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
#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
#134	Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO	in-state: $8,608, out-of-state: $24,400	30,450	75.9%	83%	64	Locked	Locked
#134	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$32,295	25,398	64.1%	86%	66	Locked	Locked
#134	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$35,450	11,404	58.8%	78%	58	Locked	Locked
#134	Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	N/A	29,718	79.6%	84%	62	Locked	Locked
#134	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	in-state: $7,554, out-of-state: $18,434	23,199	60.9%	83%	59	Locked	Locked
#139	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	in-state: $9,724, out-of-state: $22,977	72,254	88.9%	82%	57	Locked	Locked
#139	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	in-state: $9,620, out-of-state: $27,764	33,320	52.8%	86%	64	Locked	Locked
#139	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	N/A	23,863	98.9%	80%	56	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

#134

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

in-state: $8,608, out-of-state: $24,400

30,450

75.9%

83%

Locked

#134

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

$32,295

25,398

64.1%

86%

Locked

#134

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

$35,450

11,404

58.8%

78%

Locked

#134

Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

N/A

29,718

79.6%

84%

Locked

#134

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

in-state: $7,554, out-of-state: $18,434

23,199

60.9%

83%

Locked

#139

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

in-state: $9,724, out-of-state: $22,977

72,254

88.9%

82%

Locked

#139

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

in-state: $9,620, out-of-state: $27,764

33,320

52.8%

86%

Locked

#139

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

N/A

23,863

98.9%

80%

Locked