Best Social Policy Colleges Tuition Comparison

Harvard University ranked first in the Best Social Policy Colleges rankings, followed by University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The average tuition & fees of Best Social Policy Colleges is $15,276 for in-state and $61,742 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

University of Southern California has the highest tuition & fees of $71,647 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest tuition & fees of $42,103 among Best Social Policy Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,026 for in-state and $54,715 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 14.98% and the SAT score is 1511 for the Best Social Policy Colleges. Their acceptance rate is low, making it difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is very high.

Table. Best Social Policy Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Harvard 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%
2University 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%
3University 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%
4University 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%
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 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%
7Duke 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%
8New 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%
9Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$68,080
$3,134		$60,153
$1,425		40.50%
5.19%		1,470 SAT
32 ACT0 /-1		5,205
-97		86%
10University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$71,647
$3,410		$71,515
$3,387		9.81%
-0.21%		1,500 SAT
33 ACT
-10 /0		46,566
-581		92%
1%
Average$61,742 ($15,276)$54,715 ($19,026)15%1,51133,38593%