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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
#83 University of Denver

Denver, CO

$39,177 11,797 68.2% 88% 79 Locked Locked
#77 American University

Washington, DC

$39,499 12,724 41.6% 90% 77 Locked Locked
#139 Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Brooklyn, NY

$39,566 4,487 68.2% 85% 54 Locked Locked
#10 California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

$39,588 2,231 12.8% 98% 87 Locked Locked
#56 Northeastern University

Boston, MA

$39,736 19,719 34.5% 93% 77 Locked Locked
#92 University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

$39,970 8,317 47.5% 86% 75 Locked Locked
#68 Brigham Young University–​Provo

Provo, UT

$4,710 34,101 62.8% 85% 78 Locked Locked
#37 Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$40,490 9,636 51.3% 92% 78 Locked Locked
#1 Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

$40,866 19,872 6.3% 98% 97 Locked Locked
#65 Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA

$41,380 5,778 56.7% 94% 76 Locked Locked

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