Best Social Sciences and Humanities Colleges Tuition Comparison

Princeton University ranked first in the Best Social Sciences and Humanities Colleges rankings, followed by University of California-Berkeley and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The average tuition & fees of Best Social Sciences and Humanities Colleges is $13,811 for in-state and $57,853 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the lowest tuition & fees of $41,203 among Best Social Sciences and Humanities Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,861 for in-state and $48,327 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 11.42% and the SAT score is 1521 for the Best Social Sciences and Humanities Colleges. Their acceptance rate is low, making it difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is very high.

Table. Best Social Sciences and Humanities Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Princeton 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%
2University 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%
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%
4Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$65,910
$3,426		$61,878
$2,379		3.61%
-0.30%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		18,625
179		92%
5University 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%
6Harvard 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%
7University 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%
8University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$41,203 ($8,994)
$1,873 ($5)		$31,408 ($12,751)
$589 ($224)		15.34%
-3.40%		1,480 SAT
31 ACT
10 /-1		32,438
204		91%
-1%
9University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$46,121 ($14,233)
$1,597 ($486)		$29,578 ($14,476)
$593 ($593)		8.97%
0.24%		-47,335
657		93%
1%
10Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$68,322
$2,325		$54,655
$784		7.69%
0.54%		1,540 SAT
34 ACT
10 /0		23,856
653		95%
11University 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%
Average$57,853 ($13,811)$48,327 ($16,861)11%1,52132,64694%