Top 20 National Universities
National Universities are research institutions that offer a diverse range of undergraduate and graduate programs. The top schools are a mix of public and private institutions.
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20. University of California–Berkeley
Total undergraduate enrollment: 27,126
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $13,432 (in-state); $38,140 (out-of-state)
Regular decision application deadline: Nov. 30
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18 (tie). Rice University (TX)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,926
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $42,253
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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18 (tie). University of Notre Dame (IN)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 8,448
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $47,929
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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15 (tie). Cornell University (NY)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 14,453
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $49,116
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 2
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15 (tie). Vanderbilt University (TN)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,851
2014-2015 tuition and fees: $43,838
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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15 (tie). Washington University in St. Louis
Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,401
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $48,093
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 15
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14. Brown University (RI)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,548
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $49,346
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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12 (tie). Dartmouth College (NH)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 4,289
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $49,506
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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12 (tie). Northwestern University (IL)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 8,405
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $49,047
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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10 (tie). California Institute of Technology
Total undergraduate enrollment: 983
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $45,390
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 3
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10 (tie). Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,469
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $48,710
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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9. University of Pennsylvania
Total undergraduate enrollment: 9,746
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $49,536
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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8. Duke University (NC)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,626
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $49,341
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 2
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7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Total undergraduate enrollment: 4,512
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $46,704
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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4 (tie). Columbia University (NY)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,170
2014-2015 tuition and fees: $51,008
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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4 (tie). Stanford University (CA)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,019
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $46,320
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 3
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4 (tie). University of Chicago
Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,681
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $50,193
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 4
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3. Yale University (CT)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,477
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $47,600
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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2. Harvard University (MA)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,694
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $45,278
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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1. Princeton University (NJ)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,391
2015-2016 tuition and fees: $43,450
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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