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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
#160	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	N/A	21,153	72.7%	78%	51	Locked	Locked
#156	University of Maine Orono, ME	in-state: $10,594, out-of-state: $27,454	11,168	77.7%	78%	60	Locked	Locked
#160	University of Maryland–Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	in-state: $9,764, out-of-state: $20,825	13,199	60.8%	86%	57	Locked	Locked
#58	University of Maryland–College Park College Park, MD	in-state: $8,908, out-of-state: $27,287	37,580	44.7%	94%	82	Locked	Locked
#97	University of Massachusetts–Amherst Amherst, MA	in-state: $13,230, out-of-state: $26,645	28,084	65.6%	88%	67	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Massachusetts–Boston Boston, MA	N/A	15,741	68.4%	76%	40	Locked	Locked
#170	University of Massachusetts–Lowell Lowell, MA	in-state: $11,852, out-of-state: $18,965	15,431	65.0%	79%	50	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	in-state: $7,276, out-of-state: $15,340	22,725	66.4%	77%	39	Locked	Locked
#44	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	N/A	16,068	38.3%	90%	78	Locked	Locked
#29	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	in-state: $13,437, out-of-state: $39,109	42,716	40.6%	96%	90	Locked	Locked
#68	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	N/A	52,557	46.6%	89%	70	Locked	Locked
#151	University of Mississippi University, MS	in-state: $6,282, out-of-state: $16,266	18,224	79.0%	81%	60	Locked	Locked
#97	University of Missouri Columbia, MO	in-state: $9,257, out-of-state: $23,366	33,805	82.3%	85%	69	Locked	Locked
#179	University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, MO	in-state: $9,220, out-of-state: $21,754	15,492	69.3%	75%	44	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Missouri–St. Louis St. Louis, MO	in-state: $9,314, out-of-state: $22,883	16,817	69.1%	73%	51	Locked	Locked
#199	University of Montana Missoula, MT	in-state: $6,216, out-of-state: $21,806	12,866	81.8% ⁴	73%	48	Locked	Locked
#101	University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE	in-state: $8,068, out-of-state: $20,968	24,593	59.3%	84%	67	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Nebraska–Omaha Omaha, NE	in-state: $6,510, out-of-state: $16,520	14,712	75.7%	72%	43	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Nevada–Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	in-state: $6,585, out-of-state: $20,495	27,378	81.8%	76%	39	Locked	Locked
#189	University of Nevada–Reno Reno, NV	in-state: $6,248, out-of-state: $19,844	18,004	86.2%	78%	53	Locked	Locked
#106	University of New Hampshire Durham, NH	in-state: $16,424, out-of-state: $28,884	15,172	74.2%	88%	77	Locked	Locked
#179	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	N/A	28,977	63.9%	77%	45	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	in-state: $5,257, out-of-state: $16,781	10,903	55.5%	67%	38	Locked	Locked
#30	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	in-state: $7,694, out-of-state: $28,446	29,137	31.4%	97%	90	Locked	Locked
#199	University of North Carolina–Charlotte Charlotte, NC	in-state: $5,857, out-of-state: $18,386	25,277	69.6%	78%	53	Locked	Locked
#189	University of North Carolina–Greensboro Greensboro, NC	in-state: $6,136, out-of-state: $19,934	18,265	58.7%	77%	53	Locked	Locked
#170	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	in-state: $7,254, out-of-state: $17,170	14,697	70.8%	78%	54	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of North Texas Denton, TX	in-state: $9,078, out-of-state: $19,608	35,754	64.0%	77%	49	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	in-state: $6,514, out-of-state: $17,788	12,599	72.8%	70%	46	Locked	Locked
#17	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$42,971	12,004	24.3%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#101	University of Oklahoma Norman, OK	in-state: $7,341, out-of-state: $18,978	30,743	81.9%	83%	68	Locked	Locked
#115	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	in-state: $9,310, out-of-state: $28,660	24,396	73.0%	85%	67	Locked	Locked
#8	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$43,738	19,919	12.4%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
Unranked	University of Phoenix ¹ Phoenix, AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#58	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	in-state: $16,590, out-of-state: $26,280	28,766	57.9%	92%	79	Locked	Locked
#147	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	N/A	16,317	76.0%	80%	63	Locked	Locked
#33	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$43,666	10,319	34.1%	95%	83	Locked	Locked
#92	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$39,970	8,317	47.5%	86%	75	Locked	Locked
#106	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$38,884	9,734	58.0%	84%	70	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	N/A	14,769	87.3%	66%	39	Locked	Locked
#115	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	N/A	30,721	63.1%	87%	70	Locked	Locked
#199	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	in-state: $7,704, out-of-state: $9,650	9,970	88.9%	76%	49	Locked	Locked
#170	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	N/A	39,596	38.1%	88%	52	Locked	Locked
#24	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$44,463	38,010	23.0%	97%	90	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	in-state: $6,336, out-of-state: $14,448	16,604	63.2%	74%	47	Locked	Locked
#113	University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MN	$32,035	10,533	84.5%	88%	74	Locked	Locked
#101	University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN	N/A	30,194	69.7%	85%	63	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Texas–Arlington Arlington, TX	N/A	33,439	69.0%	68%	42	Locked	Locked
#46	University of Texas–Austin Austin, TX	in-state: $9,792, out-of-state: $33,060	51,112	46.6%	92%	81	Locked	Locked
#151	University of Texas–Dallas Richardson, TX	N/A	18,864	53.4%	84%	61	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

#160

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

N/A

21,153

72.7%

78%

Locked

#156

University of Maine

Orono, ME

in-state: $10,594, out-of-state: $27,454

11,168

77.7%

78%

Locked

#160

University of Maryland–Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

in-state: $9,764, out-of-state: $20,825

13,199

60.8%

86%

Locked

#58

University of Maryland–College Park

College Park, MD

in-state: $8,908, out-of-state: $27,287

37,580

44.7%

94%

Locked

#97

University of Massachusetts–Amherst

Amherst, MA

in-state: $13,230, out-of-state: $26,645

28,084

65.6%

88%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Massachusetts–Boston

Boston, MA

N/A

15,741

68.4%

76%

Locked

#170

University of Massachusetts–Lowell

Lowell, MA

in-state: $11,852, out-of-state: $18,965

15,431

65.0%

79%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

in-state: $7,276, out-of-state: $15,340

22,725

66.4%

77%

Locked

#44

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

N/A

16,068

38.3%

90%

Locked

#29

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

in-state: $13,437, out-of-state: $39,109

42,716

40.6%

96%

Locked

#68

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

52,557

46.6%

89%

Locked

#151

University of Mississippi

University, MS

in-state: $6,282, out-of-state: $16,266

18,224

79.0%

81%

Locked

#97

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

in-state: $9,257, out-of-state: $23,366

33,805

82.3%

85%

Locked

#179

University of Missouri–Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

in-state: $9,220, out-of-state: $21,754

15,492

69.3%

75%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Missouri–St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

in-state: $9,314, out-of-state: $22,883

16,817

69.1%

73%

Locked

#199

University of Montana

Missoula, MT

in-state: $6,216, out-of-state: $21,806

12,866

81.8% ⁴

73%

Locked

#101

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

in-state: $8,068, out-of-state: $20,968

24,593

59.3%

84%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Nebraska–Omaha

Omaha, NE

in-state: $6,510, out-of-state: $16,520

14,712

75.7%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Nevada–Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

in-state: $6,585, out-of-state: $20,495

27,378

81.8%

76%

Locked

#189

University of Nevada–Reno

Reno, NV

in-state: $6,248, out-of-state: $19,844

18,004

86.2%

78%

Locked

#106

University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH

in-state: $16,424, out-of-state: $28,884

15,172

74.2%

88%

Locked

#179

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

N/A

28,977

63.9%

77%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

in-state: $5,257, out-of-state: $16,781

10,903

55.5%

67%

Locked

#30

University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

in-state: $7,694, out-of-state: $28,446

29,137

31.4%

97%

Locked

#199

University of North Carolina–Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

in-state: $5,857, out-of-state: $18,386

25,277

69.6%

78%

Locked

#189

University of North Carolina–Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

in-state: $6,136, out-of-state: $19,934

18,265

58.7%

77%

Locked

#170

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

in-state: $7,254, out-of-state: $17,170

14,697

70.8%

78%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

in-state: $9,078, out-of-state: $19,608

35,754

64.0%

77%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, CO

in-state: $6,514, out-of-state: $17,788

12,599

72.8%

70%

Locked

#17

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

$42,971

12,004

24.3%

98%

Locked

#101

University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

in-state: $7,341, out-of-state: $18,978

30,743

81.9%

83%

Locked

#115

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

in-state: $9,310, out-of-state: $28,660

24,396

73.0%

85%

Locked

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

$43,738

19,919

12.4%

98%

Locked

Unranked

University of Phoenix ¹

Phoenix, AZ

N/A

5 ⁶

Locked

#58

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

in-state: $16,590, out-of-state: $26,280

28,766

57.9%

92%

Locked

#147

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

N/A

16,317

76.0%

80%

Locked

#33

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

$43,666

10,319

34.1%

95%

Locked

#92

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

$39,970

8,317

47.5%

86%

Locked

#106

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

$38,884

9,734

58.0%

84%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of South Alabama

Mobile, AL

N/A

14,769

87.3%

66%

Locked

#115

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

N/A

30,721

63.1%

87%

Locked

#199

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

in-state: $7,704, out-of-state: $9,650

9,970

88.9%

76%

Locked

#170

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

N/A

39,596

38.1%

88%

Locked

#24

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

$44,463

38,010

23.0%

97%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

in-state: $6,336, out-of-state: $14,448

16,604

63.2%

74%

Locked

#113

University of St. Thomas

St. Paul, MN

$32,035

10,533

84.5%

88%

Locked

#101

University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

N/A

30,194

69.7%

85%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Texas–Arlington

Arlington, TX

N/A

33,439

69.0%

68%

Locked

#46

University of Texas–Austin

Austin, TX

in-state: $9,792, out-of-state: $33,060

51,112

46.6%

92%

Locked

#151

University of Texas–Dallas

Richardson, TX

N/A

18,864

53.4%

84%

Locked

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