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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
#46	Yeshiva University New York, NY	$36,500	6,563	69.4%	91%	85	Locked	Locked
#3	Yale University New Haven, CT	$42,300	11,875	7.7%	99%	97	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Wright State University Dayton, OH	in-state: $8,354, out-of-state: $16,182	18,304	75.3%	68%	40	Locked	Locked
#65	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	$41,380	5,778	56.7%	94%	76	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	N/A	11,943	96.7% ⁴	72% ⁸	40 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#189	Widener University Chester, PA	$36,382	6,464	66.3%	72%	54	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	in-state: $6,408, out-of-state: $14,442	15,100	93.9%	72%	43	Locked	Locked
#189	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	N/A	25,086	83.2%	74%	56	Locked	Locked
#165	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	in-state: $6,090, out-of-state: $18,868	29,617	84.8%	80%	57	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	N/A	30,765	75.5%	75%	26	Locked	Locked
#14	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	$43,705	13,908	16.5%	97%	93	Locked	Locked
#125	Washington State University Pullman, WA	in-state: $12,300, out-of-state: $25,382	27,327	82.5%	83%	67	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	N/A	48,982	96.0%	80% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
#27	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$43,200	7,351	39.9%	94%	88	Locked	Locked
#72	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	in-state: $10,930, out-of-state: $25,320	30,936	66.6%	91%	82	Locked	Locked
#170	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	in-state: $9,885, out-of-state: $23,300	31,899	65.7%	85%	53	Locked	Locked
#17	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$42,118	12,836	16.4%	97%	92	Locked	Locked
#174	Utah State University Logan, UT	in-state: $5,931, out-of-state: $17,078	26,757	96.9%	72%	53	Locked	Locked
#106	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$38,320	6,710	35.8%	84%	69	Locked	Locked
#156	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	in-state: $4,278, out-of-state: $13,428	12,925	96.0%	73%	53	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	in-state: $9,380, out-of-state: $19,088	29,726	71.0%	72%	40	Locked	Locked
#41	University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI	in-state: $10,384, out-of-state: $26,634	42,441	50.5%	94%	83	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	in-state: $6,060, out-of-state: $18,960	11,982	63.0%	74%	48	Locked	Locked
#46	University of Washington Seattle, WA	N/A	42,428	58.4%	93%	80	Locked	Locked
#24	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	in-state: $12,006, out-of-state: $38,018	24,297	33.3%	97%	94	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

#46

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

$36,500

6,563

69.4%

91%

Locked

Yale University

New Haven, CT

$42,300

11,875

7.7%

99%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wright State University

Dayton, OH

in-state: $8,354, out-of-state: $16,182

18,304

75.3%

68%

Locked

#65

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA

$41,380

5,778

56.7%

94%

Locked

Unranked

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

N/A

11,943

96.7% ⁴

72% ⁸

40 ⁶

Locked

#189

Widener University

Chester, PA

$36,382

6,464

66.3%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

in-state: $6,408, out-of-state: $14,442

15,100

93.9%

72%

Locked

#189

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

N/A

25,086

83.2%

74%

Locked

#165

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

in-state: $6,090, out-of-state: $18,868

29,617

84.8%

80%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

N/A

30,765

75.5%

75%

Locked

#14

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

$43,705

13,908

16.5%

97%

Locked

#125

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

in-state: $12,300, out-of-state: $25,382

27,327

82.5%

83%

Locked

Unranked

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

48,982

96.0%

80% ⁸

N/A

Locked

#27

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

$43,200

7,351

39.9%

94%

Locked

#72

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

in-state: $10,930, out-of-state: $25,320

30,936

66.6%

91%

Locked

#170

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

in-state: $9,885, out-of-state: $23,300

31,899

65.7%

85%

Locked

#17

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

$42,118

12,836

16.4%

97%

Locked

#174

Utah State University

Logan, UT

in-state: $5,931, out-of-state: $17,078

26,757

96.9%

72%

Locked

#106

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

$38,320

6,710

35.8%

84%

Locked

#156

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

in-state: $4,278, out-of-state: $13,428

12,925

96.0%

73%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

in-state: $9,380, out-of-state: $19,088

29,726

71.0%

72%

Locked

#41

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Madison, WI

in-state: $10,384, out-of-state: $26,634

42,441

50.5%

94%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL

in-state: $6,060, out-of-state: $18,960

11,982

63.0%

74%

Locked

#46

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

N/A

42,428

58.4%

93%

Locked

#24

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

in-state: $12,006, out-of-state: $38,018

24,297

33.3%

97%

Locked

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