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Tuition and fees:
$46,664 (2014-15)
Enrollment:
18,165
Setting:
urban
#42Tie
Overall Score: 62 out of 100.

Boston University

Boston, MA

Founded in 1839, Boston University is a private institution. Boston University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.

Tuition and fees:
$43,440 (2014-15)
Enrollment:
13,204
#42Tie
Overall Score: 62 out of 100.

Northeastern University is a private institution that was founded in 1898. The school has 66.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Northeastern University is 13:1.

Tuition and fees:
$47,908 (2014-15)
Enrollment:
5,452
Setting:
suburban
#42Tie
Overall Score: 62 out of 100.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was established in 1824 as a private institution. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.

In-state tuition and fees:
$14,757 (2014-15)
Out-of-state tuition and fees:
$37,635 (2014-15)
Enrollment:
23,530
Setting:
suburban
#42Tie
Overall Score: 62 out of 100.

A public institution, University of California--Irvine was founded in 1965. University of California--Irvine offers a Greek system, where 10 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 9 percent is involved in a fraternity.

In-state tuition and fees:
$15,602 (2014-15)
Out-of-state tuition and fees:
$30,228 (2014-15)
Enrollment:
32,695
Setting:
city
#42Tie
Overall Score: 62 out of 100.

University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign has a total undergraduate enrollment of 32,695, with a gender distribution of 56.4 percent male students and 43.6 percent female students. At this school, 50 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 50 percent of students live off campus.

In-state tuition and fees:
$10,410 (2014-15)
Out-of-state tuition and fees:
$26,660 (2014-15)
Enrollment:
31,319
Setting:
city
#47
Overall Score: 61 out of 100.

Founded in 1848, University of Wisconsin--Madison is 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:
$17,502 (2014-15)
Out-of-state tuition and fees:
$30,452 (2014-15)
Enrollment:
40,085
Setting:
city
#48Tie
Overall Score: 60 out of 100.

Pennsylvania State University--University Park is a public institution that was founded in 1855. The school has 42.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Pennsylvania State University--University Park is 17:1.

In-state tuition and fees:
$6,313 (2014-15)
Out-of-state tuition and fees:
$28,591 (2014-15)
Enrollment:
33,168
Setting:
suburban
#48Tie
Overall Score: 60 out of 100.

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida was established in 1853 as a public institution. University of Florida follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.

Tuition and fees:
$44,350 (2014-15)
Enrollment:
11,380
Setting:
suburban
#48Tie
Overall Score: 60 out of 100.

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

A private institution, University of Miami was founded in 1925. University of Miami offers a Greek system, where 17 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 14 percent is involved in a fraternity.

In-state tuition and fees:
$12,394 (2014-15)
Out-of-state tuition and fees:
$33,513 (2014-15)
Enrollment:
29,754
Setting:
urban
#48Tie
Overall Score: 60 out of 100.

University of Washington has a total undergraduate enrollment of 29,754, with a gender distribution of 47.8 percent male students and 52.2 percent female students. At this school, 24 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 76 percent of students live off campus.

Tuition and fees:
$38,730 (2014-15)
Enrollment:
2,885
Setting:
urban
#48Tie
Overall Score: 60 out of 100.

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Founded in 1886, Yeshiva University is a private institution. Yeshiva University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.

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