National University Rankings

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Schools in the National Universities category, such as Columbia University and Stanford University, offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master's and Ph.D. programs. These colleges also are committed to producing groundbreaking research.

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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
#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
#24	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	in-state: $12,006, out-of-state: $38,018	24,297	33.3%	97%	94	Locked	Locked
#27	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$43,200	7,351	39.9%	94%	88	Locked	Locked
#28	Tufts University Medford, MA	$44,666	10,775	21.9%	97%	90	Locked	Locked
#29	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	in-state: $13,437, out-of-state: $39,109	42,716	40.6%	96%	90	Locked	Locked
#30	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	in-state: $7,694, out-of-state: $28,446	29,137	31.4%	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

#21

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

$42,870

17,130

18.1%

96%

Locked

#21

University of California–Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

N/A

36,142

21.6%

97%

Locked

#23

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

$45,124

12,058

30.4%

96%

Locked

#24

University of California–Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

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

40,675

25.5%

97%

Locked

#24

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

$44,463

38,010

23.0%

97%

Locked

#24

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

in-state: $12,006, out-of-state: $38,018

24,297

33.3%

97%

Locked

#27

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

$43,200

7,351

39.9%

94%

Locked

#28

Tufts University

Medford, MA

$44,666

10,775

21.9%

97%

Locked

#29

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

in-state: $13,437, out-of-state: $39,109

42,716

40.6%

96%

Locked

#30

University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

in-state: $7,694, out-of-state: $28,446

29,137

31.4%

97%

Locked