National University Rankings

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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
Rank Not Published	Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL	in-state: $5,187, out-of-state: $17,127	13,204	48.4%	80%	40	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	N/A	29,290	34.8%	78%	43	Locked	Locked
#160	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$34,710	5,189	57.4%	76%	56	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Florida International University Miami, FL	in-state: $6,417, out-of-state: $18,816	44,686	39.4%	82%	43	Locked	Locked
#97	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	N/A	41,087	58.5%	91%	74	Locked	Locked
#58	Fordham University New York, NY	$41,732	15,189	42.4%	90%	78	Locked	Locked
#139	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	in-state: $9,620, out-of-state: $27,764	33,320	52.8%	86%	64	Locked	Locked
Unranked	George Washington University Washington, DC	$43,747	25,260	33.0%	93%	81	Locked	Locked
#21	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$42,870	17,130	18.1%	96%	94	Locked	Locked
#36	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	in-state: $10,098, out-of-state: $29,402	20,941	51.2%	94%	79	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	in-state: $6,724, out-of-state: $19,000	20,212	49.5%	80%	47	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	in-state: $9,664, out-of-state: $27,874	32,022	51.0%	83%	48	Locked	Locked
#1	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$40,866	19,872	6.3%	98%	97	Locked	Locked
#134	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$35,450	11,404	58.8%	78%	58	Locked	Locked
#120	Howard University Washington, DC	$22,683	10,583	53.9%	83%	63	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Idaho State University ¹ Pocatello, ID	N/A	N/A	N/A	59% ⁸	30 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#113	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$37,093	7,787	63.5%	91%	64	Locked	Locked
#156	Illinois State University Normal, IL	in-state: $12,726, out-of-state: $20,016	21,310	63.4%	85%	71	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	N/A	4,312	79.9%	76%	47	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	in-state: $8,098, out-of-state: $17,644	11,528	85.2%	63%	42 ⁸	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	N/A	15,132	58.3%	75%	52	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
Rank Not Published	Indiana University-Purdue University–Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	in-state: $8,605, out-of-state: $29,062	30,530	69.3%	74%	33	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
Rank Not Published	Jackson State University ¹ Jackson, MS	N/A	N/A	31.3%	74% ⁸	43 ⁶	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

Rank Not Published

Florida A&M University

Tallahassee, FL

in-state: $5,187, out-of-state: $17,127

13,204

48.4%

80%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

N/A

29,290

34.8%

78%

Locked

#160

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

$34,710

5,189

57.4%

76%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Florida International University

Miami, FL

in-state: $6,417, out-of-state: $18,816

44,686

39.4%

82%

Locked

#97

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

N/A

41,087

58.5%

91%

Locked

#58

Fordham University

New York, NY

$41,732

15,189

42.4%

90%

Locked

#139

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

in-state: $9,620, out-of-state: $27,764

33,320

52.8%

86%

Locked

Unranked

George Washington University

Washington, DC

$43,747

25,260

33.0%

93%

Locked

#21

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

$42,870

17,130

18.1%

96%

Locked

#36

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

in-state: $10,098, out-of-state: $29,402

20,941

51.2%

94%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

in-state: $6,724, out-of-state: $19,000

20,212

49.5%

80%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

in-state: $9,664, out-of-state: $27,874

32,022

51.0%

83%

Locked

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

$40,866

19,872

6.3%

98%

Locked

#134

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

$35,450

11,404

58.8%

78%

Locked

#120

Howard University

Washington, DC

$22,683

10,583

53.9%

83%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Idaho State University ¹

Pocatello, ID

N/A

59% ⁸

30 ⁶

Locked

#113

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

$37,093

7,787

63.5%

91%

Locked

#156

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

in-state: $12,726, out-of-state: $20,016

21,310

63.4%

85%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

N/A

4,312

79.9%

76%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

in-state: $8,098, out-of-state: $17,644

11,528

85.2%

63%

42 ⁸

Locked

Rank Not Published

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA

N/A

15,132

58.3%

75%

Locked

#83

Indiana University–Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

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

42,731

72.3%

90%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Indiana University-Purdue University–Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

in-state: $8,605, out-of-state: $29,062

30,530

69.3%

74%

Locked

#101

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

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

29,611

86.3%

86%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Jackson State University ¹

Jackson, MS

N/A

31.3%

74% ⁸

43 ⁶

Locked