Rank

School

Score

Tuition and Fees

Total enrollment

Average freshman retention rate

6-year graduation rate

#1Tie

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4.8

$46,704

11,319

98%

91%

Cambridge, MA

#1Tie

Stanford University

4.8

$46,320

16,795

98%

95%

Stanford, CA

#3

University of California—Berkeley

4.7

in-state: $13,432, out-of-state: $38,140

37,581

97%

91%

Berkeley, CA

#4

California Institute of Technology

4.6

$45,390

2,209

97%

92%

Pasadena, CA

#5

University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign

4.4

in-state: $15,626, out-of-state: $30,786

45,140

94%

84%

Champaign, IL

#6Tie

Carnegie Mellon University

4.3

$50,410

13,285

95%

88%

Pittsburgh, PA

#6Tie

Georgia Institute of Technology

4.3

in-state: $12,204, out-of-state: $32,396

23,109

96%

82%

Atlanta, GA

#6Tie

University of Michigan—Ann Arbor

4.3

in-state: $14,336, out-of-state: $43,377

43,625

97%

91%

Ann Arbor, MI

#9Tie

Cornell University

4.2

$49,116

21,850

97%

93%

Ithaca, NY

#9Tie

Purdue University—West Lafayette

4.2

in-state: $10,002, out-of-state: $28,804

38,770

92%

74%

West Lafayette, IN

#11Tie

Princeton University

4.1

$43,450

8,088

98%

97%

Princeton, NJ

#11Tie

University of Texas—Austin

4.1

in-state: $9,830, out-of-state: $34,836

51,313

94%

81%

Austin, TX