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
#17	Rice University Houston, TX	$37,292	6,224	18.8%	97%	92	Locked	Locked
#68	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick Piscataway, NJ	in-state: $13,073, out-of-state: $26,393	39,950	61.1%	92%	77	Locked	Locked
#115	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark Newark, NJ	in-state: $12,590, out-of-state: $25,910	11,804	54.0%	86%	68	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
Rank Not Published	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	in-state: $8,120, out-of-state: $18,650	17,527	72.6%	73%	50	Locked	Locked
#165	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	in-state: $7,076, out-of-state: $18,236	31,303	32.9%	84%	66	Locked	Locked
#131	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$34,750	9,656	85.1%	82%	66	Locked	Locked
#147	South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC	N/A	4,326	95.8%	65%	35	Locked	Locked
#199	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	in-state: $7,404, out-of-state: $9,350	12,725	92.3%	76%	60	Locked	Locked
#179	Southern Illinois University–Carbondale Carbondale, IL	in-state: $11,153, out-of-state: $22,844	19,817	44.1%	68%	44	Locked	Locked
#58	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$41,750	10,982	54.6%	89%	75	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Spalding University Louisville, KY	N/A	2,432	42.8%	71%	42	Locked	Locked
#151	St. John Fisher College Rochester, NY	$27,370	3,977	66.5%	83%	73	Locked	Locked
#147	St. John's University Queens, NY	$35,520	21,067	49.1%	78%	58	Locked	Locked
#92	St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	$35,246	14,073	61.3%	85%	71	Locked	Locked
#174	St. Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	$28,320	5,688	71.9%	74%	62	Locked	Locked
#6	Stanford University Stanford, CA	$41,787	19,945	7.1%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#75	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$43,561	5,541	41.7%	91%	79	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
#58	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$39,004	20,829	49.4%	91%	80	Locked	Locked
#125	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	in-state: $13,508, out-of-state: $23,334	36,855	62.8%	88%	68	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	N/A	9,165	55.3%	64%	34	Locked	Locked
#65	Texas A&M University–College Station College Station, TX	in-state: $8,505, out-of-state: $25,035	49,861	63.5%	92%	80	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Texas A&M University–Commerce Commerce, TX	N/A	10,726	59.5%	66% ⁸	36 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	in-state: $7,668, out-of-state: $18,198	10,162	85.1%	61%	40	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

#17

Rice University

Houston, TX

$37,292

6,224

18.8%

97%

Locked

#68

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick

Piscataway, NJ

in-state: $13,073, out-of-state: $26,393

39,950

61.1%

92%

Locked

#115

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark

Newark, NJ

in-state: $12,590, out-of-state: $25,910

11,804

54.0%

86%

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

Rank Not Published

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

in-state: $8,120, out-of-state: $18,650

17,527

72.6%

73%

Locked

#165

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

in-state: $7,076, out-of-state: $18,236

31,303

32.9%

84%

Locked

#131

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

$34,750

9,656

85.1%

82%

Locked

#147

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC

N/A

4,326

95.8%

65%

Locked

#199

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

in-state: $7,404, out-of-state: $9,350

12,725

92.3%

76%

Locked

#179

Southern Illinois University–Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

in-state: $11,153, out-of-state: $22,844

19,817

44.1%

68%

Locked

#58

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

$41,750

10,982

54.6%

89%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

N/A

2,432

42.8%

71%

Locked

#151

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

$27,370

3,977

66.5%

83%

Locked

#147

St. John's University

Queens, NY

$35,520

21,067

49.1%

78%

Locked

#92

St. Louis University

St. Louis, MO

$35,246

14,073

61.3%

85%

Locked

#174

St. Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, MN

$28,320

5,688

71.9%

74%

Locked

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

$41,787

19,945

7.1%

98%

Locked

#75

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ

$43,561

5,541

41.7%

91%

Locked

#92

Stony Brook University–SUNY

Stony Brook, NY

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

24,059

39.2%

89%

Locked

#58

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

$39,004

20,829

49.4%

91%

Locked

#125

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

in-state: $13,508, out-of-state: $23,334

36,855

62.8%

88%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

N/A

9,165

55.3%

64%

Locked

#65

Texas A&M University–College Station

College Station, TX

in-state: $8,505, out-of-state: $25,035

49,861

63.5%

92%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Texas A&M University–Commerce

Commerce, TX

N/A

10,726

59.5%

66% ⁸

36 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX

in-state: $7,668, out-of-state: $18,198

10,162

85.1%

61%

Locked