Stanford University ranked first in the Best Microeconomics Colleges rankings, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.
The average tuition & fees of Best Microeconomics Colleges is $15,377 for in-state and $63,631 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.
University of Chicago has the highest tuition & fees of $69,324 and University of California-Berkeley has the lowest tuition & fees of $47,265 among Best Microeconomics Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $15,866 for in-state and $54,180 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 5.81% and the SAT score is 1546 for the Best Microeconomics Colleges. Their acceptance rate is very low, which means it is very hard to get into the schools, and the SAT score is very high.
| Rank | School Name | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Acceptance Rate | SAT/ACT Scores | Student Population | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $65,910 $3,426 | $61,878 $2,379 | 3.61% -0.30% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 18,625 179 | 92% |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $62,396 $2,240 | $62,396 $997 | 4.55% -0.19% | 1,560 SAT 35 ACT 10 /0 | 11,886 -34 | 96% |
| 3 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $61,676 $2,600 | $57,248 $1,808 | 3.65% 0.20% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 30,259 -127 | 98% 1% |
| 4 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $67,250 $2,550 | $49,500 $1,200 | 3.87% -0.63% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT0 /0 | 15,564 483 | 96% |
| 5 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | $68,322 $2,325 | $54,655 $784 | 7.69% 0.54% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT 10 /0 | 23,856 653 | 95% |
| 6 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | $62,688 $2,978 | $65,936 $3,076 | 4.62% 0.12% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT 10 /1 | 9,137 215 | 98% 1% |
| 7 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $69,324 $3,705 | $68,652 $2,109 | 4.48% -0.31% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 18,566 227 | 96% 2% |
| 8 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $68,686 $2,582 | $47,844 $1,810 | 5.40% -0.47% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT 10 /0 | 29,109 398 | 97% 1% |
| 9 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $62,796 $2,358 | $42,726 $1,602 | 9.23% -0.18% | 1,520 SAT 34 ACT -10 /0 | 56,832 -503 | 88% |
| 10 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $47,265 ($15,377) $1,638 ($527) | $30,968 ($15,866) $605 ($605) | 10.98% -0.68% | - | 45,882 183 | 93% 1% |
| Average | $63,631 ($15,377) | $54,180 ($15,866) | 6% | 1,546 | 25,972 | 95% |