

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

$42,050

10,894

9.7%

98%

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

$41,787

19,945

7.1%

98%

Duke University

Durham, NC

$43,623

15,427

14.0%

97%

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

$43,738

19,919

12.4%

98%

#10

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

$39,588

2,231

12.8%

98%

#10

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

$45,042

6,144

10.1%

98%

#12

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

$43,779

19,968

18.0%

97%

#13

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

$43,930

21,139

18.4%

97%

#14

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

$43,705

13,908

16.5%

97%

#15

Brown University

Providence, RI

$43,758

8,768

8.9%

98%

#15

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

$43,413

21,131

18.0%

97%

#17

Rice University

Houston, TX

$37,292

6,224

18.8%

97%

#17

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

$42,971

12,004

24.3%

98%

#17

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

$42,118

12,836

16.4%

97%

#20

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

$42,980

13,893

26.7%

95%

#21

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

$42,870

17,130

18.1%

96%

#21

University of California–Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

N/A

36,142

21.6%

97%

#23

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

$45,124

12,058

30.4%

96%

#24

University of California–Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

in-state: $12,692, out-of-state: $35,570

40,675

25.5%

97%

#24

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

$44,463

38,010

23.0%

97%

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