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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
#120	Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$36,820	6,894	75.1%	80%	68	Locked	Locked
#113	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$37,093	7,787	63.5%	91%	64	Locked	Locked
#17	Rice University Houston, TX	$37,292	6,224	18.8%	97%	92	Locked	Locked
#125	New School New York, NY	$37,846	10,797	69.3%	81%	61	Locked	Locked
#106	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$38,320	6,710	35.8%	84%	69	Locked	Locked
#83	Clark University Worcester, MA	$38,450	3,462	67.9%	89%	80	Locked	Locked
#115	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$38,610	3,539	77.5%	86%	75	Locked	Locked
#1	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$38,650	7,859	8.5%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#106	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$38,884	9,734	58.0%	84%	70	Locked	Locked
#58	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$39,004	20,829	49.4%	91%	80	Locked	Locked
#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
#58	Fordham University New York, NY	$41,732	15,189	42.4%	90%	78	Locked	Locked
#58	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$41,750	10,982	54.6%	89%	75	Locked	Locked
#6	Stanford University Stanford, CA	$41,787	19,945	7.1%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#6	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$42,050	10,894	9.7%	98%	93	Locked	Locked
#17	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$42,118	12,836	16.4%	97%	92	Locked	Locked
#38	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$42,220	7,055	33.4%	94%	87	Locked	Locked
#3	Yale University New Haven, CT	$42,300	11,875	7.7%	99%	97	Locked	Locked
#54	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$42,772	7,539	31.6%	90%	81	Locked	Locked
#21	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$42,870	17,130	18.1%	96%	94	Locked	Locked
#17	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$42,971	12,004	24.3%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#20	Emory University Atlanta, GA	$42,980	13,893	26.7%	95%	90	Locked	Locked
#51	Boston University Boston, MA	$42,994	32,439	49.4%	91%	85	Locked	Locked
#27	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$43,200	7,351	39.9%	94%	88	Locked	Locked
#15	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$43,413	21,131	18.0%	97%	93	Locked	Locked
#75	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$43,561	5,541	41.7%	91%	79	Locked	Locked
#8	Duke University Durham, NC	$43,623	15,427	14.0%	97%	94	Locked	Locked
#33	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$43,666	10,319	34.1%	95%	83	Locked	Locked
#14	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	$43,705	13,908	16.5%	97%	93	Locked	Locked
#33	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$43,708	5,828	40.0%	93%	91	Locked	Locked
#8	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$43,738	19,919	12.4%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
Unranked	George Washington University Washington, DC	$43,747	25,260	33.0%	93%	81	Locked	Locked
#15	Brown University Providence, RI	$43,758	8,768	8.9%	98%	95	Locked	Locked
#12	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$43,779	19,968	18.0%	97%	94	Locked	Locked
#31	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$43,878	13,906	28.0%	95%	91	Locked	Locked
#13	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$43,930	21,139	18.4%	97%	92	Locked	Locked
#24	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$44,463	38,010	23.0%	97%	90	Locked	Locked
#41	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$44,475	6,914	39.6%	93%	84	Locked	Locked
#4	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$44,574	12,316	16.3%	98%	92	Locked	Locked
#28	Tufts University Medford, MA	$44,666	10,775	21.9%	97%	90	Locked	Locked
#10	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$45,042	6,144	10.1%	98%	95	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

#120

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

$36,820

6,894

75.1%

80%

Locked

#113

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

$37,093

7,787

63.5%

91%

Locked

#17

Rice University

Houston, TX

$37,292

6,224

18.8%

97%

Locked

#125

New School

New York, NY

$37,846

10,797

69.3%

81%

Locked

#106

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

$38,320

6,710

35.8%

84%

Locked

#83

Clark University

Worcester, MA

$38,450

3,462

67.9%

89%

Locked

#115

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

$38,610

3,539

77.5%

86%

Locked

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

$38,650

7,859

8.5%

98%

Locked

#106

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

$38,884

9,734

58.0%

84%

Locked

#58

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

$39,004

20,829

49.4%

91%

Locked

#83

University of Denver

Denver, CO

$39,177

11,797

68.2%

88%

Locked

#77

American University

Washington, DC

$39,499

12,724

41.6%

90%

Locked

#139

Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Brooklyn, NY

$39,566

4,487

68.2%

85%

Locked

#10

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

$39,588

2,231

12.8%

98%

Locked

#56

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

$39,736

19,719

34.5%

93%

Locked

#92

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

$39,970

8,317

47.5%

86%

Locked

#68

Brigham Young University–Provo

Provo, UT

$4,710

34,101

62.8%

85%

Locked

#37

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$40,490

9,636

51.3%

92%

Locked

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

$40,866

19,872

6.3%

98%

Locked

#65

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA

$41,380

5,778

56.7%

94%

Locked

#58

Fordham University

New York, NY

$41,732

15,189

42.4%

90%

Locked

#58

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

$41,750

10,982

54.6%

89%

Locked

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

$41,787

19,945

7.1%

98%

Locked

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

$42,050

10,894

9.7%

98%

Locked

#17

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

$42,118

12,836

16.4%

97%

Locked

#38

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

$42,220

7,055

33.4%

94%

Locked

Yale University

New Haven, CT

$42,300

11,875

7.7%

99%

Locked

#54

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

$42,772

7,539

31.6%

90%

Locked

#21

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

$42,870

17,130

18.1%

96%

Locked

#17

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

$42,971

12,004

24.3%

98%

Locked

#20

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

$42,980

13,893

26.7%

95%

Locked

#51

Boston University

Boston, MA

$42,994

32,439

49.4%

91%

Locked

#27

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

$43,200

7,351

39.9%

94%

Locked

#15

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

$43,413

21,131

18.0%

97%

Locked

#75

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ

$43,561

5,541

41.7%

91%

Locked

Duke University

Durham, NC

$43,623

15,427

14.0%

97%

Locked

#33

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

$43,666

10,319

34.1%

95%

Locked

#14

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

$43,705

13,908

16.5%

97%

Locked

#33

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

$43,708

5,828

40.0%

93%

Locked

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

$43,738

19,919

12.4%

98%

Locked

Unranked

George Washington University

Washington, DC

$43,747

25,260

33.0%

93%

Locked

#15

Brown University

Providence, RI

$43,758

8,768

8.9%

98%

Locked

#12

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

$43,779

19,968

18.0%

97%

Locked

#31

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

$43,878

13,906

28.0%

95%

Locked

#13

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

$43,930

21,139

18.4%

97%

Locked

#24

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

$44,463

38,010

23.0%

97%

Locked

#41

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

$44,475

6,914

39.6%

93%

Locked

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

$44,574

12,316

16.3%

98%

Locked

#28

Tufts University

Medford, MA

$44,666

10,775

21.9%

97%

Locked

#10

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

$45,042

6,144

10.1%

98%

Locked

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