National University Rankings

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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
#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
#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
#131	Ohio University Athens, OH	in-state: $10,216, out-of-state: $19,180	26,201	86.1%	81%	65	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

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

#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

#131

Ohio University

Athens, OH

in-state: $10,216, out-of-state: $19,180

26,201

86.1%

81%

Locked