National University Rankings
National University Methodology
Schools in the National Universities category, such as the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University, offer a full range of undergraduate majors, master's, and doctoral degrees. These colleges also are committed to producing ground breaking research.
- Tuition and fees:
- $4,560 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 30,409
- Setting:
- urban
Provo, UT
A private institution, Brigham Young University--Provo was founded in 1875.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $12,203 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $31,148 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 36,058
- Setting:
- suburban
East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 36,058, with a gender distribution of 48.1 percent male students and 51.9 percent female students. 40.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 60.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,765 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $25,099 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 21,176
- Setting:
- urban
Iowa City, IA
Founded in 1847, University of Iowa is a public institution. University of Iowa follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,100 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $24,560 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 23,690
- Setting:
- rural
Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Tech is a public institution that was founded in 1872. The school has 24.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Virginia Tech is 17:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $31,658 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 12,438
- Setting:
- urban
Waco, TX
Baylor University was established in 1845 as a private institution. Baylor University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $14,454 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $29,139 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 3,795
- Setting:
- suburban
Golden, CO
A public institution, Colorado School of Mines was founded in 1874. Colorado School of Mines offers a Greek system, where 15.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 11.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,028 (2010-11)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,689 (2010-11)
- Enrollment:
- 32,367
- Setting:
- urban
Bloomington, IN
Indiana University--Bloomington has a total undergraduate enrollment of 32,367, with a gender distribution of 50.0 percent male students and 50.0 percent female students. 33.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 67.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,600 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $21,900 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 24,882
- Setting:
- urban
Tuscaloosa, AL
Founded in 1831, University of Alabama is a public institution. University of Alabama follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $12,333 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $35,211 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 15,668
- Setting:
- suburban
Santa Cruz, CA
University of California--Santa Cruz is a public institution that was founded in 1965. The school has 48.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of California--Santa Cruz is 18:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,208 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $25,408 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 16,733
- Setting:
- suburban
Newark, DE
University of Delaware was established in 1743 as a public institution. University of Delaware follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
