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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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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
#106 University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

$38,320 6,710 35.8% 84% 69 Locked Locked
#113 Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

$37,093 7,787 63.5% 91% 64 Locked Locked
#113 University of St. Thomas

St. Paul, MN

$32,035 10,533 84.5% 88% 74 Locked Locked
#115 Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

$38,610 3,539 77.5% 86% 75 Locked Locked
#115 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–​Newark

Newark, NJ

in-state: $12,590, out-of-state: $25,910 11,804 54.0% 86% 68 Locked Locked
#115 University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

$33,400 11,045 75.6% 87% 74 Locked Locked
#115 University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

in-state: $9,310, out-of-state: $28,660 24,396 73.0% 85% 67 Locked Locked
#115 University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

N/A 30,721 63.1% 87% 70 Locked Locked
#120 Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

$36,820 6,894 75.1% 80% 68 Locked Locked
#120 Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

$30,034 9,933 70.1% 87% 73 Locked Locked

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