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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| Save | 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 |
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| #6 |
Stanford University
Stanford, CA |
$41,787 | 19,945 | 7.1% | 98% | 96 | 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 | |
| #3 |
Yale University
New Haven, CT |
$42,300 | 11,875 | 7.7% | 99% | 97 | Locked | Locked | |
| #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 |
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