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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| Save | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #58 |
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA |
in-state: $16,590, out-of-state: $26,280 | 28,766 | 57.9% | 92% | 79 | |||
| #63 |
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT |
in-state: $11,242, out-of-state: $29,074 | 25,868 | 47.3% | 93% | 83 | |||
| #63 |
University of Georgia
Athens, GA |
in-state: $9,842, out-of-state: $28,052 | 34,816 | 63.0% | 94% | 83 | |||
| #65 |
Purdue University–West Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN |
in-state: $9,900, out-of-state: $28,702 | 39,637 | 68.3% | 88% | 68 | |||
| #65 |
Texas A&M University–College Station
College Station, TX |
in-state: $8,505, out-of-state: $25,035 | 49,861 | 63.5% | 92% | 80 | |||
| #65 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA |
$41,380 | 5,778 | 56.7% | 94% | 76 | |||
| #68 |
Brigham Young University–Provo
Provo, UT |
$4,710 | 34,101 | 62.8% | 85% | 78 | |||
| #68 |
Clemson University
Clemson, SC |
in-state: $12,674, out-of-state: $29,600 | 19,914 | 63.3% | 91% | 80 | |||
| #68 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
Piscataway, NJ |
in-state: $13,073, out-of-state: $26,393 | 39,950 | 61.1% | 92% | 77 | |||
| #68 |
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN |
N/A | 52,557 | 46.6% | 89% | 70 |













