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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
#131	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$34,750	9,656	85.1%	82%	66	Locked	Locked
#131	University at Albany–SUNY Albany, NY	in-state: $7,525, out-of-state: $18,145	17,142	51.3%	85%	65	Locked	Locked
#125	Missouri University of Science & Technology Rolla, MO	in-state: $9,350, out-of-state: $23,666	7,522	89.8%	86%	67	Locked	Locked
#125	New School New York, NY	$37,846	10,797	69.3%	81%	61	Locked	Locked
#125	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	in-state: $13,508, out-of-state: $23,334	36,855	62.8%	88%	68	Locked	Locked
#125	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	in-state: $9,676, out-of-state: $19,864	27,226	68.4%	81%	59	Locked	Locked
#125	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	in-state: $7,212, out-of-state: $22,912	31,660	83.2%	85%	55	Locked	Locked
#125	Washington State University Pullman, WA	in-state: $12,300, out-of-state: $25,382	27,327	82.5%	83%	67	Locked	Locked
#120	Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$36,820	6,894	75.1%	80%	68	Locked	Locked
#120	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$30,034	9,933	70.1%	87%	73	Locked	Locked
#120	Howard University Washington, DC	$22,683	10,583	53.9%	83%	63	Locked	Locked
#120	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	in-state: $13,353, out-of-state: $27,258	7,034	75.3%	82%	65	Locked	Locked
#120	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	in-state: $10,035, out-of-state: $26,231	39,236	71.4%	78%	61	Locked	Locked
#115	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$38,610	3,539	77.5%	86%	75	Locked	Locked
#115	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark Newark, NJ	in-state: $12,590, out-of-state: $25,910	11,804	54.0%	86%	68	Locked	Locked
#115	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$33,400	11,045	75.6%	87%	74	Locked	Locked
#115	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	in-state: $9,310, out-of-state: $28,660	24,396	73.0%	85%	67	Locked	Locked
#115	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	N/A	30,721	63.1%	87%	70	Locked	Locked
#113	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$37,093	7,787	63.5%	91%	64	Locked	Locked
#113	University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MN	$32,035	10,533	84.5%	88%	74	Locked	Locked
#106	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$34,218	16,040	54.9%	85%	70	Locked	Locked
#106	North Carolina State University–Raleigh Raleigh, NC	in-state: $7,788, out-of-state: $20,953	34,767	52.3%	91%	72	Locked	Locked
#106	University at Buffalo–SUNY Buffalo, NY	in-state: $7,482, out-of-state: $15,592	28,860	53.2%	88%	71	Locked	Locked
#106	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	N/A	27,939	92.7%	79%	61	Locked	Locked
#106	University of New Hampshire Durham, NH	in-state: $16,424, out-of-state: $28,884	15,172	74.2%	88%	77	Locked	Locked
#106	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$38,884	9,734	58.0%	84%	70	Locked	Locked
#106	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$38,320	6,710	35.8%	84%	69	Locked	Locked
#101	Iowa State University Ames, IA	in-state: $7,726, out-of-state: $19,838	29,611	86.3%	86%	68	Locked	Locked
#101	University of California–Riverside Riverside, CA	in-state: $12,923, out-of-state: $35,801	20,901	69.0%	86%	70	Locked	Locked
#101	University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE	in-state: $8,068, out-of-state: $20,968	24,593	59.3%	84%	67	Locked	Locked
#101	University of Oklahoma Norman, OK	in-state: $7,341, out-of-state: $18,978	30,743	81.9%	83%	68	Locked	Locked
#101	University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN	N/A	30,194	69.7%	85%	63	Locked	Locked
#97	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	N/A	41,087	58.5%	91%	74	Locked	Locked
#97	University of Colorado–Boulder Boulder, CO	in-state: $9,482, out-of-state: $31,378	32,252	86.9%	84%	68	Locked	Locked
#97	University of Massachusetts–Amherst Amherst, MA	in-state: $13,230, out-of-state: $26,645	28,084	65.6%	88%	67	Locked	Locked
#97	University of Missouri Columbia, MO	in-state: $9,257, out-of-state: $23,366	33,805	82.3%	85%	69	Locked	Locked
#92	St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	$35,246	14,073	61.3%	85%	71	Locked	Locked
#92	Stony Brook University–SUNY Stony Brook, NY	in-state: $7,514, out-of-state: $18,134	24,059	39.2%	89%	67	Locked	Locked
#92	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$34,590	9,518	37.7%	86%	74	Locked	Locked
#92	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$39,970	8,317	47.5%	86%	75	Locked	Locked
#92	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	in-state: $15,254, out-of-state: $35,582	13,478	75.4%	86%	72	Locked	Locked
#89	Auburn University Auburn University, AL	in-state: $9,446, out-of-state: $25,190	25,469	70.0%	87%	66	Locked	Locked
#89	Binghamton University–SUNY Binghamton, NY	in-state: $7,613, out-of-state: $16,761	14,746	40.7%	91%	78	Locked	Locked
#89	Miami University–Oxford Oxford, OH	in-state: $13,595, out-of-state: $29,158	17,395	74.1%	89%	81	Locked	Locked
#83	Clark University Worcester, MA	$38,450	3,462	67.9%	89%	80	Locked	Locked
#83	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$36,090	18,489	57.5%	84%	68	Locked	Locked
#83	Indiana University–Bloomington Bloomington, IN	in-state: $10,033, out-of-state: $31,483	42,731	72.3%	90%	72	Locked	Locked
#83	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$33,244	12,002	56.8%	89%	81	Locked	Locked
#83	University of Denver Denver, CO	$39,177	11,797	68.2%	88%	79	Locked	Locked
#83	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$31,198	4,092	41.0%	88%	68	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

#131

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

$34,750

9,656

85.1%

82%

Locked

#131

University at Albany–SUNY

Albany, NY

in-state: $7,525, out-of-state: $18,145

17,142

51.3%

85%

Locked

#125

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO

in-state: $9,350, out-of-state: $23,666

7,522

89.8%

86%

Locked

#125

New School

New York, NY

$37,846

10,797

69.3%

81%

Locked

#125

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

in-state: $13,508, out-of-state: $23,334

36,855

62.8%

88%

Locked

#125

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

in-state: $9,676, out-of-state: $19,864

27,226

68.4%

81%

Locked

#125

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

in-state: $7,212, out-of-state: $22,912

31,660

83.2%

85%

Locked

#125

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

in-state: $12,300, out-of-state: $25,382

27,327

82.5%

83%

Locked

#120

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

$36,820

6,894

75.1%

80%

Locked

#120

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

$30,034

9,933

70.1%

87%

Locked

#120

Howard University

Washington, DC

$22,683

10,583

53.9%

83%

Locked

#120

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

in-state: $13,353, out-of-state: $27,258

7,034

75.3%

82%

Locked

#120

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

in-state: $10,035, out-of-state: $26,231

39,236

71.4%

78%

Locked

#115

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

$38,610

3,539

77.5%

86%

Locked

#115

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark

Newark, NJ

in-state: $12,590, out-of-state: $25,910

11,804

54.0%

86%

Locked

#115

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

$33,400

11,045

75.6%

87%

Locked

#115

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

in-state: $9,310, out-of-state: $28,660

24,396

73.0%

85%

Locked

#115

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

N/A

30,721

63.1%

87%

Locked

#113

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

$37,093

7,787

63.5%

91%

Locked

#113

University of St. Thomas

St. Paul, MN

$32,035

10,533

84.5%

88%

Locked

#106

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

$34,218

16,040

54.9%

85%

Locked

#106

North Carolina State University–Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

in-state: $7,788, out-of-state: $20,953

34,767

52.3%

91%

Locked

#106

University at Buffalo–SUNY

Buffalo, NY

in-state: $7,482, out-of-state: $15,592

28,860

53.2%

88%

Locked

#106

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

N/A

27,939

92.7%

79%

Locked

#106

University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH

in-state: $16,424, out-of-state: $28,884

15,172

74.2%

88%

Locked

#106

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

$38,884

9,734

58.0%

84%

Locked

#106

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

$38,320

6,710

35.8%

84%

Locked

#101

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

in-state: $7,726, out-of-state: $19,838

29,611

86.3%

86%

Locked

#101

University of California–Riverside

Riverside, CA

in-state: $12,923, out-of-state: $35,801

20,901

69.0%

86%

Locked

#101

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

in-state: $8,068, out-of-state: $20,968

24,593

59.3%

84%

Locked

#101

University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

in-state: $7,341, out-of-state: $18,978

30,743

81.9%

83%

Locked

#101

University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

N/A

30,194

69.7%

85%

Locked

#97

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

N/A

41,087

58.5%

91%

Locked

#97

University of Colorado–Boulder

Boulder, CO

in-state: $9,482, out-of-state: $31,378

32,252

86.9%

84%

Locked

#97

University of Massachusetts–Amherst

Amherst, MA

in-state: $13,230, out-of-state: $26,645

28,084

65.6%

88%

Locked

#97

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

in-state: $9,257, out-of-state: $23,366

33,805

82.3%

85%

Locked

#92

St. Louis University

St. Louis, MO

$35,246

14,073

61.3%

85%

Locked

#92

Stony Brook University–SUNY

Stony Brook, NY

in-state: $7,514, out-of-state: $18,134

24,059

39.2%

89%

Locked

#92

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

$34,590

9,518

37.7%

86%

Locked

#92

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

$39,970

8,317

47.5%

86%

Locked

#92

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

in-state: $15,254, out-of-state: $35,582

13,478

75.4%

86%

Locked

#89

Auburn University

Auburn University, AL

in-state: $9,446, out-of-state: $25,190

25,469

70.0%

87%

Locked

#89

Binghamton University–SUNY

Binghamton, NY

in-state: $7,613, out-of-state: $16,761

14,746

40.7%

91%

Locked

#89

Miami University–Oxford

Oxford, OH

in-state: $13,595, out-of-state: $29,158

17,395

74.1%

89%

Locked

#83

Clark University

Worcester, MA

$38,450

3,462

67.9%

89%

Locked

#83

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

$36,090

18,489

57.5%

84%

Locked

#83

Indiana University–Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

in-state: $10,033, out-of-state: $31,483

42,731

72.3%

90%

Locked

#83

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

$33,244

12,002

56.8%

89%

Locked

#83

University of Denver

Denver, CO

$39,177

11,797

68.2%

88%

Locked

#83

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

$31,198

4,092

41.0%

88%

Locked

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