| 1 | 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% |
| 2 | 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% |
| 3 | 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% |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $65,636 $2,362 | $50,975 $1,525 | 11.66% 0.26% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 15,888 292 | 94% 2% |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | $34,484 ($12,058) $1,608 ($294) | $32,144 ($15,962) $1,498 ($392) | 14.07% -2.39% | 1,480 SAT 33 ACT 30 /1 | 53,363 5,417 | 94% 2% |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $40,096 ($18,267) $904 ($207) | $34,406 ($19,278) $766 ($441) | 42.37% -1.32% | 1,440 SAT 32 ACT 30 /0 | 59,238 2,675 | 85% 1% |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | $63,081 ($18,848) $2,974 ($539) | $57,776 ($28,886) $2,724 ($1,362) | 15.64% -2.30% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT -10 /0 | 52,855 790 | 93% |
| 8 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $69,314 $3,300 | $30,160 $75 | 8.76% 0.60% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT 20 /0 | 26,793 529 | 95% |
| 9 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $44,908 ($11,688) $2,130 ($10) | $22,954 ($12,006) | 26.64% -2.48% | 1,390 SAT 31 ACT 20 /0 | 53,864 782 | 89% 2% |
| 10 | 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% |
| 11 | Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN | $28,794 ($9,992) | $28,794 ($9,992) | 49.87% -0.43% | 1,350 SAT 31 ACT 30 /0 | 58,658 5,753 | 83% |
| 12 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | $47,676 ($15,788) $1,634 ($523) | $30,199 ($15,097) $562 ($562) | 26.71% 2.19% | - | 44,256 1,880 | 86% -1% |
| 13 | Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & ManagementWright-Patterson AFB, OH | - (-) | $15,336 ($15,336) $4,152 (-) | - | - | 1,070 65 | - |
| 14 | Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ | $33,139 ($12,223) $946 ($172) | $27,521 ($13,587) $786 ($198) | 89.89% -0.30% | - | 79,818 225 | 68% 1% |
| 15 | Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL | $34,922 ($12,890) $978 ($354) | $33,986 ($12,890) $78 ($366) | 45.92% -4.55% | 1,320 SAT 29 ACT 10 /1 | 34,145 1,130 | 82% 3% |
| 16 | Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY | $30,447 ($10,567) $994 ($204) | $27,140 ($13,950) $880 ($170) | 38.61% 0.88% | 1,410 SAT 32 ACT0 /0 | 18,816 360 | 82% -1% |
| 17 | Boise State UniversityBoise, ID | $27,788 ($9,048) $812 ($266) | $29,543 ($10,803) $938 ($317) | 87.21% 3.25% | - | 27,198 528 | 60% -1% |
| 18 | Boston UniversityBoston, MA | $68,102 $2,934 | $67,626 $2,914 | 11.11% 0.26% | 1,480 SAT 33 ACT 10 /0 | 37,737 1,113 | 89% |
| 19 | Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT | $6,688 $192 | $8,416 $320 | 67.78% -1.41% | 1,360 SAT 30 ACT0 /0 | 35,873 799 | 81% -1% |
| 20 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | $71,312 $3,082 | $69,948 $2,942 | 5.39% 0.16% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 11,956 440 | 96% 1% |
| 21 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $66,608 $1,930 | $53,980 $1,578 | 36.54% 7.86% | 1,510 SAT 34 ACT 20 /0 | 12,475 209 | 87% 1% |
| 22 | Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | $40,866 ($15,554) $1,368 | $24,798 ($12,646) | 38.34% 0.29% | 1,320 SAT 31 ACT0 /1 | 29,077 330 | 87% |
| 23 | Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO | $35,061 ($13,373) $1,296 ($364) | $30,813 ($14,125) $1,027 ($541) | 88.54% -1.05% | - | 34,096 596 | 67% 1% |
| 24 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | $70,517 $2,346 | $57,973 $1,694 | 3.99% -0.24% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT 10 /0 | 35,173 -106 | 96% 2% |
| 25 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | $68,019 $2,508 | $66,617 $2,549 | 5.40% -0.83% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT0 /0 | 6,938 192 | 96% |
| 26 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $62,412 $1,749 | $39,261 $2,187 | 79.44% 1.91% | 1,340 SAT 30 ACT 10 /0 | 21,153 -550 | 78% 1% |
| 27 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $68,758 $2,953 | $66,523 $2,538 | 5.71% -1.07% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT -10 /1 | 17,499 387 | 97% 2% |
| 28 | Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL | $17,324 ($4,879) | $18,482 ($6,693) | 66.13% -7.31% | 1,120 SAT 23 ACT 10 /0 | 31,607 817 | 63% -1% |
| 29 | Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL | $45,900 $1,540 | $24,320 $1,040 | 57.70% -4.83% | 1,215 SAT 26 ACT 5 /1 | 8,992 476 | 64% -1% |
| 30 | George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA | $38,688 ($14,220) $709 ($405) | $40,308 ($17,964) $911 ($518) | 87.48% -1.35% | 1,270 SAT 28 ACT 30 /0 | 39,766 239 | 68% -1% |
| 31 | George Washington UniversityWashington, DC | $67,710 $2,912 | $36,414 $1,260 | 47.09% 3.55% | 1,430 SAT 32 ACT0 /0 | 25,374 -194 | 84% -1% |
| 32 | 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% |
| 33 | Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | $52,202 $1,285 | $35,222 $1,412 | 54.93% -0.49% | 1,300 SAT 29 ACT 10 /1 | 8,834 271 | 75% 3% |
| 34 | Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA | $28,881 ($10,787) $1,198 ($290) | $30,577 ($12,967) $1,274 ($516) | 88.66% -0.47% | 1,250 SAT 24 ACT 10 /0 | 30,380 203 | 75% |
| 35 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | $64,730 $1,890 | $64,730 $1,226 | 6.44% -1.12% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 30,210 -152 | 94% |
| 36 | Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS | $28,568 ($11,221) $752 ($279) | $25,824 ($12,089) $677 ($303) | 81.69% 2.33% | 1,170 SAT 23 ACT 30 /0 | 20,295 550 | 71% 1% |
| 37 | Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | $64,980 $2,800 | $28,840 $820 | 25.93% -3.33% | 1,440 SAT 32 ACT 10 /0 | 7,692 102 | 88% -1% |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA | $16,866 ($10,125) | $12,726 ($7,995) | 86.40% 13.83% | 1,210 SAT 24 ACT 20 /0 | 11,873 446 | 64% 7% |
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