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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
#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
#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
#120	Howard University Washington, DC	$22,683	10,583	53.9%	83%	63	Locked	Locked
#120	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	in-state: $13,353, out-of-state: $27,258	7,034	75.3%	82%	65	Locked	Locked
#120	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	in-state: $10,035, out-of-state: $26,231	39,236	71.4%	78%	61	Locked	Locked
#125	Missouri University of Science & Technology Rolla, MO	in-state: $9,350, out-of-state: $23,666	7,522	89.8%	86%	67	Locked	Locked
#125	New School New York, NY	$37,846	10,797	69.3%	81%	61	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

#101

University of California–Riverside

Riverside, CA

in-state: $12,923, out-of-state: $35,801

20,901

69.0%

86%

Locked

#101

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

in-state: $8,068, out-of-state: $20,968

24,593

59.3%

84%

Locked

#101

University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

in-state: $7,341, out-of-state: $18,978

30,743

81.9%

83%

Locked

#101

University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

N/A

30,194

69.7%

85%

Locked

#106

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

$34,218

16,040

54.9%

85%

Locked

#106

North Carolina State University–Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

in-state: $7,788, out-of-state: $20,953

34,767

52.3%

91%

Locked

#106

University at Buffalo–SUNY

Buffalo, NY

in-state: $7,482, out-of-state: $15,592

28,860

53.2%

88%

Locked

#106

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

N/A

27,939

92.7%

79%

Locked

#106

University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH

in-state: $16,424, out-of-state: $28,884

15,172

74.2%

88%

Locked

#106

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

$38,884

9,734

58.0%

84%

Locked

#106

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

$38,320

6,710

35.8%

84%

Locked

#113

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

$37,093

7,787

63.5%

91%

Locked

#113

University of St. Thomas

St. Paul, MN

$32,035

10,533

84.5%

88%

Locked

#115

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

$38,610

3,539

77.5%

86%

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%

Locked

#115

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

$33,400

11,045

75.6%

87%

Locked

#115

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

in-state: $9,310, out-of-state: $28,660

24,396

73.0%

85%

Locked

#115

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

N/A

30,721

63.1%

87%

Locked

#120

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

$36,820

6,894

75.1%

80%

Locked

#120

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

$30,034

9,933

70.1%

87%

Locked

#120

Howard University

Washington, DC

$22,683

10,583

53.9%

83%

Locked

#120

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

in-state: $13,353, out-of-state: $27,258

7,034

75.3%

82%

Locked

#120

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

in-state: $10,035, out-of-state: $26,231

39,236

71.4%

78%

Locked

#125

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO

in-state: $9,350, out-of-state: $23,666

7,522

89.8%

86%

Locked

#125

New School

New York, NY

$37,846

10,797

69.3%

81%

Locked

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