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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
#77	American University Washington, DC	$39,499	12,724	41.6%	90%	77	Locked	Locked
#77	Baylor University Waco, TX	$33,916	15,029	39.7%	84%	72	Locked	Locked
#77	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	in-state: $15,654, out-of-state: $30,684	5,346	44.6%	88%	70	Locked	Locked
#77	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	in-state: $6,570, out-of-state: $15,820	2,346	46.8%	85%	66	Locked	Locked
#77	University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	in-state: $9,200, out-of-state: $22,950	31,647	43.5%	85%	66	Locked	Locked
#77	University of California–Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	in-state: $13,416, out-of-state: $36,294	17,454	67.4%	90%	77	Locked	Locked
#83	Clark University Worcester, MA	$38,450	3,462	67.9%	89%	80	Locked	Locked
#83	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$36,090	18,489	57.5%	84%	68	Locked	Locked
#83	Indiana University–Bloomington Bloomington, IN	in-state: $10,033, out-of-state: $31,483	42,731	72.3%	90%	72	Locked	Locked
#83	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$33,244	12,002	56.8%	89%	81	Locked	Locked
#83	University of Denver Denver, CO	$39,177	11,797	68.2%	88%	79	Locked	Locked
#83	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$31,198	4,092	41.0%	88%	68	Locked	Locked
#89	Auburn University Auburn University, AL	in-state: $9,446, out-of-state: $25,190	25,469	70.0%	87%	66	Locked	Locked
#89	Binghamton University–SUNY Binghamton, NY	in-state: $7,613, out-of-state: $16,761	14,746	40.7%	91%	78	Locked	Locked
#89	Miami University–Oxford Oxford, OH	in-state: $13,595, out-of-state: $29,158	17,395	74.1%	89%	81	Locked	Locked
#92	St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	$35,246	14,073	61.3%	85%	71	Locked	Locked
#92	Stony Brook University–SUNY Stony Brook, NY	in-state: $7,514, out-of-state: $18,134	24,059	39.2%	89%	67	Locked	Locked
#92	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$34,590	9,518	37.7%	86%	74	Locked	Locked
#92	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$39,970	8,317	47.5%	86%	75	Locked	Locked
#92	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	in-state: $15,254, out-of-state: $35,582	13,478	75.4%	86%	72	Locked	Locked
#97	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	N/A	41,087	58.5%	91%	74	Locked	Locked
#97	University of Colorado–Boulder Boulder, CO	in-state: $9,482, out-of-state: $31,378	32,252	86.9%	84%	68	Locked	Locked
#97	University of Massachusetts–Amherst Amherst, MA	in-state: $13,230, out-of-state: $26,645	28,084	65.6%	88%	67	Locked	Locked
#97	University of Missouri Columbia, MO	in-state: $9,257, out-of-state: $23,366	33,805	82.3%	85%	69	Locked	Locked
#101	Iowa State University Ames, IA	in-state: $7,726, out-of-state: $19,838	29,611	86.3%	86%	68	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

#77

American University

Washington, DC

$39,499

12,724

41.6%

90%

Locked

#77

Baylor University

Waco, TX

$33,916

15,029

39.7%

84%

Locked

#77

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

in-state: $15,654, out-of-state: $30,684

5,346

44.6%

88%

Locked

#77

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, NY

in-state: $6,570, out-of-state: $15,820

2,346

46.8%

85%

Locked

#77

University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

in-state: $9,200, out-of-state: $22,950

31,647

43.5%

85%

Locked

#77

University of California–Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

in-state: $13,416, out-of-state: $36,294

17,454

67.4%

90%

Locked

#83

Clark University

Worcester, MA

$38,450

3,462

67.9%

89%

Locked

#83

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

$36,090

18,489

57.5%

84%

Locked

#83

Indiana University–Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

in-state: $10,033, out-of-state: $31,483

42,731

72.3%

90%

Locked

#83

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

$33,244

12,002

56.8%

89%

Locked

#83

University of Denver

Denver, CO

$39,177

11,797

68.2%

88%

Locked

#83

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

$31,198

4,092

41.0%

88%

Locked

#89

Auburn University

Auburn University, AL

in-state: $9,446, out-of-state: $25,190

25,469

70.0%

87%

Locked

#89

Binghamton University–SUNY

Binghamton, NY

in-state: $7,613, out-of-state: $16,761

14,746

40.7%

91%

Locked

#89

Miami University–Oxford

Oxford, OH

in-state: $13,595, out-of-state: $29,158

17,395

74.1%

89%

Locked

#92

St. Louis University

St. Louis, MO

$35,246

14,073

61.3%

85%

Locked

#92

Stony Brook University–SUNY

Stony Brook, NY

in-state: $7,514, out-of-state: $18,134

24,059

39.2%

89%

Locked

#92

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

$34,590

9,518

37.7%

86%

Locked

#92

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

$39,970

8,317

47.5%

86%

Locked

#92

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

in-state: $15,254, out-of-state: $35,582

13,478

75.4%

86%

Locked

#97

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

N/A

41,087

58.5%

91%

Locked

#97

University of Colorado–Boulder

Boulder, CO

in-state: $9,482, out-of-state: $31,378

32,252

86.9%

84%

Locked

#97

University of Massachusetts–Amherst

Amherst, MA

in-state: $13,230, out-of-state: $26,645

28,084

65.6%

88%

Locked

#97

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

in-state: $9,257, out-of-state: $23,366

33,805

82.3%

85%

Locked

#101

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

in-state: $7,726, out-of-state: $19,838

29,611

86.3%

86%

Locked

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