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National University Rankings

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
Unranked	Alliant International University San Diego, CA	$16,810	4,330	N/A	N/A	29 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Argosy University–Chicago ¹ Chicago, IL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA	N/A	1,428	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	N/A	36,375	N/A	39% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Colorado Technical University ¹ Colorado Springs, CO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Idaho State University ¹ Pocatello, ID	N/A	N/A	N/A	59% ⁸	30 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Northcentral University ¹ Prescott Valley, AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A	100% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Trident University International ¹ Cypress, CA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Union Institute and University Cincinnati, OH	N/A	1,821	N/A	68%	31 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	University of Phoenix ¹ Phoenix, AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#1	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$40,866	19,872	6.3%	98%	97	Locked	Locked
#4	Columbia University New York, NY	$47,246	22,885	7.0%	99%	96	Locked	Locked
#6	Stanford University Stanford, CA	$41,787	19,945	7.1%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#3	Yale University New Haven, CT	$42,300	11,875	7.7%	99%	97	Locked	Locked
#1	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$38,650	7,859	8.5%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#15	Brown University Providence, RI	$43,758	8,768	8.9%	98%	95	Locked	Locked
#6	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$42,050	10,894	9.7%	98%	93	Locked	Locked
#10	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$45,042	6,144	10.1%	98%	95	Locked	Locked
#8	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$43,738	19,919	12.4%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#10	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$39,588	2,231	12.8%	98%	87	Locked	Locked
#8	Duke University Durham, NC	$43,623	15,427	14.0%	97%	94	Locked	Locked
#4	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$44,574	12,316	16.3%	98%	92	Locked	Locked
#17	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$42,118	12,836	16.4%	97%	92	Locked	Locked
#14	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	$43,705	13,908	16.5%	97%	93	Locked	Locked
#15	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$43,413	21,131	18.0%	97%	93	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

Unranked

Alliant International University

San Diego, CA

$16,810

4,330

N/A

29 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Argosy University–Chicago ¹

Chicago, IL

N/A

Locked

Unranked

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

N/A

1,428

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

36,375

N/A

39% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Colorado Technical University ¹

Colorado Springs, CO

N/A

Locked

Rank Not Published

Idaho State University ¹

Pocatello, ID

N/A

59% ⁸

30 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Northcentral University ¹

Prescott Valley, AZ

N/A

100% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Trident University International ¹

Cypress, CA

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Union Institute and University

Cincinnati, OH

N/A

1,821

N/A

68%

31 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

University of Phoenix ¹

Phoenix, AZ

N/A

5 ⁶

Locked

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

$40,866

19,872

6.3%

98%

Locked

Columbia University

New York, NY

$47,246

22,885

7.0%

99%

Locked

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

$41,787

19,945

7.1%

98%

Locked

Yale University

New Haven, CT

$42,300

11,875

7.7%

99%

Locked

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

$38,650

7,859

8.5%

98%

Locked

#15

Brown University

Providence, RI

$43,758

8,768

8.9%

98%

Locked

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

$42,050

10,894

9.7%

98%

Locked

#10

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

$45,042

6,144

10.1%

98%

Locked

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

$43,738

19,919

12.4%

98%

Locked

#10

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

$39,588

2,231

12.8%

98%

Locked

Duke University

Durham, NC

$43,623

15,427

14.0%

97%

Locked

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

$44,574

12,316

16.3%

98%

Locked

#17

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

$42,118

12,836

16.4%

97%

Locked

#14

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

$43,705

13,908

16.5%

97%

Locked

#15

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

$43,413

21,131

18.0%

97%

Locked

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