National University Rankings
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- In-state tuition and fees:
- $16,590 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,280 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 18,427
- Setting:
- urban
Pittsburgh, PA
University of Pittsburgh was established in 1787 as a public institution. University of Pittsburgh follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,242 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $29,074 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 17,815
- Setting:
- rural
Storrs, CT
A public institution, University of Connecticut was founded in 1881. University of Connecticut offers a Greek system, where 11.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 9.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,842 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,052 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 26,373
- Setting:
- city
Athens, GA
University of Georgia has a total undergraduate enrollment of 26,373, with a gender distribution of 42.3 percent male students and 57.7 percent female students. At this school, 30.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 70.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,900 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,702 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 30,776
- Setting:
- city
West Lafayette, IN
Founded in 1869, Purdue University--West Lafayette is a public institution. Purdue University--West Lafayette follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,505 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $25,035 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 39,867
- Setting:
- city
College Station, TX
Texas A&M University--College Station is a public institution that was founded in 1876. The school has 19.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Texas A&M University--College Station is 21:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,380 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,849
- Setting:
- city
Worcester, MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute was established in 1865 as a private institution. Worcester Polytechnic Institute follows a quarter-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $4,710 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 30,684
- Setting:
- city
Provo, UT
A private institution, Brigham Young University--Provo was founded in 1875.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $12,674 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $29,600 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 15,836
- Setting:
- suburban
Clemson, SC
Clemson University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 15,836, with a gender distribution of 54.1 percent male students and 45.9 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:
- $13,073 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,393 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 31,268
- Setting:
- urban
Piscataway, NJ
Founded in 1766, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick is a public institution. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,022 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,022 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 34,812
- Setting:
- urban
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities is a public institution that was founded in 1851. The school has 40.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Minnesota--Twin Cities is 21:1.
