Score 2009 - 2010 Tuition & Fees ; Costs 2008 Total enrollmentFall 2008 Acceptance rateCompareRank 1 Harverd UniversityCambridge , MA 100 $ 37 , 012 19 , 2307 . 90 % Pict 　 Rank 1 Princeton UniversityPrinceton , NJ 100 $ 35 , 340 7 , 4979 . 90 % Pict 　 Rank 3 Yale UniversityNew Haven , CT 98 $ 36 , 500 11 , 4468 . 60 % Pict 　 Rank 4 California Institute of TechnologyPasadena , CA 93 $ 34 , 584 2 , 12617 . 40 % Pict 　 Rank 4 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge , MA 93 $ 37 , 782 10 , 29911 . 90 % Pict 　 Rank 4 Stanford UniversityStanford , CA 93 $ 37 , 881 17 , 8339 . 50 % Pict 　 Rank 4 University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia , PA 93 $ 38 , 970 19 , 01816 . 90 % Pict 　 Rank 8 Columbia UniversityNew York , NY 91 $ 41 , 316 23 , 19610 . 00 % Pict 　 Rank 8 University of ChicagoChicago , IL 91 $ 39 , 381 12 , 38627 . 90 % Pict 　 Rank 10 Duke UniversityDurham , NC 90 $ 38 , 975 14 , 06022 . 40 % Pict 　 Rank 11 Dartmouth CollegeHanover , NH 89 $ 38 , 679 5 , 84813 . 50 % Pict 　 Rank 12 Northwestern UniversityEvanston , IL 87 $ 38 , 461 18 , 43126 . 20 % Pict 　 Rank 12 Washington University in St . LouisSt . Louis , MO 87 $ 38 , 864 13 , 33821 . 70 % Pict 　 Rank 14 Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore , MD 86 $ 39 , 150 19 , 85825 . 40 % Pict 　 Rank 15 Cornell UniversityIthaca , NY 85 $ 37 , 954 20 , 27320 . 70 % Pict 　 Rank 16 Brown UniversityProvidence , RI 84 $ 38 , 848 8 , 31813 . 70 % Pict 　 Rank 17 Emory UniversityAtlanta , GA 80 $ 38 , 036 12 , 75526 . 60 % Pict 　 Rank 17 Rice UniversityHouston , TX 80 $ 31 , 248 5 , 45623 . 00 % Pict 　 Rank 17 Vanderbilt UniversityNashville , TN 80 $ 38 , 579 12 , 09325 . 30 % Pict 　 Rank 20 University of Notre DameNotre Dame , IN 78 $ 38 , 477 11 , 73126 . 70 % Pict 　 Rank 21 University of California -- BerkeleyBerkeley , CA 76 $ 8 , 352 ; Out - of - state : $ 30 , 02235 , 40921 . 60 % Pict 　 Rank 22 Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh , PA 75 $ 39 , 833 11 , 06437 . 90 % Pict 　 Rank 23 Georgetown UniversityWashington , DC 74 $ 39 , 212 15 , 31818 . 80 % Pict 　 Rank 24 University of California -- Los AngelesLos Angeles , CA 73 $ 8 , 228 ; Out - of - state : $ 29 , 89739 , 65022 . 80 % Pict 　 Rank 24 University of VirginiaCharlottesville , VA 73 $ 9 , 870 ; Out - of - state : $ 31 , 87024 , 54136 . 70 % Pict 　 Rank 26 University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles , CA 72 $ 39 , 124 33 , 74721 . 90 % Pict 　 Rank 27 University of Michigan -- Ann ArborAnn Arbor , MI 71 $ 11 , 738 ; Out - of - state : $ 34 , 23041 , 02842 . 10 % Pict 　 Rank 28 Tufts UniversityMedford , MA 70 $ 40 , 342 10 , 03025 . 50 % Pict 　 Rank 28 University of North Carolina -- Chapel HillChapel Hill , NC 70 $ 5 , 396 ; Out - of - state : $ 22 , 29428 , 56734 . 00 % Pict 　 Rank 28 Wake Forest UniversityWinston - Salem , NC 70 $ 38 , 622 6 , 86238 . 40 % Pict 　 Rank 31 Brandeis UniversityWaltham , MA 67 $ 38 , 762 5 , 32732 . 40 % Pict 　 Rank 32 New York UniversityNew York , NY 66 $ 38 , 765 42 , 18932 . 10 % Pict 　 Rank 33 College of William and MaryWilliamsburg , VA 64 $ 10 , 800 ; Out - of - state : $ 30 , 5927 , 89234 . 10 % Pict 　 Rank 34 Boston CollegeChestnut Hill , MA 63 $ 39 , 130 13 , 90326 . 20 % Pict 　 Rank 35 Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta , GA 62 $ 7 , 506 ; Out - of - state : $ 25 , 71619 , 41360 . 90 % Pict 　 Rank 35 Lehigh UniversityBethlehem , PA 62 $ 38 , 630 6 , 99427 . 90 % Pict 　 Rank 35 University of California -- San DiegoLa Jolla , CA 62 $ 8 , 798 ; Out - of - state : $ 30 , 81927 , 52041 . 60 % Pict 　 Rank 35 University of RochesterRochester , NY 62 $ 38 , 690 9 , 71242 . 70 % Pict 　 Rank 39 University of Illinois -- Urbana - ChampaignChampaign , IL 61 $ 11 , 614 ; Out - of - state : $ 25 , 75643 , 24669 . 10 % Pict 　 Rank 39 University of Wisconsin -- MadisonMadison , WI 61 $ 8 , 020 ; Out - of - state : $ 22 , 27042 , 03052 . 70 % Pict 　 Rank 41 Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland , OH 60 $ 36 , 238 9 , 81473 . 30 % Pict 　 Rank 42 Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy , NY 59 $ 39 , 165 7 , 52144 . 10 % Pict 　 Rank 42 University of California -- DavisDavis , CA 59 $ 9 , 364 ; Out - of - state : $ 31 , 38530 , 56852 . 60 % Pict 　 Rank 42 University of California -- Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara , CA 59 $ 9 , 055 ; Out - of - state : $ 30 , 72421 , 86849 . 20 % Pict 　 Rank 42 University of WashingtonSeattle , WA 59 $ 7 , 692 ; Out - of - state : $ 24 , 36741 , 51761 . 00 % Pict 　 Rank 46 University of California -- IrvineIrvine , CA 58 $ 8 , 775 ; Out - of - state : $ 28 , 79626 , 98448 . 70 % Pict 　 Rank 47 Pennsylvania State University -- University ParkUniversity Park , PA 57 $ 14 , 416 ; Out - of - state : $ 25 , 94644 , 40651 . 20 % Pict 　 Rank 47 University of FloridaGainesville , FL 57 $ 4 , 373 ; Out - of - state : $ 23 , 74451 , 47439 . 50 % Pict 　 Rank 47 University of Texas -- AustinAustin , TX 57 $ 8 , 930 ; Out - of - state : $ 30 , 60049 , 98443 . 50 % Pict 　 Rank 50 Tulane UniversityNew Orleans , LA 55 $ 40 , 564 11 , 15727 . 00 % Pict 　 Rank 50 University of MiamiCoral Gables , FL 55 $ 36 , 188 15 , 32338 . 60 % Pict 　