Best Modern US History Colleges Tuition Comparison

Yale University ranked first in the Best Modern US History Colleges rankings, followed by Harvard University and University of California-Berkeley.

The average tuition & fees of Best Modern US History Colleges is $15,276 for in-state and $61,850 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest tuition & fees of $70,517 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest tuition & fees of $42,103 among Best Modern US History Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,026 for in-state and $52,343 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 10.14% and the SAT score is 1529 for the Best Modern US History Colleges. Their acceptance rate is low, making it difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is very high.

Table. Best Modern US History Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Yale 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%
2Harvard 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%
3University 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%
4Columbia 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%
5Princeton 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%
6University 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%
7University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI$42,103 ($11,603)
$1,500 ($398)		$25,651 ($12,325)
$36 ($36)		45.20%
1.85%		1,460 SAT
31 ACT
10 /1		51,044
1,439		90%
1%
8University 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%
9University 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%
10Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$65,910
$3,426		$61,878
$2,379		3.61%
-0.30%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		18,625
179		92%
Average$61,850 ($15,276)$52,343 ($19,026)10%1,52930,62195%