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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
#101 University of California–​Riverside

Riverside, CA

in-state: $12,923, out-of-state: $35,801 20,901 69.0% 86% 70 Locked Locked
#101 University of Nebraska–​Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

in-state: $8,068, out-of-state: $20,968 24,593 59.3% 84% 67 Locked Locked
#101 University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

in-state: $7,341, out-of-state: $18,978 30,743 81.9% 83% 68 Locked Locked
#101 University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

N/A 30,194 69.7% 85% 63 Locked Locked
#106 Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

$34,218 16,040 54.9% 85% 70 Locked Locked
#106 North Carolina State University–​Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

in-state: $7,788, out-of-state: $20,953 34,767 52.3% 91% 72 Locked Locked
#106 University at Buffalo–​SUNY

Buffalo, NY

in-state: $7,482, out-of-state: $15,592 28,860 53.2% 88% 71 Locked Locked
#106 University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

N/A 27,939 92.7% 79% 61 Locked Locked
#106 University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH

in-state: $16,424, out-of-state: $28,884 15,172 74.2% 88% 77 Locked Locked
#106 University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

$38,884 9,734 58.0% 84% 70 Locked Locked

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