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- Tuition and fees:
- $44,475 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 5,322
- Setting:
- city
Troy, NY
Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private institution. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,671 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $36,549 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 18,620
- Setting:
- suburban
Santa Barbara, CA
University of California--Santa Barbara is a public institution that was founded in 1909. The school has 46.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of California--Santa Barbara is 17:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,384 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,634 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 30,367
- Setting:
- city
Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin--Madison was established in 1848 as a public institution. University of Wisconsin--Madison follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $14,090 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $36,968 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 22,004
- Setting:
- suburban
Irvine, CA
A public institution, University of California--Irvine was founded in 1965. University of California--Irvine offers a Greek system, where 10.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 9.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $39,654 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 10,509
- Setting:
- suburban
Coral Gables, FL
University of Miami has a total undergraduate enrollment of 10,509, with a gender distribution of 48.9 percent male students and 51.1 percent female students. At this school, 41.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 59.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $16,444 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,746 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 38,954
- Setting:
- city
University Park, PA
Founded in 1855, Pennsylvania State University--University Park is a public institution. Pennsylvania State University--University Park follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $14,428 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,570 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 32,256
- Setting:
- city
Champaign, IL
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign is a public institution that was founded in 1867. The school has 34.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign is 18:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,792 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $33,060 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 38,437
- Setting:
- city
Austin, TX
University of Texas--Austin was established in 1883 as a public institution. University of Texas--Austin follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,574 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,058 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 29,017
- Setting:
- urban
Seattle, WA
A public institution, University of Washington was founded in 1861. University of Washington offers a Greek system, where 5.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 6.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $36,500 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,786
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
Yeshiva University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,786, with a gender distribution of 52.9 percent male students and 47.1 percent female students. At this school, 68.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 32.0 percent of students live off campus.
