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
#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
#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
#101	Iowa State University Ames, IA	in-state: $7,726, out-of-state: $19,838	29,611	86.3%	86%	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

#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

#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

#101

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

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

29,611

86.3%

86%

Locked