No. 25: UCLA
Los Angeles, Calif.
U.S. News Overall Score: 73
2007 Total Enrollment: 38,896
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees:
In-state - $7,034; Out-of-state - $26,102
Application Deadline: 11/30
No. 23: Univ. of Virginia (TIE)
Charlottesville, Va.
U.S. News Overall Score: 74
2007 Total Enrollment: 24,257
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees:
In-state - $9,300; Out-of-state - $26,900
Application Deadline: 1/2
No. 23: Georgetown Univ. (TIE)
Washington, D.C.
U.S. News Overall Score: 74
2007 Total Enrollment: 14,826
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,122
Application Deadline: 1/10
No. 22: Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Pittsburgh,Pa.
U.S. News Overall Score: 75
2007 Total Enrollment: 10,493
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,844
Application Deadline: 1/1
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adb92f-002c7-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 21: Univ. of Calif., Berkeley
Berkeley, Calif.
U.S. News Overall Score: 77
2007 Total Enrollment: 34,953
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees:
In-state - $8,932; Out-of-state - $29,540
Application Deadline: 11/30
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adb930-00209-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 18: Vanderbilt Univ. (TIE)
Nashville, Tenn.
U.S. News Overall Score: 79
2007 Total Enrollment: 11,847
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,005
Application Deadline: 1/3
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adb931-001ef-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 18: Univ. of Notre Dame (TIE)
Notre Dame, Ind.
U.S. News Overall Score: 79
2007 Total Enrollment: 11,733
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,847
Application Deadline: 12/31
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adb932-00163-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 18: Emory Univ. (TIE)
Atlanta, Ga.
U.S. News Overall Score: 79
2007 Total Enrollment: 12,570
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,336
Application Deadline: 1/15
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbb74-00234-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 17: Rice University
Houston, Texas
U.S. News Overall Score: 80
2007 Total Enrollment: 5,243
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $28,996
Application Deadline: 1/2
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbb75-001be-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 16: Brown University
Providence, R.I.
U.S. News Overall Score: 84
2007 Total Enrollment: 8,167
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,718
Application Deadline: 1/1
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbb76-001fb-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 15: Johns Hopkins Univ.
Baltimore, Md.
U.S. News Overall Score: 85
2007 Total Enrollment: 19,737
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,700
Application Deadline: 1/1
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbb77-001c4-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 14: Cornell University
Ithaca, N.Y.
U.S. News Overall Score: 86
2007 Total Enrollment: 19,800
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,504
Application Deadline: 1/1
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbb78-000e2-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 12: Washington Univ. (TIE)
St. Louis, Mo.
U.S. News Overall Score: 87
2007 Total Enrollment: 13,382
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,248
Application Deadline: 1/15
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbb79-000eb-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 12: Northwestern Univ. (TIE)
Evanston, Ill.
U.S. News Overall Score: 87
2007 Total Enrollment: 18,028
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,125
Application Deadline: 1/1
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbd8c-00191-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 11: Dartmouth College
Hanover, N.H.
U.S. News Overall Score: 89
2007 Total Enrollment: 5,849
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,915
Application Deadline: 1/1
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbd8d-00153-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 8: Univ. of Chicago (TIE)
Chicago, Ill.
U.S. News Overall Score: 90
2007 Total Enrollment: 12,336
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,632
Application Deadline: 1/2
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbd8e-000ea-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 8: Duke Univ. (TIE)
Durham, N.C.
U.S. News Overall Score: 90
2007 Total Enrollment: 13,598
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,525
Application Deadline: 1/2
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbd8f-00082-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 8: Columbia Univ. (TIE)
New York, N.Y.
U.S. News Overall Score: 90
2007 Total Enrollment: 22,655
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $39,326
Application Deadline: 1/2
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbd90-00071-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 6: Univ. of Pennsylvania (TIE)
Philadelphia, P.A.
U.S. News Overall Score: 93
2007 Total Enrollment: 18,916
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,526
Application Deadline: 1/1
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbd91-00007-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 6: Calif. Institute of Technology (TIE)
Pasadena, Calif.
U.S. News Overall Score: 93
2007 Total Enrollment: 2,133
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $34,437
Application Deadline: 1/1
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbd91-00394-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 4: Stanford Univ. (TIE)
Stanford, Calif.
U.S. News Overall Score: 94
2007 Total Enrollment: 19,782
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,030
Application Deadline: 1/1
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbd92-002de-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 4: Mass. Institute of Tech. (TIE)
Cambridge, Mass.
U.S. News Overall Score: 94
2007 Total Enrollment: 10,220
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,390
Application Deadline: 1/1
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbd93-002f2-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 3: Yale University
New Haven, Conn.
U.S. News Overall Score: 98
2007 Total Enrollment: 11,454
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $35,300
Application Deadline: 12/31
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbd94-002a0-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 2: Princeton Univ.
Princeton, N.J.
U.S. News Overall Score: 99
2007 Total Enrollment: 7,334
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $34,290
Application Deadline: 1/1
http://www.aolcdn.com/channels/0d/04/48adbd95-00283-00ff8-400cb8e1
No. 1: Harvard Univ.
Cambridge, Mass.
U.S. News Overall Score: 100
2007 Total Enrollment: 19,257
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,173
Application Deadline: 1/1
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