Princeton University ranked first in the US Top 100 Colleges rankings, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.
The average tuition & fees of US Top 100 Colleges is $14,340 for in-state and $50,757 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2023-2024.
University of Southern California has the highest tuition & fees of $68,237 and Brigham Young University has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,496 among US Top 100 Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,278 for in-state and $39,656 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 36.11% and the SAT score is 1415 for the US Top 100 Colleges. Their acceptance rate is relatively low, making it somewhat difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is high.
| Rank | School Name | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Acceptance Rate | SAT/ACT Scores | Student Population | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | $59,710 | $62,860 | 4.50% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT | 8,842 | 97% |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $60,156 | $63,393 | 4.74% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT | 11,858 | 94% |
| 3 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $59,076 | $55,440 | 3.45% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT | 30,631 | 97% |
| 4 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $62,484 | $59,499 | 3.91% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT | 18,283 | 95% |
| 5 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $64,700 | $48,300 | 4.50% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT | 14,776 | 97% |
| 6 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $65,619 | $66,543 | 4.79% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT | 18,339 | 95% |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | $62,840 | $65,956 | 7.56% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT | 31,275 | 94% |
| 8 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $66,104 | $46,034 | 5.87% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT | 28,201 | 96% |
| 9 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | $63,255 | $63,063 | 3.14% | - | 2,401 | 94% |
| 10 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $65,805 | $63,985 | 6.78% | 1,550 SAT 34 ACT | 18,023 | 96% |
| 11 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | $65,997 | $53,871 | 7.15% | 1,530 SAT 34 ACT | 23,161 | 96% |
| 12 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | $65,511 | $64,068 | 6.23% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT | 6,744 | 94% |
| 13 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | $68,230 | $67,006 | 5.23% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT | 11,189 | 94% |
| 14 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $63,946 | $56,128 | 6.28% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT | 13,710 | 92% |
| 15 | Rice UniversityHouston, TX | $58,128 | $54,462 | 7.88% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT | 8,672 | 93% |
| 16 | Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO | $62,982 | $62,366 | 11.96% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT | 17,012 | 93% |
| 17 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $66,014 | $30,085 | 8.16% | 1,520 SAT 34 ACT | 25,898 | 95% |
| 18 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | $68,171 | $56,279 | 4.23% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT | 34,782 | 95% |
| 19 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN | $62,693 | $62,502 | 12.38% | 1,500 SAT 34 ACT | 13,105 | 96% |
| 20 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $45,627 ($14,850) | $30,363 ($15,261) | 11.66% | - | 45,307 | 94% |
| 21 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $44,524 ($13,747) | $28,985 ($13,883) | 8.73% | - | 46,430 | 92% |
| 22 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $63,274 | $49,450 | 11.40% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT | 16,002 | 91% |
| 23 | Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | $60,774 | $47,722 | 11.10% | 1,520 SAT 33 ACT | 14,841 | 89% |
| 24 | Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | $65,081 | $59,306 | 13.08% | 1,500 SAT 33 ACT | 20,984 | 95% |
| 25 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $60,438 | $41,124 | 9.41% | 1,530 SAT 34 ACT | 59,144 | 87% |
| 26 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | $60,107 ($18,309) | $55,052 ($27,524) | 17.94% | 1,470 SAT 33 ACT | 51,225 | 93% |
| 27 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | $68,237 | $68,128 | 10.02% | 1,510 SAT 33 ACT | 48,945 | 92% |
| 28 | University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA | $59,633 ($22,323) | $36,198 ($22,612) | 16.86% | 1,490 SAT 33 ACT | 26,082 | 95% |
| 29 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | $28,659 ($6,381) | $30,130 ($12,737) | 24.03% | 1,390 SAT 31 ACT | 55,211 | 90% |
| 30 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $39,330 ($8,989) | $30,819 ($12,527) | 18.74% | 1,470 SAT 32 ACT | 31,705 | 91% |
| 31 | Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $64,758 | $39,350 | 21.56% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT | 8,963 | 89% |
| 32 | Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | $67,844 | $49,476 | 10.13% | 1,510 SAT 34 ACT | 13,431 | 93% |
| 33 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $45,742 ($14,965) | $29,555 ($14,453) | 27.78% | - | 26,420 | 85% |
| 34 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | $45,014 ($14,237) | $29,377 ($14,275) | 25.57% | - | 35,937 | 86% |
| 35 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | $46,042 ($15,265) | $29,637 ($14,535) | 24.52% | - | 42,006 | 87% |
| 36 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | $67,680 | $35,900 | 15.65% | 1,490 SAT 34 ACT | 15,287 | 90% |
| 37 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | $64,348 | $38,863 | 35.85% | 1,480 SAT 33 ACT | 12,197 | 89% |
| 38 | University of California-DavisDavis, CA | $46,024 ($15,247) | $29,662 ($14,560) | 41.63% | - | 39,679 | 86% |
| 39 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $42,778 ($11,678) | $22,954 ($12,012) | 29.12% | 1,370 SAT 31 ACT | 52,384 | 87% |
| 40 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | $40,603 ($11,205) | $25,615 ($12,289) | 43.35% | 1,450 SAT 30 ACT | 48,956 | 89% |
| 41 | Boston UniversityBoston, MA | $65,168 | $64,712 | 10.85% | 1,470 SAT 33 ACT | 36,714 | 88% |
| 42 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $39,192 ($18,060) | $33,640 ($18,837) | 43.69% | 1,410 SAT 32 ACT | 56,916 | 84% |
| 43 | William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA | $49,412 ($25,041) | $36,440 ($17,422) | 32.72% | 1,450 SAT 33 ACT | 9,654 | 90% |
| 44 | Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | $64,946 | $61,578 | 35.31% | 1,470 SAT 33 ACT | 5,581 | 87% |
| 45 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $64,678 | $52,402 | 28.68% | 1,490 SAT 34 ACT | 12,201 | 85% |
| 46 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | $32,876 ($11,764) | $30,646 ($15,570) | 16.46% | 1,450 SAT 32 ACT | 45,296 | 92% |
| 47 | Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | $63,141 | $28,100 | 5.65% | 1,500 SAT 34 ACT | 30,013 | 91% |
| 48 | Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA | $65,538 | $66,046 | 14.59% | 1,450 SAT 32 ACT | 14,027 | 87% |
| 49 | Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | $38,365 ($12,859) | $41,227 ($13,497) | 50.82% | 1,400 SAT 31 ACT | 60,540 | 88% |
| 50 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | $30,220 ($11,180) | $26,576 ($10,268) | 37.20% | 1,270 SAT 29 ACT | 40,607 | 88% |
| 51 | Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | $62,180 | $28,020 | 29.26% | 1,430 SAT 32 ACT | 7,394 | 91% |
| 52 | Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN | $28,794 ($9,992) | $28,794 ($9,992) | 50.30% | 1,320 SAT 31 ACT | 51,528 | 83% |
| 53 | Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY | $61,884 | $61,873 | 58.45% | 1,410 SAT 32 ACT | 6,968 | 83% |
| 54 | Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | $64,701 | $21,361 | 25.12% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT | 10,383 | 90% |
| 55 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | $21,683 ($6,517) | $26,707 ($11,553) | 25.38% | 1,310 SAT 29 ACT | 44,161 | 84% |
| 56 | Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA | $66,742 | $42,020 | 49.85% | 1,360 SAT 30 ACT | 10,030 | 83% |
| 57 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | $36,001 ($17,239) | $36,244 ($22,348) | 65.35% | 1,380 SAT 31 ACT | 50,637 | 84% |
| 58 | Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA | $59,241 | $25,873 | 43.84% | 1,420 SAT 31 ACT | 9,178 | 88% |
| 59 | University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD | $40,306 ($11,505) | $37,383 ($17,843) | 44.84% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT | 40,792 | 89% |
| 60 | University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL | $59,926 | $44,858 | 18.51% | 1,400 SAT 32 ACT | 19,402 | 84% |
| 61 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | $41,997 ($12,643) | $32,511 ($18,633) | 42.53% | - | 52,319 | 84% |
| 62 | George Washington UniversityWashington, DC | $64,798 | $35,154 | 43.54% | 1,430 SAT 32 ACT | 25,939 | 84% |
| 63 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $63,061 | $46,318 | 41.69% | 1,340 SAT 30 ACT | 22,698 | 83% |
| 64 | University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN | $36,402 ($16,488) | $31,555 ($21,091) | 77.03% | 1,400 SAT 29 ACT | 54,955 | 84% |
| 65 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | $39,890 ($21,524) | $45,034 ($27,064) | 49.70% | 1,360 SAT 31 ACT | 33,767 | 83% |
| 66 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA | $36,694 ($15,478) | $34,085 ($18,013) | 57.03% | 1,330 SAT 30 ACT | 38,170 | 86% |
| 67 | Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX | $40,328 ($12,841) | $24,090 ($11,093) | 63.25% | 1,260 SAT 28 ACT | 74,014 | 83% |
| 68 | University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT | $43,034 ($20,366) | $44,106 ($22,194) | 53.95% | 1,330 SAT 31 ACT | 27,003 | 83% |
| 69 | University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA | $39,293 ($17,357) | $34,720 ($17,009) | 57.77% | 1,390 SAT 31 ACT | 32,229 | 83% |
| 70 | Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA | $58,870 | $29,040 | 58.50% | - | 7,308 | 88% |
| 71 | Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY | $49,900 | $35,150 | 63.75% | 1,410 SAT 31 ACT | 6,056 | 84% |
| 72 | American UniversityWashington, DC | $56,543 | $33,239 | 47.38% | 1,380 SAT 31 ACT | 13,885 | 79% |
| 73 | Fordham UniversityBronx, NY | $61,567 | $25,954 | 56.28% | 1,400 SAT 32 ACT | 16,556 | 83% |
| 74 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | $40,482 ($11,790) | $33,410 ($11,611) | 80.37% | 1,280 SAT 30 ACT | 47,005 | 81% |
| 75 | North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | $31,767 ($8,895) | $31,793 ($11,819) | 39.85% | 1,380 SAT 30 ACT | 36,700 | 84% |
| 76 | Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX | $64,460 | $37,062 | 61.22% | 1,410 SAT 32 ACT | 12,053 | 82% |
| 77 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | $54,844 | $41,130 | 50.99% | 1,290 SAT 29 ACT | 20,709 | 81% |
| 78 | Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | $39,498 ($15,554) | $24,798 ($12,646) | 38.05% | 1,320 SAT 30 ACT | 28,466 | 85% |
| 79 | Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA | $58,489 | $21,902 | 40.29% | - | 10,165 | 81% |
| 80 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI | $44,040 ($17,270) | $41,224 ($21,148) | 83.92% | 1,250 SAT 28 ACT | 50,023 | 81% |
| 81 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | $40,188 ($20,234) | $43,828 ($25,518) | 54.22% | 1,310 SAT 29 ACT | 50,028 | 83% |
| 82 | Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY | $30,350 ($10,560) | $27,123 ($13,943) | 49.01% | 1,410 SAT 31 ACT | 25,710 | 77% |
| 83 | Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY | $29,453 ($10,363) | $26,260 ($13,780) | 37.73% | 1,410 SAT 32 ACT | 18,312 | 82% |
| 84 | Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA | $53,500 | $20,244 | 75.96% | 1,315 SAT 28 ACT | 7,253 | 88% |
| 85 | Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI | $48,700 | $23,845 | 87.44% | 1,280 SAT 28 ACT | 11,167 | 82% |
| 86 | Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ | $60,952 | $42,988 | 43.44% | 1,440 SAT 33 ACT | 9,314 | 87% |
| 87 | University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA | $45,337 ($14,560) | $29,957 ($14,855) | 62.54% | - | 19,478 | 76% |
| 88 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | $32,927 ($10,964) | $34,882 ($13,211) | 84.67% | 1,220 SAT 25 ACT | 30,015 | 73% |
| 89 | Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT | $6,496 | $8,096 | 69.19% | 1,360 SAT 30 ACT | 34,464 | 78% |
| 90 | Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO | $44,376 ($21,186) | $44,376 ($21,354) | 59.71% | 1,400 SAT 31 ACT | 7,403 | 81% |
| 91 | Elon UniversityElon, NC | $44,536 | $20,574 | 67.31% | 1,210 SAT 26 ACT | 7,123 | 83% |
| 92 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | $33,344 | $38,050 | 34.89% | 1,200 SAT 25 ACT | 12,886 | 70% |
| 93 | Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX | $57,220 | $35,778 | 42.60% | 1,270 SAT 29 ACT | 12,273 | 83% |
| 94 | University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY | $30,572 ($10,782) | $27,338 ($14,388) | 69.30% | 1,290 SAT 30 ACT | 32,099 | 73% |
| 95 | University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA | $44,947 ($14,170) | $29,468 ($14,366) | 63.30% | - | 26,809 | 76% |
| 96 | University of DelawareNewark, DE | $39,720 ($16,080) | $19,546 ($19,546) | 65.11% | 1,290 SAT 29 ACT | 24,039 | 79% |
| 97 | Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL | $33,944 ($12,536) | $33,908 ($12,524) | 50.47% | 1,310 SAT 28 ACT | 31,764 | 80% |
| 98 | Clark UniversityWorcester, MA | $55,160 | $48,590 | 41.67% | 1,320 SAT 31 ACT | 3,770 | 76% |
| 99 | New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ | $35,934 ($19,022) | $36,702 ($25,918) | 66.90% | 1,335 SAT 29 ACT | 12,332 | 73% |
| 100 | University of California-MercedMerced, CA | $44,944 ($14,167) | $29,289 ($14,187) | 39.18% | - | 9,103 | 67% |
| 101 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO | $41,943 ($15,556) | $38,020 ($17,462) | 83.28% | 1,330 SAT 31 ACT | 39,585 | 74% |
| 102 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $31,505 ($15,816) | $28,641 ($17,268) | 78.50% | 1,230 SAT 28 ACT | 33,747 | 61% |
| 103 | University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA | $56,444 | $29,328 | 46.75% | - | 8,815 | 82% |
| 104 | University of South FloridaTampa, FL | $17,324 ($6,410) | $21,126 ($10,428) | 40.96% | 1,230 SAT 26 ACT | 49,600 | 74% |
| Average | $50,757 ($14,340) | $39,656 ($16,278) | 36% | 1,415 | 26,319 | 86% |