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
Unranked	Alliant International University San Diego, CA	$16,810	4,330	N/A	N/A	29 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Argosy University–Chicago ¹ Chicago, IL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA	N/A	1,428	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	N/A	36,375	N/A	39% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Colorado Technical University ¹ Colorado Springs, CO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	George Washington University Washington, DC	$43,747	25,260	33.0%	93%	81	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Northcentral University ¹ Prescott Valley, AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A	100% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Trident University International ¹ Cypress, CA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Union Institute and University Cincinnati, OH	N/A	1,821	N/A	68%	31 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	University of Phoenix ¹ Phoenix, AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	N/A	48,982	96.0%	80% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	N/A	11,943	96.7% ⁴	72% ⁸	40 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Barry University Miami Shores, FL	$28,260	8,905	58.7%	64% ⁸	39	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$25,330	7,013	75.7%	77%	49	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Bowie State University Bowie, MD	in-state: $6,483, out-of-state: $17,039	5,608	40.9%	71%	41	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI	$24,330	5,358	47.6%	69%	54	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	in-state: $10,950, out-of-state: $23,670	28,194	68.5%	78%	54	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	$18,912	3,843	71.7%	65%	41	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	in-state: $9,289, out-of-state: $12,411	17,446	46.7%	64%	28 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	N/A	15,250	85.1%	70%	44	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL	in-state: $5,187, out-of-state: $17,127	13,204	48.4%	80%	40	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	N/A	29,290	34.8%	78%	43	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Florida International University Miami, FL	in-state: $6,417, out-of-state: $18,816	44,686	39.4%	82%	43	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	in-state: $6,724, out-of-state: $19,000	20,212	49.5%	80%	47	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	in-state: $9,664, out-of-state: $27,874	32,022	51.0%	83%	48	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

Unranked

Alliant International University

San Diego, CA

$16,810

4,330

N/A

29 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Argosy University–Chicago ¹

Chicago, IL

N/A

Locked

Unranked

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

N/A

1,428

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

36,375

N/A

39% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Colorado Technical University ¹

Colorado Springs, CO

N/A

Locked

Unranked

George Washington University

Washington, DC

$43,747

25,260

33.0%

93%

Locked

Unranked

Northcentral University ¹

Prescott Valley, AZ

N/A

100% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Trident University International ¹

Cypress, CA

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Union Institute and University

Cincinnati, OH

N/A

1,821

N/A

68%

31 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

University of Phoenix ¹

Phoenix, AZ

N/A

5 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

48,982

96.0%

80% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

N/A

11,943

96.7% ⁴

72% ⁸

40 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Barry University

Miami Shores, FL

$28,260

8,905

58.7%

64% ⁸

Locked

Rank Not Published

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

$25,330

7,013

75.7%

77%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Bowie State University

Bowie, MD

in-state: $6,483, out-of-state: $17,039

5,608

40.9%

71%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, WI

$24,330

5,358

47.6%

69%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

in-state: $10,950, out-of-state: $23,670

28,194

68.5%

78%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, GA

$18,912

3,843

71.7%

65%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

in-state: $9,289, out-of-state: $12,411

17,446

46.7%

64%

28 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

N/A

15,250

85.1%

70%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Florida A&M University

Tallahassee, FL

in-state: $5,187, out-of-state: $17,127

13,204

48.4%

80%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

N/A

29,290

34.8%

78%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Florida International University

Miami, FL

in-state: $6,417, out-of-state: $18,816

44,686

39.4%

82%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

in-state: $6,724, out-of-state: $19,000

20,212

49.5%

80%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

in-state: $9,664, out-of-state: $27,874

32,022

51.0%

83%

Locked