National University Rankings

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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
#125	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	in-state: $13,508, out-of-state: $23,334	36,855	62.8%	88%	68	Locked	Locked
#125	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	in-state: $9,676, out-of-state: $19,864	27,226	68.4%	81%	59	Locked	Locked
#125	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	in-state: $7,212, out-of-state: $22,912	31,660	83.2%	85%	55	Locked	Locked
#125	Washington State University Pullman, WA	in-state: $12,300, out-of-state: $25,382	27,327	82.5%	83%	67	Locked	Locked
#131	Ohio University Athens, OH	in-state: $10,216, out-of-state: $19,180	26,201	86.1%	81%	65	Locked	Locked
#131	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$34,750	9,656	85.1%	82%	66	Locked	Locked
#131	University at Albany–SUNY Albany, NY	in-state: $7,525, out-of-state: $18,145	17,142	51.3%	85%	65	Locked	Locked
#134	Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO	in-state: $8,608, out-of-state: $24,400	30,450	75.9%	83%	64	Locked	Locked
#134	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$32,295	25,398	64.1%	86%	66	Locked	Locked
#134	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$35,450	11,404	58.8%	78%	58	Locked	Locked
#134	Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	N/A	29,718	79.6%	84%	62	Locked	Locked
#134	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	in-state: $7,554, out-of-state: $18,434	23,199	60.9%	83%	59	Locked	Locked
#139	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	in-state: $9,724, out-of-state: $22,977	72,254	88.9%	82%	57	Locked	Locked
#139	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	in-state: $9,620, out-of-state: $27,764	33,320	52.8%	86%	64	Locked	Locked
#139	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	N/A	23,863	98.9%	80%	56	Locked	Locked
#139	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	in-state: $14,740, out-of-state: $27,140	9,558	68.5%	83%	54	Locked	Locked
#139	Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK	in-state: $7,442, out-of-state: $19,457	24,231	81.7%	79%	62	Locked	Locked
#139	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	in-state: $8,082, out-of-state: $22,212	24,977	77.7%	82%	61	Locked	Locked
#139	Polytechnic Institute of New York University Brooklyn, NY	$39,566	4,487	68.2%	85%	54	Locked	Locked
#139	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	in-state: $10,784, out-of-state: $25,816	32,264	64.8%	85%	59	Locked	Locked
#147	South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC	N/A	4,326	95.8%	65%	35	Locked	Locked
#147	St. John's University Queens, NY	$35,520	21,067	49.1%	78%	58	Locked	Locked
#147	University of Illinois–Chicago Chicago, IL	in-state: $13,050, out-of-state: $25,440	28,091	62.8%	80%	54	Locked	Locked
#147	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	N/A	16,317	76.0%	80%	63	Locked	Locked
#151	St. John Fisher College Rochester, NY	$27,370	3,977	66.5%	83%	73	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

#125

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

in-state: $13,508, out-of-state: $23,334

36,855

62.8%

88%

Locked

#125

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

in-state: $9,676, out-of-state: $19,864

27,226

68.4%

81%

Locked

#125

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

in-state: $7,212, out-of-state: $22,912

31,660

83.2%

85%

Locked

#125

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

in-state: $12,300, out-of-state: $25,382

27,327

82.5%

83%

Locked

#131

Ohio University

Athens, OH

in-state: $10,216, out-of-state: $19,180

26,201

86.1%

81%

Locked

#131

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

$34,750

9,656

85.1%

82%

Locked

#131

University at Albany–SUNY

Albany, NY

in-state: $7,525, out-of-state: $18,145

17,142

51.3%

85%

Locked

#134

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

in-state: $8,608, out-of-state: $24,400

30,450

75.9%

83%

Locked

#134

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

$32,295

25,398

64.1%

86%

Locked

#134

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

$35,450

11,404

58.8%

78%

Locked

#134

Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

N/A

29,718

79.6%

84%

Locked

#134

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

in-state: $7,554, out-of-state: $18,434

23,199

60.9%

83%

Locked

#139

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

in-state: $9,724, out-of-state: $22,977

72,254

88.9%

82%

Locked

#139

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

in-state: $9,620, out-of-state: $27,764

33,320

52.8%

86%

Locked

#139

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

N/A

23,863

98.9%

80%

Locked

#139

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ

in-state: $14,740, out-of-state: $27,140

9,558

68.5%

83%

Locked

#139

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

in-state: $7,442, out-of-state: $19,457

24,231

81.7%

79%

Locked

#139

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

in-state: $8,082, out-of-state: $22,212

24,977

77.7%

82%

Locked

#139

Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Brooklyn, NY

$39,566

4,487

68.2%

85%

Locked

#139

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

in-state: $10,784, out-of-state: $25,816

32,264

64.8%

85%

Locked

#147

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC

N/A

4,326

95.8%

65%

Locked

#147

St. John's University

Queens, NY

$35,520

21,067

49.1%

78%

Locked

#147

University of Illinois–Chicago

Chicago, IL

in-state: $13,050, out-of-state: $25,440

28,091

62.8%

80%

Locked

#147

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

N/A

16,317

76.0%

80%

Locked

#151

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

$27,370

3,977

66.5%

83%

Locked