R1:Doctoral Universities are research institutions with very high research activities. R1 universities offer doctoral programs in diverse area with large number of doctoral students. Those schools receive much higher amount of research funding compared to other type of doctoral institutions such as R2 universities and D/PUs.

As of 2024, 145 R1 Doctoral Universities are active, 107 are public and 38 are private institutions. For 145 R1 Doctoral Universities,

  • The average tuition & fees of R1 Doctoral Universities is $12,526 for state residents and $40,803 for out-of-state students.
  • The average tuition & fees of R1 Doctoral Universities is $21,804 for state residents and $35,441 for out-of-state students.
  • The average acceptance rate is 54.09% and the average SAT score is 1,326.
  • The average number of students is 29,713 at R1 Doctoral Universities.
  • The average graduation rate is 76.56%.

Comparison between R1:Doctoral Universities

The following table compares 145 R1:Doctoral Universities with tuition and important admission statistics. You can sort the table to find top-ranked schools in the indicator (column) by clicking/touching a column that you want to sort.

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Tuition Comparison Table between R1:Doctoral Universities
School NameStateTuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAverage Financial AidAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Arizona State University Campus Immersion four-year, public AZ$32,193 ($12,051)$26,735 ($13,389) $12,108 290% 80,065 66% 19 to 1
Auburn University four-year, public AL$33,944 ($12,536)$33,908 ($12,524) $9,724 250% 31,764 80% 20 to 1
Baylor University four-year, private TX$54,844$41,130 $26,225 251% 20,709 81% 15 to 1
Binghamton University four-year, public NY$29,453 ($10,363)$26,260 ($13,780) $10,408 238% 18,312 82% 19 to 1
Boston College four-year, private MA$67,680$35,900 $47,075 216% 15,287 90% 12 to 1
Boston University four-year, private MA$65,168$64,712 $46,070 211% 36,714 88% 11 to 1
Brandeis University four-year, private MA$64,946$61,578 $37,319 235% 5,581 87% 10 to 1
Brown University four-year, private RI$68,230$67,006 $52,652 25% 11,189 94% 6 to 1
California Institute of Technology four-year, private CA$63,255$63,063 $47,135 23% 2,401 94% 3 to 1
Carnegie Mellon University four-year, private PA$63,274$49,450 $40,660 211% 16,002 91% 5 to 1
Case Western Reserve University four-year, private OH$64,678$52,402 $34,232 229% 12,201 85% 9 to 1
Clemson University four-year, public SC$39,498 ($15,554)$24,798 ($12,646) $12,213 238% 28,466 85% 16 to 1
Colorado School of Mines four-year, public CO$44,376 ($21,186)$44,376 ($21,354) $11,504 260% 7,403 81% 17 to 1
Colorado State University-Fort Collins four-year, public CO$33,765 ($13,009)$29,786 ($13,584) $11,670 290% 33,403 66% 17 to 1
Columbia University in the City of New York four-year, private NY$68,171$56,279 $49,638 24% 34,782 95% 6 to 1
Cornell University four-year, private NY$66,014$30,085 $54,352 28% 25,898 95% 9 to 1
CUNY Graduate School and University Center four-year, public NY$15,360 ($7,410)$23,640 ($10,410) $2,172 239% 8,733 - 11 to 1
Dartmouth College four-year, private NH$65,511$64,068 $55,998 26% 6,744 94% 7 to 1
Drexel University four-year, private PA$60,663$37,074 $27,159 278% 22,344 78% 9 to 1
Duke University four-year, private NC$65,805$63,985 $50,142 27% 18,023 96% 6 to 1
Emory University four-year, private GA$60,774$47,722 $45,148 211% 14,841 89% 9 to 1
Florida International University four-year, public FL$18,964 ($6,565)$24,439 ($11,334) $6,634 259% 55,609 69% 24 to 1
Florida State University four-year, public FL$21,683 ($6,517)$26,707 ($11,553) $9,725 225% 44,161 84% 17 to 1
George Mason University four-year, public VA$37,979 ($13,815)$39,397 ($17,446) $9,810 289% 39,049 70% 16 to 1
George Washington University four-year, private DC$64,798$35,154 $34,492 244% 25,939 84% 12 to 1
Georgetown University four-year, private DC$65,081$59,306 $46,179 213% 20,984 95% 11 to 1
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus four-year, public GA$32,876 ($11,764)$30,646 ($15,570) $12,073 216% 45,296 92% 19 to 1
Georgia State University four-year, public GA$23,709 ($8,478)$23,982 ($8,484) $9,181 262% 36,516 54% 26 to 1
Harvard University four-year, private MA$59,076$55,440 $55,433 23% 30,631 97% 7 to 1
Indiana University-Bloomington four-year, public IN$40,482 ($11,790)$33,410 ($11,611) $11,451 280% 47,005 81% 17 to 1
Iowa State University four-year, public IA$27,683 ($10,497)$29,303 ($12,451) $9,461 289% 29,969 74% 18 to 1
Johns Hopkins University four-year, private MD$62,840$65,956 $52,572 28% 31,275 94% 6 to 1
Kansas State University four-year, public KS$27,816 ($10,942)$25,147 ($11,786) $8,381 279% 19,722 68% 18 to 1
Kent State University at Kent four-year, public OH$20,880 ($11,767)$23,352 ($12,483) $9,147 287% 25,854 64% 19 to 1
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College four-year, public LA$28,631 ($11,954)$29,962 ($13,027) $11,917 274% 37,348 69% 22 to 1
Michigan State University four-year, public MI$44,040 ($17,270)$41,224 ($21,148) $10,980 284% 50,023 81% 17 to 1
Mississippi State University four-year, public MS$26,580 ($9,815)$26,580 ($9,815) $11,374 276% 22,649 63% 16 to 1
Montana State University four-year, public MT$31,337 ($8,083)$24,863 ($7,313) $5,742 287% 16,681 56% 18 to 1
New Jersey Institute of Technology four-year, public NJ$35,934 ($19,022)$36,702 ($25,918) $14,309 267% 12,332 73% 15 to 1
New York University four-year, private NY$60,438$41,124 $34,868 29% 59,144 87% 8 to 1
North Carolina State University at Raleigh four-year, public NC$31,767 ($8,895)$31,793 ($11,819) $8,676 240% 36,700 84% 16 to 1
North Dakota State University-Main Campus four-year, public ND$15,511 ($10,857)$12,538 ($8,746) $5,925 296% 12,242 63% 17 to 1
Northeastern University four-year, private MA$63,141$28,100 $33,757 26% 30,013 91% 16 to 1
Northwestern University four-year, private IL$65,997$53,871 $53,533 27% 23,161 96% 6 to 1
Ohio State University-Main Campus four-year, public OH$38,365 ($12,859)$41,227 ($13,497) $11,125 251% 60,540 88% 17 to 1
Ohio University-Main Campus four-year, public OH$24,114 ($13,746)$17,712 ($9,720) $7,966 285% 24,145 65% 18 to 1
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus four-year, public OK$25,630 ($10,110)$24,595 ($9,092) $10,124 271% 25,372 64% 18 to 1
Old Dominion University four-year, public VA$32,662 ($12,262)$35,008 ($14,848) $8,858 291% 23,107 48% 16 to 1
Oregon State University four-year, public OR$35,664 ($13,494)$31,698 ($15,795) $8,117 279% 34,292 70% 19 to 1
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus four-year, public PA$40,188 ($20,234)$43,828 ($25,518) $11,574 254% 50,028 83% 15 to 1
Princeton University four-year, private NJ$59,710$62,860 $62,079 25% 8,842 97% 5 to 1
Purdue University-Main Campus four-year, public IN$28,794 ($9,992)$28,794 ($9,992) $9,819 250% 51,528 83% 14 to 1
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute four-year, private NY$61,884$61,873 $35,552 258% 6,968 83% 12 to 1
Rice University four-year, private TX$58,128$54,462 $48,958 28% 8,672 93% 6 to 1
Rutgers University-New Brunswick four-year, public NJ$36,001 ($17,239)$36,244 ($22,348) $11,439 265% 50,637 84% 15 to 1
Stanford University four-year, private CA$62,484$59,499 $56,737 24% 18,283 95% 5 to 1
Stony Brook University four-year, public NY$30,350 ($10,560)$27,123 ($13,943) $10,225 249% 25,710 77% 19 to 1
Syracuse University four-year, private NY$63,061$46,318 $30,709 242% 22,698 83% 15 to 1
Temple University four-year, public PA$37,248 ($21,991)$28,523 ($22,010) $10,943 283% 33,196 77% 12 to 1
Texas A & M University-College Station four-year, public TX$40,328 ($12,841)$24,090 ($11,093) $10,800 263% 74,014 83% 18 to 1
Texas Tech University four-year, public TX$24,451 ($11,852)$17,918 ($9,518) $8,856 271% 40,378 63% 21 to 1
The University of Alabama four-year, public AL$33,200 ($11,900)$33,040 ($11,740) $14,421 276% 38,644 72% 19 to 1
The University of Montana four-year, public MT$31,622 ($8,152)$35,314 ($9,580) $4,841 296% 9,955 46% 17 to 1
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville four-year, public TN$31,974 ($13,484)$32,108 ($13,620) $11,518 246% 33,805 72% 18 to 1
The University of Texas at Arlington four-year, public TX$29,659 ($11,727)$25,345 ($10,853) $7,992 281% 43,946 53% 24 to 1
The University of Texas at Austin four-year, public TX$42,778 ($11,678)$22,954 ($12,012) $10,302 229% 52,384 87% 18 to 1
The University of Texas at Dallas four-year, public TX$40,064 ($14,564)$29,468 ($15,088) $12,494 265% 31,570 69% 27 to 1
The University of Texas at El Paso four-year, public TX$25,512 ($9,544)$16,621 ($7,166) $8,236 2100% 23,880 47% 19 to 1
The University of Texas at San Antonio four-year, public TX$22,217 ($9,279)$28,753 ($9,862) $7,753 288% 34,393 53% 24 to 1
Tufts University four-year, private MA$67,844$49,476 $49,857 210% 13,431 93% 10 to 1
Tulane University of Louisiana four-year, private LA$65,538$66,046 $30,873 215% 14,027 87% 8 to 1
University at Albany four-year, public NY$28,998 ($10,408)$25,875 ($13,625) $10,782 270% 16,658 65% 17 to 1
University at Buffalo four-year, public NY$30,572 ($10,782)$27,338 ($14,388) $9,020 269% 32,099 73% 12 to 1
University of Alabama at Birmingham four-year, public AL$21,864 ($8,832)$20,556 ($8,424) $9,889 288% 21,639 64% 18 to 1
University of Alabama in Huntsville four-year, public AL$24,770 ($11,878)$25,484 ($11,686) $9,922 274% 9,237 62% 17 to 1
University of Arizona four-year, public AZ$38,784 ($13,277)$33,961 ($14,389) $13,279 286% 49,403 67% 17 to 1
University of Arkansas four-year, public AR$28,772 ($9,748)$30,220 ($12,160) $8,877 272% 30,936 69% 20 to 1
University of California-Berkeley four-year, public CA$45,627 ($14,850)$30,363 ($15,261) $22,200 212% 45,307 94% 19 to 1
University of California-Davis four-year, public CA$46,024 ($15,247)$29,662 ($14,560) $20,054 242% 39,679 86% 21 to 1
University of California-Irvine four-year, public CA$45,014 ($14,237)$29,377 ($14,275) $18,266 226% 35,937 86% 18 to 1
University of California-Los Angeles four-year, public CA$44,524 ($13,747)$28,985 ($13,883) $21,322 29% 46,430 92% 18 to 1
University of California-Riverside four-year, public CA$44,947 ($14,170)$29,468 ($14,366) $20,324 263% 26,809 76% 24 to 1
University of California-San Diego four-year, public CA$46,042 ($15,265)$29,637 ($14,535) $20,811 225% 42,006 87% 19 to 1
University of California-Santa Barbara four-year, public CA$45,742 ($14,965)$29,555 ($14,453) $19,654 228% 26,420 85% 17 to 1
University of California-Santa Cruz four-year, public CA$45,337 ($14,560)$29,957 ($14,855) $20,896 263% 19,478 76% 23 to 1
University of Central Florida four-year, public FL$22,467 ($6,368)$28,657 ($8,872) $7,880 240% 68,346 75% 29 to 1
University of Chicago four-year, private IL$65,619$66,543 $43,934 25% 18,339 95% 5 to 1
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus four-year, public OH$28,240 ($12,906)$26,674 ($14,902) $7,544 288% 41,155 72% 18 to 1
University of Colorado Boulder four-year, public CO$41,943 ($15,556)$38,020 ($17,462) $11,017 283% 39,585 74% 18 to 1
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus four-year, public CO$28,209 ($10,017)$26,047 ($8,947) $8,893 278% 23,744 43% 17 to 1
University of Connecticut four-year, public CT$43,034 ($20,366)$44,106 ($22,194) $13,180 254% 27,003 83% 16 to 1
University of Delaware four-year, public DE$39,720 ($16,080)$19,546 ($19,546) $12,518 265% 24,039 79% 15 to 1
The Women's College of the University of Denver four-year, private CO$59,340$58,347 $31,610 271% 13,734 77% 8 to 1
University of Florida four-year, public FL$28,659 ($6,381)$30,130 ($12,737) $9,523 224% 55,211 90% 16 to 1
University of Georgia four-year, public GA$30,220 ($11,180)$26,576 ($10,268) $10,749 237% 40,607 88% 17 to 1
University of Hawaii at Manoa four-year, public HI$34,218 ($12,186)$34,550 ($16,502) $7,364 270% 19,074 62% 14 to 1
University of Houston four-year, public TX$22,191 ($9,711)$19,109 ($9,749) $9,585 270% 46,700 63% 21 to 1
University of Illinois Chicago four-year, public IL$31,505 ($15,816)$28,641 ($17,268) $12,539 279% 33,747 61% 18 to 1
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign four-year, public IL$39,192 ($18,060)$33,640 ($18,837) $16,449 244% 56,916 84% 21 to 1
University of Iowa four-year, public IA$32,927 ($10,964)$34,882 ($13,211) $10,058 285% 30,015 73% 16 to 1
University of Kansas four-year, public KS$29,412 ($11,700)$26,236 ($11,574) $10,373 288% 26,708 67% 17 to 1
University of Kentucky four-year, public KY$33,406 ($13,212)$35,459 ($14,330) $11,981 292% 31,547 68% 17 to 1
University of Louisiana at Lafayette four-year, public LA$24,146 ($10,418)$23,912 ($10,184) $8,396 289% 15,219 51% 18 to 1
University of Louisville four-year, public KY$29,174 ($12,828)$29,102 ($14,418) $9,508 281% 22,017 62% 13 to 1
University of Maine four-year, public ME$35,346 ($12,606)$30,948 ($10,446) $11,693 296% 12,231 55% 14 to 1
University of Maryland-Baltimore County four-year, public MD$30,308 ($12,952)$25,146 ($15,840) $9,265 274% 13,991 70% 18 to 1
University of Maryland-College Park four-year, public MD$40,306 ($11,505)$37,383 ($17,843) $11,409 245% 40,792 89% 18 to 1
University of Massachusetts-Amherst four-year, public MA$39,293 ($17,357)$34,720 ($17,009) $11,636 258% 32,229 83% 18 to 1
University of Memphis four-year, public TN$14,784 ($10,344)$15,228 ($11,214) $8,469 293% 21,917 48% 17 to 1
University of Miami four-year, private FL$59,926$44,858 $37,806 219% 19,402 84% 13 to 1
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor four-year, public MI$60,107 ($18,309)$55,052 ($27,524) $16,599 218% 51,225 93% 12 to 1
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities four-year, public MN$36,402 ($16,488)$31,555 ($21,091) $10,416 277% 54,955 84% 16 to 1
University of Mississippi four-year, public MS$26,980 ($9,412)$26,980 ($9,412) $14,079 298% 22,300 67% 16 to 1
University of Missouri-Columbia four-year, public MO$34,338 ($14,130)$31,029 ($13,029) $11,506 277% 31,304 75% 18 to 1
University of Nebraska-Lincoln four-year, public NE$27,748 ($10,108)$20,318 ($8,168) $11,063 277% 23,805 64% 16 to 1
University of Nevada-Las Vegas four-year, public NV$26,099 ($9,142)$23,933 ($6,977) $6,668 296% 30,660 47% 18 to 1
University of Nevada-Reno four-year, public NV$25,950 ($8,994)$23,540 ($6,584) $7,481 285% 20,945 61% 18 to 1
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus four-year, public NH$38,882 ($19,112)$30,138 ($16,498) $12,919 287% 13,953 77% 16 to 1
University of New Mexico-Main Campus four-year, public NM$26,451 ($8,115)$21,550 ($7,395) $7,868 295% 21,953 51% 17 to 1
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill four-year, public NC$39,330 ($8,989)$30,819 ($12,527) $16,747 219% 31,705 91% 17 to 1
University of North Texas four-year, public TX$21,244 ($11,164)$16,622 ($9,062) $7,417 272% 44,767 58% 23 to 1
University of Notre Dame four-year, private IN$62,693$62,502 $45,321 212% 13,105 96% 9 to 1
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus four-year, public OK$26,665 ($9,595)$25,342 ($9,082) $10,069 277% 28,308 76% 16 to 1
University of Oregon four-year, public OR$41,194 ($14,751)$32,709 ($19,236) $10,829 285% 23,163 73% 20 to 1
University of Pennsylvania four-year, private PA$66,104$46,034 $47,776 26% 28,201 96% 8 to 1
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus four-year, public PA$39,890 ($21,524)$45,034 ($27,064) $11,497 250% 33,767 83% 13 to 1
University of Rochester four-year, private NY$64,348$38,863 $40,207 236% 12,197 89% 9 to 1
University of South Carolina-Columbia four-year, public SC$34,943 ($12,688)$30,160 ($13,774) $6,907 261% 35,653 78% 18 to 1
University of South Florida four-year, public FL$17,324 ($6,410)$21,126 ($10,428) $9,226 241% 49,600 74% 22 to 1
University of Southern California four-year, private CA$68,237$68,128 $43,570 210% 48,945 92% 9 to 1
University of Southern Mississippi four-year, public MS$11,618 ($9,618)$11,618 ($9,618) $8,595 299% 13,526 51% 15 to 1
University of Utah four-year, public UT$29,837 ($9,315)$27,056 ($8,448) $6,313 287% 34,734 64% 18 to 1
University of Virginia-Main Campus four-year, public VA$59,633 ($22,323)$36,198 ($22,612) $23,989 217% 26,082 95% 15 to 1
University of Washington-Seattle Campus four-year, public WA$41,997 ($12,643)$32,511 ($18,633) $15,700 243% 52,319 84% 21 to 1
University of Wisconsin-Madison four-year, public WI$40,603 ($11,205)$25,615 ($12,289) $12,757 243% 48,956 89% 18 to 1
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee four-year, public WI$22,020 ($10,020)$25,697 ($12,266) $6,805 288% 22,676 47% 17 to 1
Utah State University four-year, public UT$24,223 ($8,305)$24,008 ($7,595) $8,256 294% 27,943 54% 19 to 1
Vanderbilt University four-year, private TN$63,946$56,128 $49,056 26% 13,710 92% 7 to 1
Virginia Commonwealth University four-year, public VA$38,817 ($16,233)$31,589 ($16,753) $11,794 293% 28,082 64% 16 to 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University four-year, public VA$36,694 ($15,478)$34,085 ($18,013) $8,832 257% 38,170 86% 17 to 1
Washington State University four-year, public WA$29,073 ($12,997)$29,567 ($14,400) $11,881 285% 27,539 62% 15 to 1
Washington University in St Louis four-year, private MO$62,982$62,366 $49,844 212% 17,012 93% 7 to 1
Wayne State University four-year, public MI$33,158 ($15,464)$41,820 ($20,482) $8,910 282% 23,630 60% 14 to 1
West Virginia University four-year, public WV$27,360 ($9,648)$28,260 ($10,908) $11,052 286% 24,741 62% 17 to 1
Yale University four-year, private CT$64,700$48,300 $60,487 25% 14,776 97% 6 to 1