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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
#13	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$43,930	21,139	18.4%	97%	92	Locked	Locked
#139	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	N/A	23,863	98.9%	80%	56	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Kent State University Kent, OH	in-state: $9,672, out-of-state: $17,632	27,855	87.5%	76%	50	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	in-state: $8,544, out-of-state: $20,574	14,021	66.8%	65%	30	Locked	Locked
#38	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$42,220	7,055	33.4%	94%	87	Locked	Locked
#134	Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	N/A	29,718	79.6%	84%	62	Locked	Locked
#199	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	N/A	11,518	62.1%	74%	49	Locked	Locked
#106	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$34,218	16,040	54.9%	85%	70	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Lynn University Boca Raton, FL	$32,600	2,102	63.1%	60%	42	Locked	Locked
#83	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$33,244	12,002	56.8%	89%	81	Locked	Locked
#160	Maryville University of St. Louis St Louis, MO	$23,746	3,846	67.4%	82%	68	Locked	Locked
#6	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$42,050	10,894	9.7%	98%	93	Locked	Locked
#89	Miami University–Oxford Oxford, OH	in-state: $13,595, out-of-state: $29,158	17,395	74.1%	89%	81	Locked	Locked
#72	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	N/A	47,954	72.9%	91%	77	Locked	Locked
#120	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	in-state: $13,353, out-of-state: $27,258	7,034	75.3%	82%	65	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	N/A	26,442	70.3%	81%	46 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#160	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	in-state: $6,264, out-of-state: $15,828	20,424	67.8%	83%	60 ⁸	Locked	Locked
#125	Missouri University of Science & Technology Rolla, MO	in-state: $9,350, out-of-state: $23,666	7,522	89.8%	86%	67	Locked	Locked
#189	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	in-state: $6,749, out-of-state: $20,018	14,153	60.2%	73%	51	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	in-state: $7,082, out-of-state: $16,426	8,018	56.0%	70%	29	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	National-Louis University Chicago, IL	N/A	5,737	29.8%	41% ⁸	15 ⁸	Locked	Locked
#139	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	in-state: $14,740, out-of-state: $27,140	9,558	68.5%	83%	54	Locked	Locked
#189	New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM	in-state: $6,040, out-of-state: $19,068	18,024	80.2%	72%	46	Locked	Locked
#125	New School New York, NY	$37,846	10,797	69.3%	81%	61	Locked	Locked
#32	New York University New York, NY	N/A	43,911	32.7%	92%	86	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

#13

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

$43,930

21,139

18.4%

97%

#139

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

N/A

23,863

98.9%

80%

Rank Not Published

Kent State University

Kent, OH

in-state: $9,672, out-of-state: $17,632

27,855

87.5%

76%

Rank Not Published

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

in-state: $8,544, out-of-state: $20,574

14,021

66.8%

65%

#38

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

$42,220

7,055

33.4%

94%

#134

Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

N/A

29,718

79.6%

84%

#199

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA

N/A

11,518

62.1%

74%

#106

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

$34,218

16,040

54.9%

85%

Rank Not Published

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

$32,600

2,102

63.1%

60%

#83

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

$33,244

12,002

56.8%

89%

#160

Maryville University of St. Louis

St Louis, MO

$23,746

3,846

67.4%

82%

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

$42,050

10,894

9.7%

98%

#89

Miami University–Oxford

Oxford, OH

in-state: $13,595, out-of-state: $29,158

17,395

74.1%

89%

#72

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

N/A

47,954

72.9%

91%

#120

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

in-state: $13,353, out-of-state: $27,258

7,034

75.3%

82%

Rank Not Published

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

N/A

26,442

70.3%

81%

46 ⁶

#160

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

in-state: $6,264, out-of-state: $15,828

20,424

67.8%

83%

60 ⁸

#125

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO

in-state: $9,350, out-of-state: $23,666

7,522

89.8%

86%

#189

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

in-state: $6,749, out-of-state: $20,018

14,153

60.2%

73%

Rank Not Published

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

in-state: $7,082, out-of-state: $16,426

8,018

56.0%

70%

Rank Not Published

National-Louis University

Chicago, IL

N/A

5,737

29.8%

41% ⁸

15 ⁸

#139

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ

in-state: $14,740, out-of-state: $27,140

9,558

68.5%

83%

#189

New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM

in-state: $6,040, out-of-state: $19,068

18,024

80.2%

72%

#125

New School

New York, NY

$37,846

10,797

69.3%

81%

#32

New York University

New York, NY

N/A

43,911

32.7%

92%

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