| Rank | School | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Fall 2014 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | Location |
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University | $48,710 | 21,484 | 15% | 97% | 94% | Baltimore, MD |
| 2 | Duke University | $49,341 | 15,856 | 11.4% | 97% | 95% | Durham, NC |
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology | in-state: $12,204, out-of-state: $32,396 | 23,109 | 33.4% | 96% | 82% | Atlanta, GA |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $46,704 | 11,319 | 7.9% | 98% | 91% | Cambridge, MA |
| 4 | Rice University | $42,253 | 6,621 | 15.1% | 97% | 93% | Houston, TX |
| 4 | Stanford University | $46,320 | 16,795 | 5.1% | 98% | 95% | Stanford, CA |
| 7 | University of California—San Diego | in-state: $14,042, out-of-state: $38,066 | 29,909 | 33.5% | 95% | 86% | La Jolla, CA |
| 8 | University of Pennsylvania | $49,536 | 21,296 | 10.4% | 98% | 96% | Philadelphia, PA |
| 9 | University of California—Berkeley | in-state: $13,432, out-of-state: $38,140 | 37,581 | 16% | 97% | 91% | Berkeley, CA |
| 10 | University of Michigan—Ann Arbor | in-state: $14,336, out-of-state: $43,377 | 43,625 | 32.2% | 97% | 91% | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 11 | University of Washington | in-state: $12,394, out-of-state: $33,513 | 44,784 | 55.2% | 93% | 84% | Seattle, WA |
| 12 | Boston University | $48,436 | 32,112 | 34.5% | 93% | 85% | Boston, MA |
| 12 | Case Western Reserve University | $44,560 | 10,771 | 38.3% | 93% | 81% | Cleveland, OH |
| 12 | Northwestern University | $49,047 | 20,336 | 13.1% | 97% | 94% | Evanston, IL |
