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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
#155	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$29,320	7,922	69.2%	80%	66	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Alliant International University San Diego, CA	$16,810	4,330	N/A	N/A	29 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#77	American University Washington, DC	$39,499	12,724	41.6%	90%	77	Locked	Locked
#189	Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	$24,478	3,547	36.1%	79%	63	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Argosy University–Chicago ¹ Chicago, IL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#139	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	in-state: $9,724, out-of-state: $22,977	72,254	88.9%	82%	57	Locked	Locked
#189	Ashland University ¹ Ashland, OH	N/A	N/A	72.3%	71% ⁸	61 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#89	Auburn University Auburn University, AL	in-state: $9,446, out-of-state: $25,190	25,469	70.0%	87%	66	Locked	Locked
#179	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	$31,076	9,929	49.2%	85%	63	Locked	Locked
#184	Ball State University Muncie, IN	in-state: $8,980, out-of-state: $23,650	22,147	67.5%	79%	55	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Barry University Miami Shores, FL	$28,260	8,905	58.7%	64% ⁸	39	Locked	Locked
#77	Baylor University Waco, TX	$33,916	15,029	39.7%	84%	72	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$25,330	7,013	75.7%	77%	49	Locked	Locked
#89	Binghamton University–SUNY Binghamton, NY	in-state: $7,613, out-of-state: $16,761	14,746	40.7%	91%	78	Locked	Locked
#174	Biola University La Mirada, CA	$31,004	6,250	76.4%	85%	66	Locked	Locked
#31	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$43,878	13,906	28.0%	95%	91	Locked	Locked
#51	Boston University Boston, MA	$42,994	32,439	49.4%	91%	85	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Bowie State University Bowie, MD	in-state: $6,483, out-of-state: $17,039	5,608	40.9%	71%	41	Locked	Locked
#184	Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH	in-state: $10,520, out-of-state: $17,828	17,577	75.5%	74%	58	Locked	Locked
#33	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$43,708	5,828	40.0%	93%	91	Locked	Locked
#68	Brigham Young University–Provo Provo, UT	$4,710	34,101	62.8%	85%	78	Locked	Locked
#15	Brown University Providence, RI	$43,758	8,768	8.9%	98%	95	Locked	Locked
Unranked	California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA	N/A	1,428	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#10	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$39,588	2,231	12.8%	98%	87	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	N/A	36,375	N/A	39% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI	$24,330	5,358	47.6%	69%	54	Locked	Locked
#23	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$45,124	12,058	30.4%	96%	87	Locked	Locked
#37	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$40,490	9,636	51.3%	92%	78	Locked	Locked
#120	Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$36,820	6,894	75.1%	80%	68	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	in-state: $10,950, out-of-state: $23,670	28,194	68.5%	78%	54	Locked	Locked
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
#15	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$43,413	21,131	18.0%	97%	93	Locked	Locked
#10	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$45,042	6,144	10.1%	98%	95	Locked	Locked
#134	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$32,295	25,398	64.1%	86%	66	Locked	Locked
#83	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$36,090	18,489	57.5%	84%	68	Locked	Locked
#8	Duke University Durham, NC	$43,623	15,427	14.0%	97%	94	Locked	Locked
#120	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$30,034	9,933	70.1%	87%	73	Locked	Locked
#199	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	in-state: $5,318, out-of-state: $17,896	27,386	60.7%	79%	59	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	N/A	15,250	85.1%	70%	44	Locked	Locked
#179	Edgewood College Madison, WI	$23,740	2,658	71.9%	78%	51	Locked	Locked
#20	Emory University Atlanta, GA	$42,980	13,893	26.7%	95%	90	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

#155

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

$29,320

7,922

69.2%

80%

Unranked

Alliant International University

San Diego, CA

$16,810

4,330

N/A

29 ⁶

#77

American University

Washington, DC

$39,499

12,724

41.6%

90%

#189

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

$24,478

3,547

36.1%

79%

Unranked

Argosy University–Chicago ¹

Chicago, IL

N/A

#139

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

in-state: $9,724, out-of-state: $22,977

72,254

88.9%

82%

#189

Ashland University ¹

Ashland, OH

N/A

72.3%

71% ⁸

61 ⁶

#89

Auburn University

Auburn University, AL

in-state: $9,446, out-of-state: $25,190

25,469

70.0%

87%

#179

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

$31,076

9,929

49.2%

85%

#184

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

in-state: $8,980, out-of-state: $23,650

22,147

67.5%

79%

Rank Not Published

Barry University

Miami Shores, FL

$28,260

8,905

58.7%

64% ⁸

#77

Baylor University

Waco, TX

$33,916

15,029

39.7%

84%

Rank Not Published

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

$25,330

7,013

75.7%

77%

#89

Binghamton University–SUNY

Binghamton, NY

in-state: $7,613, out-of-state: $16,761

14,746

40.7%

91%

#174

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

$31,004

6,250

76.4%

85%

#31

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

$43,878

13,906

28.0%

95%

#51

Boston University

Boston, MA

$42,994

32,439

49.4%

91%

Rank Not Published

Bowie State University

Bowie, MD

in-state: $6,483, out-of-state: $17,039

5,608

40.9%

71%

#184

Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green, OH

in-state: $10,520, out-of-state: $17,828

17,577

75.5%

74%

#33

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

$43,708

5,828

40.0%

93%

#68

Brigham Young University–Provo

Provo, UT

$4,710

34,101

62.8%

85%

#15

Brown University

Providence, RI

$43,758

8,768

8.9%

98%

Unranked

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

N/A

1,428

N/A

#10

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

$39,588

2,231

12.8%

98%

Unranked

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

36,375

N/A

39% ⁸

N/A

Rank Not Published

Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, WI

$24,330

5,358

47.6%

69%

#23

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

$45,124

12,058

30.4%

96%

#37

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$40,490

9,636

51.3%

92%

#120

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

$36,820

6,894

75.1%

80%

Rank Not Published

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

in-state: $10,950, out-of-state: $23,670

28,194

68.5%

78%

Rank Not Published

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, GA

$18,912

3,843

71.7%

65%

#83

Clark University

Worcester, MA

$38,450

3,462

67.9%

89%

#115

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

$38,610

3,539

77.5%

86%

#68

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

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

19,914

63.3%

91%

Rank Not Published

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

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

17,446

46.7%

64%

28 ⁶

#33

College of William and Mary

Williamsburg, VA

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

8,200

34.6%

95%

#77

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

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

5,346

44.6%

88%

#134

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

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

30,450

75.9%

83%

Unranked

Colorado Technical University ¹

Colorado Springs, CO

N/A

Columbia University

New York, NY

$47,246

22,885

7.0%

99%

#15

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

$43,413

21,131

18.0%

97%

#10

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

$45,042

6,144

10.1%

98%

#134

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

$32,295

25,398

64.1%

86%

#83

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

$36,090

18,489

57.5%

84%

Duke University

Durham, NC

$43,623

15,427

14.0%

97%

#120

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

$30,034

9,933

70.1%

87%

#199

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

in-state: $5,318, out-of-state: $17,896

27,386

60.7%

79%

Rank Not Published

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

N/A

15,250

85.1%

70%

#179

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

$23,740

2,658

71.9%

78%

#20

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

$42,980

13,893

26.7%

95%

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