National Universities Rankings

Schools in the National Universities category, such as Yale and UCLA, offer a full range of undergraduate
majors, master's, and doctoral degrees. These colleges also are committed to producing groundbreaking
research.
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RAN Harvard University

K 1 Cambridge, MA

2009-2010
Tuition
100 19,230 7.9% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$37,012

RAN Princeton University

K 1 Princeton, NJ

2009-2010
Tuition
100 7,497 9.9% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$35,340

RAN Yale University

K 3 New Haven, CT

2009-2010
Tuition
98 11,446 8.6% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$36,500

RAN California Institute of Technology

K 4 Pasadena, CA

2009-2010
Tuition
93 2,126 17.4% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$34,584

RAN Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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K 4 Cambridge, MA

2009-2010
Tuition
93 10,299 11.9% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$37,782

RAN Stanford University

K 4 Stanford, CA

2009-2010
Tuition
93 17,833 9.5% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$37,881

RAN University of Pennsylvania

K 4 Philadelphia, PA

2009-2010
Tuition
93 19,018 16.9% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$38,970

RAN Columbia University

K 8 New York, NY

2009-2010
Tuition
91 23,196 10.0% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$41,316

RAN University of Chicago

K 8 Chicago, IL

2009-2010
Tuition
91 12,386 27.9% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$39,381
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RAN Duke University

K 10 Durham, NC

2009-2010
Tuition
90 14,060 22.4% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$38,975

RAN Dartmouth College

K 11 Hanover, NH

2009-2010
Tuition
89 5,848 13.5% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$38,679

RAN Northwestern University

K 12 Evanston, IL

2009-2010
Tuition
87 18,431 26.2% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$38,461

RAN Washington University in St. Louis

K 12 St. Louis, MO

2009-2010
Tuition
87 13,338 21.7% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$38,864

RAN Johns Hopkins University

K 14 Baltimore, MD

2009-2010
Tuition
86 19,858 25.4% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$39,150
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RAN Cornell University

K 15 Ithaca, NY

2009-2010
Tuition
85 20,273 20.7% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$37,954

RAN Brown University

K 16 Providence, RI

2009-2010
Tuition
84 8,318 13.7% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$38,848

RAN Emory University

K 17 Atlanta, GA

2009-2010
Tuition
80 12,755 26.6% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$38,036

RAN Rice University

K 17 Houston, TX

2009-2010
Tuition
80 5,456 23.0% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$31,248

RAN Vanderbilt University

K 17 Nashville, TN

2009-2010
Tuition
80 12,093 25.3% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$38,579
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RAN University of Notre Dame

K 20 Notre Dame, IN

2009-2010
Tuition
78 11,731 26.7% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$38,477

RAN University of California--Berkeley

K 21 Berkeley, CA

2009-2010
In-state:
$8,352;
76 35,409 21.6% Error: Reference source not found
Out-of-
state:
$30,022

RAN Carnegie Mellon University

K 22 Pittsburgh, PA

2009-2010
Tuition
75 11,064 37.9% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$39,833

RAN Georgetown University

K 23 Washington, DC

2009-2010
Tuition
74 15,318 18.8% Error: Reference source not found
and Fees:
$39,212

RAN University of California--Los Angeles

K 24 Los Angeles, CA

73 2009-2010 39,650 22.8% Error: Reference source not found

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$8,228;
Out-of-
state:
$29,897

RAN University of Virginia

K 24 Charlottesville, VA

2009-2010
In-state:
$9,870;
73 24,541 36.7% Error: Reference source not found
Out-of-
state:
$31,870

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University of Southern
26 California
Los Angeles, CA

2009-2010 Tuition and 33,74 21.9

72 Error: Reference source not found
Fees: $39,124 7 %

RAN University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

K 27 Ann Arbor, MI

2009-2010 In-state:
41,02 42.1
71 $11,738; Out-of-state: Error: Reference source not found
8 %
$34,230

RAN Tufts University

K 28 Medford, MA

2009-2010 Tuition and 10,03 25.5

70 Error: Reference source not found
Fees: $40,342 0 %

RAN University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

K 28 Chapel Hill, NC
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2008-2009 In-state:
28,56 34.0
70 $5,396; Out-of-state: Error: Reference source not found
7 %
$22,294

RAN Wake Forest University

K 28 Winston-Salem, NC

2009-2010 Tuition and 38.4

70 6,862 Error: Reference source not found
Fees: $38,622 %

RAN Brandeis University

K 31 Waltham, MA

2009-2010 Tuition and 32.4

67 5,327 Error: Reference source not found
Fees: $38,762 %

RAN New York University

K 32 New York, NY

2009-2010 Tuition and 42,18 32.1

66 Error: Reference source not found
Fees: $38,765 9 %

RAN College of William and Mary

K 33 Williamsburg, VA

2009-2010 In-state:
34.1
64 $10,800; Out-of-state: 7,892 Error: Reference source not found
%
$30,592

RAN Boston College

K 34 Chestnut Hill, MA

2009-2010 Tuition and 13,90 26.2

63 Error: Reference source not found
Fees: $39,130 3 %

RAN Georgia Institute of Technology

K 35 Atlanta, GA

62 2009-2010 In-state: 19,41 60.9 Error: Reference source not found

$7,506; Out-of-state: 3 %
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$25,716

RAN Lehigh University

K 35 Bethlehem, PA

2009-2010 Tuition and 27.9

62 6,994 Error: Reference source not found
Fees: $38,630 %

RAN University of California--San Diego

K 35 La Jolla, CA

2009-2010 In-state:
27,52 41.6
62 $8,798; Out-of-state: Error: Reference source not found
0 %
$30,819

RAN University of Rochester

K 35 Rochester, NY

2009-2010 Tuition and 42.7

62 9,712 Error: Reference source not found
Fees: $38,690 %

RAN University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

K 39 Champaign, IL

2009-2010 In-state:
43,24 69.1
61 $11,614; Out-of-state: Error: Reference source not found
6 %
$25,756

RAN University of Wisconsin--Madison

K 39 Madison, WI

2009-2010 In-state:
42,03 52.7
61 $8,020; Out-of-state: Error: Reference source not found
0 %
$22,270

RAN Case Western Reserve University

K 41 Cleveland, OH

2009-2010 Tuition and 73.3

60 9,814 Error: Reference source not found
Fees: $36,238 %
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RAN Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

K 42 Troy, NY

2009-2010 Tuition and 44.1

59 7,521 Error: Reference source not found
Fees: $39,165 %

RAN University of California--Davis

K 42 Davis, CA

2009-2010 In-state:
30,56 52.6
59 $9,364; Out-of-state: Error: Reference source not found
8 %
$31,385

RAN University of California--Santa Barbara

K 42 Santa Barbara, CA

2009-2010 In-state:
21,86 49.2
59 $9,055; Out-of-state: Error: Reference source not found
8 %
$30,724

RAN University of Washington

K 42 Seattle, WA

2009-2010 In-state:
41,51 61.0
59 $7,692; Out-of-state: Error: Reference source not found
7 %
$24,367

RAN University of California--Irvine

K 46 Irvine, CA

2009-2010 In-state:
26,98 48.7
58 $8,775; Out-of-state: Error: Reference source not found
4 %
$28,796

RAN Pennsylvania State University--University Park

K 47 University Park, PA

57 2009-2010 In-state: 44,40 51.2 Error: Reference source not found

$14,416; Out-of-state: 6 %
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$25,946

RAN University of Florida

K 47 Gainesville, FL

2009-2010 In-state:
51,47 39.5
57 $4,373; Out-of-state: Error: Reference source not found
4 %
$23,744

RAN University of Texas--Austin

K 47 Austin, TX

2009-2010 In-state:
49,98 43.5
57 $8,930; Out-of-state: Error: Reference source not found
4 %
$30,600

RAN Tulane University

K 50 New Orleans, LA

2009-2010 Tuition and 11,15 27.0

55 Error: Reference source not found
Fees: $40,564 7 %

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University of Miami
RANK 50
Coral Gables, FL

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: 15,32 38.6 Error: Reference source not
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$36,188 3 % found

RAN Yeshiva University

K 52 New York, NY

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: 66.5 Error: Reference source not

54 6,322
$32,094 % found

RAN George Washington University

K 53 Washington, DC

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: 25,11 37.4 Error: Reference source not
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$39,945 6 % found
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RAN Ohio State University--Columbus

K 53 Columbus, OH

2009-2010 In-state: $8,706; Out-of- 53,71 62.3 Error: Reference source not
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state: $22,278 5 % found

RAN University of Maryland--College Park

K 53 College Park, MD

2009-2010 In-state: $8,053; Out-of- 36,95 39.2 Error: Reference source not
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state: $23,990 6 % found

RAN Boston University

K 56 Boston, MA

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: 31,76 54.3 Error: Reference source not
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$38,440 6 % found

RAN University of Pittsburgh

K 56 Pittsburgh, PA

2009-2010 In-state: $14,154; Out-of- 27,56 55.4 Error: Reference source not
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state: $23,852 2 % found

RAN Pepperdine University

K 58 Malibu, CA

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: 34.4 Error: Reference source not

51 7,614
$37,850 % found

RAN Syracuse University

K 58 Syracuse, NY

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: 19,36 52.5 Error: Reference source not
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$34,926 6 % found

RAN University of Georgia

K 58 Athens, GA

51 2009-2010 In-state: $6,030; Out-of- 34,18 55.6 Error: Reference source not
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state: $22,342 0 %

RAN Clemson University

K 61 Clemson, SC

2009-2010 In-state: $10,688; Out-of- 18,31 53.8 Error: Reference source not
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state: $24,998 7 % found

RAN Fordham University

K 61 New York, NY

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: 14,66 46.8 Error: Reference source not
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$36,449 6 % found

RAN Purdue University--West Lafayette

K 61 West Lafayette, IN

2009-2010 In-state: $8,638; Out-of- 40,09 71.5 Error: Reference source not
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state: $25,118 0 % found

RAN Texas A&M University--College Station

K 61 College Station, TX

2009-2010 In-state: $8,336; Out-of- 48,03 70.1 Error: Reference source not
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state: $22,886 9 % found

RAN University of Minnesota--Twin Cities

K 61 Minneapolis, MN

2009-2010 In-state: $11,542; Out-of- 51,14 52.5 Error: Reference source not
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state: $15,542 0 % found

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RAN
Brunswick
K 66
Piscataway, NJ

2009-2010 In-state: $11,886; Out-of- 36,04 55.8 Error: Reference source not
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state: $22,518 1 % found

RAN University of Connecticut

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K 66 Storrs, CT

2009-2010 In-state: $9,886; Out-of- 24,27 54.5 Error: Reference source not
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state: $25,486 3 % found

RAN Southern Methodist University

K 68 Dallas, TX

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: 10,96 49.7 Error: Reference source not
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$35,160 5 % found

RAN University of Delaware

K 68 Newark, DE

2009-2010 In-state: $9,486; Out-of- 19,83 56.0 Error: Reference source not
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state: $23,186 2 % found

RAN Worcester Polytechnic Institute

K 68 Worcester, MA

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: 66.9 Error: Reference source not

47 4,561
$37,440 % found

RAN Brigham Young University--Provo

K 71 Provo, UT

34,24 69.3 Error: Reference source not

46 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $4,290
4 % found

RAN Indiana University--Bloomington

K 71 Bloomington, IN

2009-2010 In-state: $8,613; Out-of- 40,35 70.7 Error: Reference source not
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state: $26,160 4 % found

RAN Michigan State University

K 71 East Lansing, MI

2009-2010 In-state: $11,935; Out-of- 46,64 70.0 Error: Reference source not
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state: $28,270 8 % found
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RAN University of California--Santa Cruz

K 71 Santa Cruz, CA

2009-2010 In-state: $8,890; Out-of- 16,62 71.7 Error: Reference source not
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state: $31,559 5 % found

RAN University of Iowa

K 71 Iowa City, IA

2009-2010 In-state: $6,824; Out-of- 29,15 82.3 Error: Reference source not
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state: $22,198 2 % found

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Virginia Tech
RANK 71
Blacksburg, VA

2009-2010 In-state: $8,735; Out-of-state: 30,73 Error: Reference

46 65.4%
$21,488 9 source not found

RAN Colorado School of Mines

K 77 Golden, CO

2009-2010 In-state: $12,244; Out-of-state: Error: Reference

45 4,488 61.5%
$26,404 source not found

RAN Miami University--Oxford

K 77 Oxford, OH

2009-2010 In-state: $11,911; Out-of-state: 17,19 Error: Reference

45 80.4%
$26,670 1 source not found

RAN University of Colorado--Boulder

K 77 Boulder, CO

2009-2010 In-state: $7,932; Out-of-state: 32,19 Error: Reference

45 78.0%
$28,186 1 source not found

RAN Baylor University

K 80 Waco, TX
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14,54 Error: Reference

44 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $27,910 51.4%
1 source not found

RAN Northeastern University

K 80 Boston, MA

18,36 Error: Reference

44 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $34,950 35.2%
3 source not found

RAN SUNY--Binghamton
K 80 Binghamton, NY

2009-2010 In-state: $6,768; Out-of-state: 14,89 Error: Reference

44 39.7%
$14,668 8 source not found

RAN SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

K 80 Syracuse, NY

2009-2010 In-state: $5,793; Out-of-state: Error: Reference

44 2,201 48.2%
$13,693 source not found

RAN American University

K 84 Washington, DC

11,68 Error: Reference

43 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $34,973 52.9%
4 source not found

RAN Marquette University

K 84 Milwaukee, WI

11,63 Error: Reference

43 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,096 65.2%
3 source not found

RAN Stevens Institute of Technology

K 84 Hoboken, NJ

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43 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $37,900 5,563 51.8%
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RAN University of Denver

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K 84 Denver, CO

11,32 Error: Reference

43 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $35,481 64.4%
8 source not found

RAN Auburn University

K 88 Auburn University, AL

2009-2010 In-state: $6,924; Out-of-state: 24,53 Error: Reference

42 70.8%
$19,404 0 source not found

RAN Clark University

K 88 Worcester, MA

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42 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $35,220 3,330 56.4%
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RAN Drexel University

K 88 Philadelphia, PA

16,47 Error: Reference

42 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $31,835 68.2%
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RAN Iowa State University

K 88 Ames, IA

2009-2010 In-state: $6,651; Out-of-state: 26,85 Error: Reference

42 87.3%
$17,871 6 source not found

RAN North Carolina State University--Raleigh

K 88 Raleigh, NC

2009-2010 In-state: $5,527; Out-of-state: 32,87 Error: Reference

42 58.7%
$18,012 2 source not found

RAN St. Louis University

K 88 St. Louis, MO

12,73 Error: Reference

42 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $31,342 72.4%
3 source not found
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RAN University of Tulsa

K 88 Tulsa, OK

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42 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $26,812 4,192 46.2%
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RAN University of Vermont

K 88 Burlington, VT

2009-2010 In-state: $13,524; Out-of-state: 12,80 Error: Reference

42 64.8%
$31,380 0 source not found

RAN Howard University

K 96 Washington, DC

10,28 Error: Reference

41 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $16,075 48.5%
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RAN SUNY--Stony Brook

K 96 Stony Brook, NY

2009-2010 In-state: $6,430; Out-of-state: 23,99 Error: Reference

41 43.3%
$14,330 4 source not found

RAN University of Alabama

K 96 Tuscaloosa, AL

2009-2010 In-state: $7,000; Out-of-state: 27,01 Error: Reference

41 60.4%
$19,200 4 source not found

RAN University of California--Riverside

K 96 Riverside, CA

2009-2010 In-state: $8,508; Out-of-state: 18,07 Error: Reference

41 78.4%
$30,177 9 source not found

RAN University of Kansas

K 96 Lawrence, KS

41 2009-2010 In-state: $7,414; Out-of-state: 29,36 91.8% Error: Reference

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University of
Nebraska--
RANK 96
Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

2009-2010 In-state: $8,338; Out-of-state: 23,57 63.0 Error: Reference

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$19,492 3 % source not found

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Florida State University
K
Tallahassee, FL
102

2009-2010 In-state: $4,566; Out-of-state: 38,68 46.7 Error: Reference

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$19,011 2 % source not found

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University of Arizona
K
Tucson, AZ
102

2009-2010 In-state: $5,542; Out-of-state: 38,05 80.5 Error: Reference

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$18,676 7 % source not found

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University of Missouri
K
Columbia, MO
102

2009-2010 In-state: $8,467; Out-of-state: 30,20 85.1 Error: Reference

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$19,558 0 % source not found

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University of Oklahoma
K
Norman, OK
102

2009-2010 In-state: $7,230; Out-of-state: 30,07 81.5 Error: Reference

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$17,211 1 % source not found
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Illinois Institute of Technology
K
Chicago, IL
106

57.2 Error: Reference

39 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,356 7,613
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University of Massachusetts--Amherst
K
Amherst, MA
106

2009-2010 In-state: $11,732; Out-of-state: 26,35 64.3 Error: Reference

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$19,956 9 % source not found

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University of Tennessee
K
Knoxville, TN
106

2009-2010 In-state: $6,850; Out-of-state: 30,41 64.8 Error: Reference

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$20,946 0 % source not found

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Washington State University
K
Pullman, WA
106

2009-2010 In-state: $8,488; Out-of-state: 25,35 72.4 Error: Reference

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$19,564 2 % source not found

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Texas Christian University
K
Fort Worth, TX
110

50.4 Error: Reference

38 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $28,298 8,696
% source not found

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University of Dayton
K
Dayton, OH
110
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10,92 73.7 Error: Reference

38 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $28,690
0 % source not found

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University of New Hampshire
K
Durham, NH
110

2009-2010 In-state: $12,743; Out-of-state: 14,96 65.2 Error: Reference

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$26,713 4 % source not found

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University of San Diego
K
San Diego, CA
110

52.1 Error: Reference

38 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $36,292 7,832
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University of South Carolina--Columbia
K
Columbia, SC
110

2009-2010 In-state: $9,156; Out-of-state: 27,48 58.5 Error: Reference

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$23,732 8 % source not found

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New Jersey Institute of Technology
K
Newark, NJ
115

2009-2010 In-state: $12,482; Out-of-state: 53.1 Error: Reference

37 8,398
$21,942 % source not found

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Ohio University
K
Athens, OH
115

2009-2010 In-state: $8,907; Out-of-state: 21,33 77.8 Error: Reference

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$17,871 7 % source not found

RAN University of Oregon

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Eugene, OR
115

2009-2010 In-state: $4,952; Out-of-state: 21,45 85.3 Error: Reference

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$15,812 2 % source not found

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University of the Pacific
K
Stockton, CA
115

69.4 Error: Reference

37 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $32,230 6,251
% source not found

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Clarkson University
K
Potsdam, NY
119

78.7 Error: Reference

36 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $32,910 3,045
% source not found

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Loyola University Chicago
K
Chicago, IL
119

15,67 73.8 Error: Reference

36 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $30,656
0 % source not found

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Arizona State University
K
Tempe, AZ
121

2009-2010 In-state: $6,526; Out-of-state: 67,08 90.3 Error: Reference

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$19,629 2 % source not found

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Catholic University of America
K
Washington, DC
121

35 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $31,890 6,705 81.1 Error: Reference

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Michigan Technological University
K
Houghton, MI
121

2009-2010 In-state: $11,348; Out-of-state: 74.9 Error: Reference

35 7,018
$23,618 % source not found

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University at Buffalo--SUNY
K
Buffalo, NY
121

2009-2010 In-state: $6,935; Out-of-state: 28,19 51.9 Error: Reference

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$14,835 2 % source not found

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University of San Francisco
K
San Francisco, CA
121

63.6 Error: Reference

35 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $34,770 8,750
% source not found

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