National University Rankings

National University Methodology

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
Rank Not Published	Barry University Miami Shores, FL	$28,260	8,905	58.7%	64% ⁸	39	Locked	Locked
#174	St. Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	$28,320	5,688	71.9%	74%	62	Locked	Locked
#155	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$29,320	7,922	69.2%	80%	66	Locked	Locked
#120	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$30,034	9,933	70.1%	87%	73	Locked	Locked
#174	Biola University La Mirada, CA	$31,004	6,250	76.4%	85%	66	Locked	Locked
#179	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	$31,076	9,929	49.2%	85%	63	Locked	Locked
#83	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$31,198	4,092	41.0%	88%	68	Locked	Locked
#113	University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MN	$32,035	10,533	84.5%	88%	74	Locked	Locked
#134	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$32,295	25,398	64.1%	86%	66	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Lynn University Boca Raton, FL	$32,600	2,102	63.1%	60%	42	Locked	Locked
#83	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$33,244	12,002	56.8%	89%	81	Locked	Locked
#165	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	$33,350	4,692	39.9%	82%	58	Locked	Locked
#115	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$33,400	11,045	75.6%	87%	74	Locked	Locked
#77	Baylor University Waco, TX	$33,916	15,029	39.7%	84%	72	Locked	Locked
#106	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$34,218	16,040	54.9%	85%	70	Locked	Locked
#92	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$34,590	9,518	37.7%	86%	74	Locked	Locked
#160	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$34,710	5,189	57.4%	76%	56	Locked	Locked
#131	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$34,750	9,656	85.1%	82%	66	Locked	Locked
#92	St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	$35,246	14,073	61.3%	85%	71	Locked	Locked
#134	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$35,450	11,404	58.8%	78%	58	Locked	Locked
#147	St. John's University Queens, NY	$35,520	21,067	49.1%	78%	58	Locked	Locked
#83	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$36,090	18,489	57.5%	84%	68	Locked	Locked
#189	Widener University Chester, PA	$36,382	6,464	66.3%	72%	54	Locked	Locked
#46	Yeshiva University New York, NY	$36,500	6,563	69.4%	91%	85	Locked	Locked
#174	Pace University New York, NY	$36,504	12,593	73.8%	77%	56	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

Rank Not Published

Barry University

Miami Shores, FL

$28,260

8,905

58.7%

64% ⁸

Locked

#174

St. Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, MN

$28,320

5,688

71.9%

74%

Locked

#155

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

$29,320

7,922

69.2%

80%

Locked

#120

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

$30,034

9,933

70.1%

87%

Locked

#174

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

$31,004

6,250

76.4%

85%

Locked

#179

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

$31,076

9,929

49.2%

85%

Locked

#83

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

$31,198

4,092

41.0%

88%

Locked

#113

University of St. Thomas

St. Paul, MN

$32,035

10,533

84.5%

88%

Locked

#134

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

$32,295

25,398

64.1%

86%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

$32,600

2,102

63.1%

60%

Locked

#83

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

$33,244

12,002

56.8%

89%

Locked

#165

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

$33,350

4,692

39.9%

82%

Locked

#115

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

$33,400

11,045

75.6%

87%

Locked

#77

Baylor University

Waco, TX

$33,916

15,029

39.7%

84%

Locked

#106

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

$34,218

16,040

54.9%

85%

Locked

#92

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

$34,590

9,518

37.7%

86%

Locked

#160

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

$34,710

5,189

57.4%

76%

Locked

#131

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

$34,750

9,656

85.1%

82%

Locked

#92

St. Louis University

St. Louis, MO

$35,246

14,073

61.3%

85%

Locked

#134

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

$35,450

11,404

58.8%

78%

Locked

#147

St. John's University

Queens, NY

$35,520

21,067

49.1%

78%

Locked

#83

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

$36,090

18,489

57.5%

84%

Locked

#189

Widener University

Chester, PA

$36,382

6,464

66.3%

72%

Locked

#46

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

$36,500

6,563

69.4%

91%

Locked

#174

Pace University

New York, NY

$36,504

12,593

73.8%

77%

Locked