第一种类型：National Universities全美国家级大学
通称学术研究型大学,其特点为规模较大,课程从学士、硕士至博士,而且大部分侧重于研究,学科齐全,学院包括：工程学院、教育学院、商学院、法学院、医学院等。在此共列280所。其中,按照数字的名次排名1-194名（共202所）为一类大学。其余的学校称为二类大学（共66所）,按照字母顺序排列。还有12所大学没有名次。以上的280所大学在美国的地位相当于中国的211学校在中国所处的地位。比如：Harvard, Princeton, Yale都属于这种大学
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2012U.S. News rank
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学校
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学费
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总注册人数
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2010年录取率
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新生平均保留率
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6年内毕业率
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1
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Harvard University哈佛大学 |
$39,849
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19,627
|
7%
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97%
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97%
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1
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Princeton University普林斯顿大学 |
$37,000
|
7,802
|
9%
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98%
|
96%
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3
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Yale University耶鲁大学 |
$40,500
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11,701
|
8%
|
99%
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96%
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|
4
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Columbia University哥伦比亚大学 |
$45,290
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22,283
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10%
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99%
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96%
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|
5
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California Institute of Technology加州理工学院 |
$37,704
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2,175
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13%
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98%
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90%
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5
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology麻省理工学院 |
$40,732
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10,566
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10%
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98%
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93%
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5
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Stanford University斯坦福大学 |
$40,569
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19,535
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7%
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98%
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95%
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|
5
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University of Chicago芝加哥大学 |
$42,783
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12,781
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19%
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98%
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92%
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5
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University of Pennsylvania宾夕法尼亚大学 |
$42,098
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19,842
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14%
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98%
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96%
|
|
10
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Duke University杜克大学 |
$41,958
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14,983
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16%
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97%
|
94%
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|
11
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Dartmouth College达特茅斯学院 |
$42,996
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6,141
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12%
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98%
|
95%
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|
12
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Northwestern University西北大学 |
$41,983
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19,389
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23%
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97%
|
94%
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|
13
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Johns Hopkins University约翰·霍普金斯大学 |
$42,280
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21,092
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21%
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97%
|
92%
|
|
14
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Washington University in St. Louis华盛顿大学-圣路易斯分校 |
$41,992
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13,820
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21%
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97%
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94%
|
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15
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Brown University布朗大学 |
$42,230
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8,695
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9%
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98%
|
96%
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#15
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Cornell University康奈尔大学 |
$41,541
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20,939
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18%
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96%
|
93%
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17
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Rice University莱斯大学 |
$35,551
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5,879
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21%
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97%
|
92%
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17
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Vanderbilt University范德堡大学 |
$41,332
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12,714
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18%
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97%
|
91%
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19
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University of Notre Dame圣母大学 |
$41,417
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11,992
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29%
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98%
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96%
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|
20
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Emory University埃默里大学 |
$41,164
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13,381
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29%
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95%
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89%
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|
21
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University of California--Berkeley加州大学伯克利分校 |
in-state: $11,767, out-of-state: $34,645
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35,838
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22%
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97%
|
91%
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|
22
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Georgetown University乔治敦大学 |
$41,393
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16,871
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20%
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96%
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93%
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|
23
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Carnegie Mellon University卡耐基梅隆大学 |
$43,396
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11,618
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33%
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95%
|
86%
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|
23
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University of Southern California南加州大学 |
$42,818
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36,896
|
24%
|
97%
|
89%
|
|
25
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University of California--Los Angeles加州大学洛杉矶分校 |
in-state: $11,604, out-of-state: $34,482
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39,593
|
23%
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97%
|
90%
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|
25
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University of Virginia弗吉尼亚大学 |
in-state: $11,576, out-of-state: $36,570
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24,391
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33%
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97%
|
93%
|
|
25
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Wake Forest University维克森林大学 |
$41,576
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7,162
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40%
|
94%
|
89%
|
|
28
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University of Michigan--Ann Arbor密歇根大学 - 安娜堡分校 |
in-state: $12,590, out-of-state: $37,265
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41,924
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51%
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96%
|
90%
|
|
29
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Tufts University塔夫茨大学 |
$42,962
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10,480
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24%
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97%
|
91%
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|
29
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University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 |
in-state: $7,008, out-of-state: $26,834
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29,390
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32%
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97%
|
90%
|
|
31
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Boston College波士顿学院 |
$42,204
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14,015
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31%
|
96%
|
91%
|
|
31
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Brandeis University布兰代斯大学 |
$41,860
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5,642
|
35%
|
93%
|
91%
|
|
33
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College of William and Mary 威廉与玛丽学院 |
in-state: $13,132, out-of-state: $35,409
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8,000
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32%
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95%
|
90%
|
|
33
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New York University纽约大学 |
$41,606
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43,797
|
38%
|
92%
|
85%
|
|
35
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University of Rochester罗彻斯特大学 |
$41,826
|
10,111
|
38%
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96%
|
84%
|
|
36
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Georgia Institute of Technology佐治亚理工学院 |
in-state: $9,652, out-of-state: $27,862
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20,720
|
52%
|
93%
|
80%
|
|
37
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University of California--San Diego加州大学-圣地亚哥 |
in-state: $12,128, out-of-state: $35,006
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29,176
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38%
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95%
|
86%
|
|
38
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Case Western Reserve University凯斯西储大学 |
$39,120
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9,837
|
67%
|
92%
|
82%
|
|
38
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Lehigh University利哈伊大学 |
$40,960
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7,051
|
38%
|
94%
|
88%
|
|
38
|
University of California--Davis加州大学-戴维斯 |
in-state: $12,794, out-of-state: $35,672
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31,392
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45%
|
91%
|
84%
|
|
38
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University of Miami迈阿密大学 |
$39,654
|
15,657
|
39%
|
90%
|
80%
|
|
42
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University of California--Santa Barbara加州大学-圣巴巴拉 |
in-state: $12,508, out-of-state: $35,386
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22,218
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46%
|
91%
|
85%
|
|
42
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University of Washington 华盛顿大学 |
in-state: $10,574, out-of-state: $28,058
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42,446
|
57%
|
93%
|
80%
|
|
42
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University of Wisconsin--Madison威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校 |
in-state: $9,671, out-of-state: $25,421
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42,595
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57%
|
94%
|
84%
|
|
45
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Pennsylvania State University--University Park宾州州立大学—大学园 |
in-state: $15,984, out-of-state: $28,066
|
45,233
|
55%
|
93%
|
85%
|
|
45
|
University of California--Irvine加州大学 欧文分校 |
in-state: $12,902, out-of-state: $35,780
|
26,994
|
45%
|
94%
|
83%
|
|
45
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University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign伊利诺伊大学 - 香槟分校 |
in-state: $13,558, out-of-state: $27,700
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43,862
|
67%
|
94%
|
84%
|
|
45
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University of Texas--Austin德克萨斯大学-奥斯汀 |
in-state: $9,794, out-of-state: $32,506
|
51,195
|
47%
|
92%
|
81%
|
|
45
|
Yeshiva University叶史瓦大学 |
$35,150
|
6,445
|
72%
|
91%
|
82%
|
|
50
|
George Washington University乔治华盛顿大学 |
$42,425
|
25,135
|
32%
|
92%
|
81%
|
|
50
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute伦斯勒理工学院 |
$42,704
|
7,144
|
40%
|
92%
|
82%
|
|
50
|
Tulane University杜兰大学 |
$43,434
|
12,622
|
26%
|
89%
|
74%
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