National University Rankings
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- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,416 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $36,294 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 15,945
- Setting:
- suburban
Santa Cruz, CA
University of California--Santa Cruz has a total undergraduate enrollment of 15,945, with a gender distribution of 47.5 percent male students and 52.5 percent female students. At this school, 48.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 52.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $38,450 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,311
- Setting:
- city
Worcester, MA
Founded in 1887, Clark University is a private institution. Clark University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $36,090 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 11,899
- Setting:
- urban
Philadelphia, PA
Drexel University is a private institution that was founded in 1891. The school has 60.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Drexel University is 9:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,033 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $31,483 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 32,543
- Setting:
- city
Bloomington, IN
Indiana University--Bloomington was established in 1820 as a public institution. Indiana University--Bloomington follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $33,244 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 8,387
- Setting:
- urban
Milwaukee, WI
A private institution, Marquette University was founded in 1881. Marquette University offers a Greek system, where 12.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 7.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $39,177 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 5,453
- Setting:
- urban
Denver, CO
University of Denver has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,453, with a gender distribution of 43.8 percent male students and 56.2 percent female students. At this school, 44.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 56.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $31,198 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,004
- Setting:
- city
Tulsa, OK
Founded in 1894, University of Tulsa is a private institution. University of Tulsa follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,446 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $25,190 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 20,446
- Setting:
- suburban
Auburn University, AL
Auburn University is a public institution that was founded in 1856. The school has 25.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Auburn University is 18:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,613 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $16,761 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 11,861
- Setting:
- suburban
Binghamton, NY
Binghamton University--SUNY was established in 1946 as a public institution. Binghamton University--SUNY follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,595 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $29,158 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 14,936
- Setting:
- rural
Oxford, OH
A public institution, Miami University--Oxford was founded in 1809. Miami University--Oxford offers a Greek system, where 24.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 24.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
