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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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	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	$18,912	3,843	71.7%	65%	41	Locked	Locked
#83	Clark University Worcester, MA	$38,450	3,462	67.9%	89%	80	Locked	Locked
#115	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$38,610	3,539	77.5%	86%	75	Locked	Locked
#68	Clemson University Clemson, SC	in-state: $12,674, out-of-state: $29,600	19,914	63.3%	91%	80	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	in-state: $9,289, out-of-state: $12,411	17,446	46.7%	64%	28 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#33	College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA	in-state: $13,570, out-of-state: $36,753	8,200	34.6%	95%	91	Locked	Locked
#77	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	in-state: $15,654, out-of-state: $30,684	5,346	44.6%	88%	70	Locked	Locked
#134	Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO	in-state: $8,608, out-of-state: $24,400	30,450	75.9%	83%	64	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Colorado Technical University ¹ Colorado Springs, CO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#4	Columbia University New York, NY	$47,246	22,885	7.0%	99%	96	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

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, GA

$18,912

3,843

71.7%

65%

Locked

#83

Clark University

Worcester, MA

$38,450

3,462

67.9%

89%

Locked

#115

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

$38,610

3,539

77.5%

86%

Locked

#68

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

in-state: $12,674, out-of-state: $29,600

19,914

63.3%

91%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

in-state: $9,289, out-of-state: $12,411

17,446

46.7%

64%

28 ⁶

Locked

#33

College of William and Mary

Williamsburg, VA

in-state: $13,570, out-of-state: $36,753

8,200

34.6%

95%

Locked

#77

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

in-state: $15,654, out-of-state: $30,684

5,346

44.6%

88%

Locked

#134

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

in-state: $8,608, out-of-state: $24,400

30,450

75.9%

83%

Locked

Unranked

Colorado Technical University ¹

Colorado Springs, CO

N/A

Locked

Columbia University

New York, NY

$47,246

22,885

7.0%

99%

Locked