2012U.S. News rank
| 2012U.S. News rank | 学校 | 学费 | 总注册人数 | 2010年录取率 | 新生平均保留率 | 6年内毕业率 |
| 1 | Harvard University哈佛大学 | $39,849 | 19,627 | 7% | 97% | 97% |
| 1 | Princeton University普林斯顿大学 | $37,000 | 7,802 | 9% | 98% | 96% |
| 3 | Yale University耶鲁大学 | $40,500 | 11,701 | 8% | 99% | 96% |
| 4 | Columbia University哥伦比亚大学 | $45,290 | 22,283 | 10% | 99% | 96% |
| 5 | California Institute of Technology加州理工学院 | $37,704 | 2,175 | 13% | 98% | 90% |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology麻省理工学院 | $40,732 | 10,566 | 10% | 98% | 93% |
| 5 | Stanford University斯坦福大学 | $40,569 | 19,535 | 7% | 98% | 95% |
| 5 | University of Chicago芝加哥大学 | $42,783 | 12,781 | 19% | 98% | 92% |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania宾夕法尼亚大学 | $42,098 | 19,842 | 14% | 98% | 96% |
| 10 | Duke University杜克大学 | $41,958 | 14,983 | 16% | 97% | 94% |
| 11 | Dartmouth College达特茅斯学院 | $42,996 | 6,141 | 12% | 98% | 95% |
| 12 | Northwestern University西北大学 | $41,983 | 19,389 | 23% | 97% | 94% |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University约翰·霍普金斯大学 | $42,280 | 21,092 | 21% | 97% | 92% |
| 14 | Washington University in St. Louis华盛顿大学-圣路易斯分校 | $41,992 | 13,820 | 21% | 97% | 94% |
| 15 | Brown University布朗大学 | $42,230 | 8,695 | 9% | 98% | 96% |
| #15 | Cornell University康奈尔大学 | $41,541 | 20,939 | 18% | 96% | 93% |
| 17 | Rice University莱斯大学 | $35,551 | 5,879 | 21% | 97% | 92% |
| 17 | Vanderbilt University范德堡大学 | $41,332 | 12,714 | 18% | 97% | 91% |
| 19 | University of Notre Dame圣母大学 | $41,417 | 11,992 | 29% | 98% | 96% |
| 20 | Emory University埃默里大学 | $41,164 | 13,381 | 29% | 95% | 89% |
| 21 | University of California--Berkeley加州大学伯克利分校 | in-state: $11,767, out-of-state: $34,645 | 35,838 | 22% | 97% | 91% |
| 22 | Georgetown University乔治敦大学 | $41,393 | 16,871 | 20% | 96% | 93% |
| 23 | Carnegie Mellon University卡耐基梅隆大学 | $43,396 | 11,618 | 33% | 95% | 86% |
| 23 | University of Southern California南加州大学 | $42,818 | 36,896 | 24% | 97% | 89% |
| 25 | University of California--Los Angeles加州大学洛杉矶分校 | in-state: $11,604, out-of-state: $34,482 | 39,593 | 23% | 97% | 90% |
| 25 | University of Virginia弗吉尼亚大学 | in-state: $11,576, out-of-state: $36,570 | 24,391 | 33% | 97% | 93% |
| 25 | Wake Forest University维克森林大学 | $41,576 | 7,162 | 40% | 94% | 89% |
| 28 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor密歇根大学 - 安娜堡分校 | in-state: $12,590, out-of-state: $37,265 | 41,924 | 51% | 96% | 90% |
| 29 | Tufts University塔夫茨大学 | $42,962 | 10,480 | 24% | 97% | 91% |
| 29 | University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 | in-state: $7,008, out-of-state: $26,834 | 29,390 | 32% | 97% | 90% |
| 31 | Boston College波士顿学院 | $42,204 | 14,015 | 31% | 96% | 91% |
| 31 | Brandeis University布兰代斯大学 | $41,860 | 5,642 | 35% | 93% | 91% |
| 33 | College of William and Mary 威廉与玛丽学院 | in-state: $13,132, out-of-state: $35,409 | 8,000 | 32% | 95% | 90% |
| 33 | New York University纽约大学 | $41,606 | 43,797 | 38% | 92% | 85% |
| 35 | University of Rochester罗彻斯特大学 | $41,826 | 10,111 | 38% | 96% | 84% |
| 36 | Georgia Institute of Technology佐治亚理工学院 | in-state: $9,652, out-of-state: $27,862 | 20,720 | 52% | 93% | 80% |
| 37 | University of California--San Diego加州大学-圣地亚哥 | in-state: $12,128, out-of-state: $35,006 | 29,176 | 38% | 95% | 86% |
| 38 | Case Western Reserve University凯斯西储大学 | $39,120 | 9,837 | 67% | 92% | 82% |
| 38 | Lehigh University利哈伊大学 | $40,960 | 7,051 | 38% | 94% | 88% |
| 38 | University of California--Davis加州大学-戴维斯 | in-state: $12,794, out-of-state: $35,672 | 31,392 | 45% | 91% | 84% |
| 38 | University of Miami迈阿密大学 | $39,654 | 15,657 | 39% | 90% | 80% |
| 42 | University of California--Santa Barbara加州大学-圣巴巴拉 | in-state: $12,508, out-of-state: $35,386 | 22,218 | 46% | 91% | 85% |
| 42 | University of Washington 华盛顿大学 | in-state: $10,574, out-of-state: $28,058 | 42,446 | 57% | 93% | 80% |
| 42 | University of Wisconsin--Madison威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校 | in-state: $9,671, out-of-state: $25,421 | 42,595 | 57% | 94% | 84% |
| 45 | Pennsylvania State University--University Park宾州州立大学—大学园 | in-state: $15,984, out-of-state: $28,066 | 45,233 | 55% | 93% | 85% |
| 45 | University of California--Irvine加州大学 欧文分校 | in-state: $12,902, out-of-state: $35,780 | 26,994 | 45% | 94% | 83% |
| 45 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign伊利诺伊大学 - 香槟分校 | in-state: $13,558, out-of-state: $27,700 | 43,862 | 67% | 94% | 84% |
| 45 | University of Texas--Austin德克萨斯大学-奥斯汀 | in-state: $9,794, out-of-state: $32,506 | 51,195 | 47% | 92% | 81% |
| 45 | Yeshiva University叶史瓦大学 | $35,150 | 6,445 | 72% | 91% | 82% |
| 50 | George Washington University乔治华盛顿大学 | $42,425 | 25,135 | 32% | 92% | 81% |
| 50 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute伦斯勒理工学院 | $42,704 | 7,144 | 40% | 92% | 82% |
| 50 | Tulane University杜兰大学 | $43,434 | 12,622 | 26% | 89% | 74% |
| 53 | Boston University波士顿大学 | $41,420 | 32,727 | 58% | 91% | 84% |
| 53 | Fordham University福特汉姆大学 | $39,967 | 15,158 | 51% | 90% | 80% |
| 55 | Ohio State University--Columbus俄亥俄州立大学-哥伦布 | in-state: $9,735, out-of-state: $24,630 | 56,064 | 68% | 93% | 78% |
| 55 | Pepperdine University佩珀代因大学 | $40,752 | 7,604 | 31% | 89% | 80% |
| 55 | University of Maryland--College Park马里兰大学 - 大学园 | in-state: $8,655, out-of-state: $26,026 | 37,595 | 44% | 94% | 81% |
| 58 | Texas A&M University--College Station德州农工大学-学院站 | N/A | 49,129 | 69% | 92% | 79% |
| 58 | University of Connecticut康涅狄格大学 | in-state: $10,670, out-of-state: $27,566 | 25,498 | 54% | 93% | 81% |
| 58 | University of Florida佛罗里达大学 | in-state: $5,656, out-of-state: $27,933 | 49,827 | 43% | 96% | 84% |
| 58 | University of Pittsburgh匹兹堡大学 | in-state: $16,132, out-of-state: $25,540 | 28,823 | 58% | 92% | 78% |
| 62 | Northeastern University东北大学 | $38,252 | 19,796 | 38% | 92% | 77% |
| 62 | Purdue University--West Lafayette普渡大学-西拉法叶 | in-state: $9,478, out-of-state: $27,646 | 39,726 | 65% | 87% | 69% |
| 62 | Southern Methodist University南卫理公会大学 | $39,430 | 10,938 | 59% | 89% | 74% |
| 62 | Syracuse University雪城大学 | $37,667 | 20,407 | 60% | 91% | 82% |
| 62 | University of Georgia佐治亚大学 | in-state: $9,472, out-of-state: $27,682 | 34,677 | 59% | 94% | 82% |
| 62 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute伍斯特理工学院 | $40,030 | 5,360 | 59% | 94% | 80% |
| 68 | Clemson University克莱姆森大学 | in-state: $12,668, out-of-state: $28,826 | 19,453 | 58% | 91% | 76% |
| 68 | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick罗格斯新泽西州立大学 - 新伯朗士威 | in-state: $12,754, out-of-state: $25,416 | 38,912 | 59% | 91% | 77% |
| 68 | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities明尼苏达大学 - 双城分校 | in-state: $13,022, out-of-state: $18,022 | 51,721 | 48% | 89% | 70% |
| 71 | Brigham Young University--Provo杨百翰大学 - 普罗沃分校 | $4,560 | 33,841 | 64% | 84% | 78% |
| 71 | Michigan State University密歇根州立大学 | in-state: $12,203, out-of-state: $31,148 | 47,131 | 70% | 91% | 77% |
| 71 | University of Iowa爱荷华大学 | in-state: $7,765, out-of-state: $25,099 | 29,518 | 84% | 84% | 70% |
| 71 | Virginia Tech弗吉尼亚理工大学 | in-state: $11,100, out-of-state: $24,560 | 31,006 | 67% | 92% | 80% |
| 75 | Baylor University贝勒大学 | $31,658 | 14,900 | 48% | 85% | 71% |
| 75 | Colorado School of Mines科罗拉多矿业学院 | in-state: $14,454, out-of-state: $29,139 | 5,093 | 46% | 86% | 65% |
| 75 | Indiana University--Bloomington印第安纳大学 - 伯明顿分校 | N/A | 42,464 | 69% | 90% | 71% |
| 75 | University of Alabama阿拉巴马大学 | in-state: $8,600, out-of-state: $21,900 | 30,127 | 54% | 85% | 67% |
| 75 | University of California--Santa Cruz加州大学-圣克鲁斯分校 | in-state: $12,333, out-of-state: $35,211 | 17,175 | 65% | 89% | 78% |
| 75 | University of Delaware特拉华大学 | in-state: $10,208, out-of-state: $25,408 | 20,403 | 54% | 91% | 77% |
| 75 | University of Tulsa塔尔萨大学 | $29,714 | 4,185 | 39% | 88% | 65% |
| 82 | American University美国大学 | $38,071 | 12,795 | 43% | 89% | 79% |
| 82 | Auburn University奥本大学 | N/A | 25,078 | 79% | 87% | 66% |
| 82 | Marquette University马凯特大学 | $31,822 | 11,806 | 62% | 89% | 81% |
| 82 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry美国纽约州立大学环境科学与林业分校 | in-state: $5,941, out-of-state: $14,351 | 2,343 | 46% | 86% | 65% |
| 82 | University of Denver丹佛大学 | $37,833 | 11,842 | 72% | 87% | 76% |
| 82 | University of Vermont佛蒙特大学 | in-state: $14,784, out-of-state: $34,424 | 13,554 | 71% | 86% | 77% |
| 88 | Drexel University德雷塞尔大学 | $34,505 | 17,634 | 56% | 84% | 68% |
| 88 | Stevens Institute of Technology史蒂文斯理工学院 | $41,942 | 5,673 | 47% | 90% | 73% |
| 90 | Binghamton University--SUNY纽约州立大学宾汉姆顿大学 | in-state: $6,939, out-of-state: $15,349 | 14,895 | 40% | 90% | 78% |
| 90 | Miami University--Oxford迈阿密大学 - 牛津 | in-state: $13,213, out-of-state: $28,385 | 17,472 | 79% | 89% | 80% |
| 90 | St. Louis University圣路易斯大学 | $33,986 | 13,785 | 70% | 84% | 72% |
| 90 | University of Missouri密苏里大学 | in-state: $8,989, out-of-state: $21,784 | 32,415 | 84% | 85% | 69% |
| 94 | Clark University克拉克大学 | $37,350 | 3,451 | 69% | 89% | 77% |
| 94 | University of Colorado--Boulder科罗拉多大学-波尔得分校 | in-state: $9,152, out-of-state: $29,480 | 32,378 | 83% | 84% | 68% |
| 94 | University of Massachusetts--Amherst马萨诸塞大学 - 阿默斯特分校 | in-state: $12,612, out-of-state: $25,400 | 27,569 | 68% | 87% | 69% |
| 97 | Iowa State University爱荷华州立大学 | in-state: $7,486, out-of-state: $19,358 | 28,682 | 81% | 85% | 70% |
| 97 | Texas Christian University德克萨斯基督教大学 | $32,490 | 9,142 | 53% | 86% | 74% |
| 97 | University of California--Riverside加州大学-河滨分校 | in-state: $11,851, out-of-state: $34,729 | 20,746 | 76% | 85% | 70% |
| 97 | University of San Diego圣地亚哥大学 | $38,582 | 8,201 | 51% | 86% | 73% |
