U.S. News rank
School
Tuition
Total enrollment
Fall 2010 acceptance rate
Average freshman retention rate
6-year graduation rate
#1
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
$39,849
19,627
7%
97%
97%
#1
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
$37,000
7,802
9%
98%
96%
#3
Yale University
New Haven, CT
$40,500
11,701
8%
99%
96%
#4
Columbia University
New York, NY
$45,290
22,283
10%
99%
96%
#5
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
$37,704
2,175
13%
98%
90%
#5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
$40,732
10,566
10%
98%
93%
#5
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
$40,569
19,535
7%
98%
95%
#5
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$42,783
12,781
19%
98%
92%
#5
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
$42,098
19,842
14%
98%
96%
#10
Duke University
Durham, NC
$41,958
14,983
16%
97%
94%