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
#31	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$43,878	13,906	28.0%	95%	91	Locked	Locked
#32	New York University New York, NY	N/A	43,911	32.7%	92%	86	Locked	Locked
#33	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$43,708	5,828	40.0%	93%	91	Locked	Locked
#33	College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA	in-state: $13,570, out-of-state: $36,753	8,200	34.6%	95%	91	Locked	Locked
#33	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$43,666	10,319	34.1%	95%	83	Locked	Locked
#36	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	in-state: $10,098, out-of-state: $29,402	20,941	51.2%	94%	79	Locked	Locked
#37	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$40,490	9,636	51.3%	92%	78	Locked	Locked
#38	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$42,220	7,055	33.4%	94%	87	Locked	Locked
#38	University of California–Davis Davis, CA	in-state: $13,877, out-of-state: $36,755	31,732	46.0%	92%	86	Locked	Locked
#38	University of California–San Diego La Jolla, CA	N/A	28,593	35.5%	95%	85	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

#31

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

$43,878

13,906

28.0%

95%

Locked

#32

New York University

New York, NY

N/A

43,911

32.7%

92%

Locked

#33

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

$43,708

5,828

40.0%

93%

Locked

#33

College of William and Mary

Williamsburg, VA

in-state: $13,570, out-of-state: $36,753

8,200

34.6%

95%

Locked

#33

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

$43,666

10,319

34.1%

95%

Locked

#36

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

in-state: $10,098, out-of-state: $29,402

20,941

51.2%

94%

Locked

#37

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$40,490

9,636

51.3%

92%

Locked

#38

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

$42,220

7,055

33.4%

94%

Locked

#38

University of California–Davis

Davis, CA

in-state: $13,877, out-of-state: $36,755

31,732

46.0%

92%

Locked

#38

University of California–San Diego

La Jolla, CA

N/A

28,593

35.5%

95%

Locked