| Rank | School | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Fall 2014 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | Location |
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | $49,536 | 21,296 | 10.4% | 98% | 96% | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin—Madison | in-state: $10,410, out-of-state: $26,660 | 43,193 | 49.8% | 95% | 85% | Madison, WI |
| 3 | University of Georgia | in-state: $11,622, out-of-state: $29,832 | 35,197 | 55.8% | 94% | 85% | Athens, GA |
| 4 | University of California—Berkeley | in-state: $13,432, out-of-state: $38,140 | 37,581 | 16% | 97% | 91% | Berkeley, CA |
| 5 | University of Southern California | $50,210 | 42,469 | 18% | 97% | 91% | Los Angeles, CA |
| 6 | New York University | $46,170 | 49,274 | 35.5% | 92% | 82% | New York, NY |
| 7 | University of Florida | in-state: $6,313, out-of-state: $28,591 | 50,350 | 47.1% | 96% | 88% | Gainesville, FL |
| 8 | University of Texas—Austin | in-state: $9,830, out-of-state: $34,836 | 51,313 | 39.7% | 94% | 81% | Austin, TX |
| 9 | Marquette University | $37,170 | 11,745 | 66.7% | 90% | 79% | Milwaukee, WI |
| 10 | Florida State University | in-state: $6,507, out-of-state: $21,673 | 41,226 | 55.4% | 92% | 79% | Tallahassee, FL |
| 10 | University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign | in-state: $15,626, out-of-state: $30,786 | 45,140 | 59% | 94% | 84% | Champaign, IL |
| 12 | Cornell University | $49,116 | 21,850 | 14.2% | 97% | 93% | Ithaca, NY |
