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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
#56 Ohio State University–​Columbus

Columbus, OH

in-state: $10,037, out-of-state: $25,445 56,867 63.4% 93% 80 Locked Locked
#131 Ohio University

Athens, OH

in-state: $10,216, out-of-state: $19,180 26,201 86.1% 81% 65 Locked Locked
#139 Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

in-state: $7,442, out-of-state: $19,457 24,231 81.7% 79% 62 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

in-state: $8,450, out-of-state: $23,330 24,753 75.4% 80% 50 Locked Locked
#139 Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

in-state: $8,082, out-of-state: $22,212 24,977 77.7% 82% 61 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, TX

$23,588 2,614 55.3% 58% 33 Locked Locked
#174 Pace University

New York, NY

$36,504 12,593 73.8% 77% 56 Locked Locked
#46 Pennsylvania State University–​University Park

University Park, PA

in-state: $16,444, out-of-state: $28,746 45,628 52.4% 92% 87 Locked Locked
#54 Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

$42,772 7,539 31.6% 90% 81 Locked Locked
#139 Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Brooklyn, NY

$39,566 4,487 68.2% 85% 54 Locked Locked

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