National University Rankings
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- Tuition and fees:
- $43,878 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 9,088
- Setting:
- suburban
Chestnut Hill, MA
Boston College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 9,088, with a gender distribution of 46.8 percent male students and 53.2 percent female students. At this school, 85.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 15.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,606 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 22,280
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
Founded in 1831, New York University is a private institution. New York University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,708 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,504
- Setting:
- suburban
Waltham, MA
Brandeis University is a private institution that was founded in 1948. The school has 61.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Brandeis University is 10:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,570 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $36,753 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 6,071
- Setting:
- suburban
Williamsburg, VA
College of William and Mary was established in 1693 as a public institution. College of William and Mary follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,666 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 5,643
- Setting:
- suburban
Rochester, NY
A private institution, University of Rochester was founded in 1850. University of Rochester offers a Greek system, where 8.6 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 5.7 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,098 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $29,402 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 13,948
- Setting:
- urban
Atlanta, GA
Georgia Institute of Technology has a total undergraduate enrollment of 13,948, with a gender distribution of 67.8 percent male students and 32.2 percent female students. At this school, 56.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 44.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $40,490 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 4,016
- Setting:
- urban
Cleveland, OH
Founded in 1826, Case Western Reserve University is a private institution. Case Western Reserve University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,220 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 4,869
- Setting:
- city
Bethlehem, PA
Lehigh University is a private institution that was founded in 1865. The school has 47.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Lehigh University is 10:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,877 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $36,755 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 25,096
- Setting:
- city
Davis, CA
University of California--Davis was established in 1905 as a public institution. University of California--Davis follows a quarter-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $12,128 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $35,006 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 23,046
- Setting:
- urban
La Jolla, CA
A public institution, University of California--San Diego was founded in 1960. University of California--San Diego offers a Greek system, where 14.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 14.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
