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	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	N/A	14,769	87.3%	66%	39	Locked	Locked
#115	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	N/A	30,721	63.1%	87%	70	Locked	Locked
#170	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	N/A	39,596	38.1%	88%	52	Locked	Locked
#101	University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN	N/A	30,194	69.7%	85%	63	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Texas–Arlington Arlington, TX	N/A	33,439	69.0%	68%	42	Locked	Locked
#151	University of Texas–Dallas Richardson, TX	N/A	18,864	53.4%	84%	61	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Texas–El Paso El Paso, TX	N/A	22,640	99.8%	72%	37	Locked	Locked
#46	University of Washington Seattle, WA	N/A	42,428	58.4%	93%	80	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	N/A	48,982	96.0%	80% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	N/A	30,765	75.5%	75%	26	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

University of South Alabama

Mobile, AL

N/A

14,769

87.3%

66%

Locked

#115

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

N/A

30,721

63.1%

87%

Locked

#170

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

N/A

39,596

38.1%

88%

Locked

#101

University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

N/A

30,194

69.7%

85%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Texas–Arlington

Arlington, TX

N/A

33,439

69.0%

68%

Locked

#151

University of Texas–Dallas

Richardson, TX

N/A

18,864

53.4%

84%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Texas–El Paso

El Paso, TX

N/A

22,640

99.8%

72%

Locked

#46

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

N/A

42,428

58.4%

93%

Locked

Unranked

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

48,982

96.0%

80% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

N/A

30,765

75.5%

75%

Locked