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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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Save 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
Unranked Argosy University–​Chicago 1

Chicago, IL

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Unranked California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

N/A 1,428 N/A N/A N/A
Unranked Colorado Technical University 1

Colorado Springs, CO

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Unranked Trident University International 1

Cypress, CA

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Unranked University of Phoenix 1

Phoenix, AZ

N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 6
Unranked Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A 36,375 N/A 39% 8 N/A
Rank Not Published National-​Louis University

Chicago, IL

N/A 5,737 29.8% 41% 8 15 8
Rank Not Published Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, TX

$23,588 2,614 55.3% 58% 33
Rank Not Published Texas A&M University–​Kingsville

Kingsville, TX

in-state: $6,940, out-of-state: $17,470 6,731 97.9% 59% 33

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