National University Rankings

National University Methodology

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
#68	Brigham Young University–Provo Provo, UT	$4,710	34,101	62.8%	85%	78	Locked	Locked
#15	Brown University Providence, RI	$43,758	8,768	8.9%	98%	95	Locked	Locked
Unranked	California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA	N/A	1,428	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#10	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$39,588	2,231	12.8%	98%	87	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	N/A	36,375	N/A	39% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI	$24,330	5,358	47.6%	69%	54	Locked	Locked
#23	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$45,124	12,058	30.4%	96%	87	Locked	Locked
#37	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$40,490	9,636	51.3%	92%	78	Locked	Locked
#120	Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$36,820	6,894	75.1%	80%	68	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	in-state: $10,950, out-of-state: $23,670	28,194	68.5%	78%	54	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

#68

Brigham Young University–Provo

Provo, UT

$4,710

34,101

62.8%

85%

Locked

#15

Brown University

Providence, RI

$43,758

8,768

8.9%

98%

Locked

Unranked

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

N/A

1,428

N/A

Locked

#10

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

$39,588

2,231

12.8%

98%

Locked

Unranked

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

36,375

N/A

39% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Rank Not Published

Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, WI

$24,330

5,358

47.6%

69%

Locked

#23

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

$45,124

12,058

30.4%

96%

Locked

#37

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$40,490

9,636

51.3%

92%

Locked

#120

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

$36,820

6,894

75.1%

80%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

in-state: $10,950, out-of-state: $23,670

28,194

68.5%

78%

Locked