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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
#77 American University

Washington, DC

$39,499 12,724 41.6% 90% 77 Locked Locked
#77 Baylor University

Waco, TX

$33,916 15,029 39.7% 84% 72 Locked Locked
#77 Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

in-state: $15,654, out-of-state: $30,684 5,346 44.6% 88% 70 Locked Locked
#77 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, NY

in-state: $6,570, out-of-state: $15,820 2,346 46.8% 85% 66 Locked Locked
#77 University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

in-state: $9,200, out-of-state: $22,950 31,647 43.5% 85% 66 Locked Locked
#77 University of California–​Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

in-state: $13,416, out-of-state: $36,294 17,454 67.4% 90% 77 Locked Locked
#83 Clark University

Worcester, MA

$38,450 3,462 67.9% 89% 80 Locked Locked
#83 Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

$36,090 18,489 57.5% 84% 68 Locked Locked
#83 Indiana University–​Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

in-state: $10,033, out-of-state: $31,483 42,731 72.3% 90% 72 Locked Locked
#83 Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

$33,244 12,002 56.8% 89% 81 Locked Locked
#83 University of Denver

Denver, CO

$39,177 11,797 68.2% 88% 79 Locked Locked
#83 University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

$31,198 4,092 41.0% 88% 68 Locked Locked
#89 Auburn University

Auburn University, AL

in-state: $9,446, out-of-state: $25,190 25,469 70.0% 87% 66 Locked Locked
#89 Binghamton University–​SUNY

Binghamton, NY

in-state: $7,613, out-of-state: $16,761 14,746 40.7% 91% 78 Locked Locked
#89 Miami University–​Oxford

Oxford, OH

in-state: $13,595, out-of-state: $29,158 17,395 74.1% 89% 81 Locked Locked
#92 St. Louis University

St. Louis, MO

$35,246 14,073 61.3% 85% 71 Locked Locked
#92 Stony Brook University–​SUNY

Stony Brook, NY

in-state: $7,514, out-of-state: $18,134 24,059 39.2% 89% 67 Locked Locked
#92 Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

$34,590 9,518 37.7% 86% 74 Locked Locked
#92 University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

$39,970 8,317 47.5% 86% 75 Locked Locked
#92 University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

in-state: $15,254, out-of-state: $35,582 13,478 75.4% 86% 72 Locked Locked
#97 Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

N/A 41,087 58.5% 91% 74 Locked Locked
#97 University of Colorado–​Boulder

Boulder, CO

in-state: $9,482, out-of-state: $31,378 32,252 86.9% 84% 68 Locked Locked
#97 University of Massachusetts–​Amherst

Amherst, MA

in-state: $13,230, out-of-state: $26,645 28,084 65.6% 88% 67 Locked Locked
#97 University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

in-state: $9,257, out-of-state: $23,366 33,805 82.3% 85% 69 Locked Locked
#101 Iowa State University

Ames, IA

in-state: $7,726, out-of-state: $19,838 29,611 86.3% 86% 68 Locked Locked

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