Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
- Undergrads
- 7,208
- Admit rate
- 6%
- Net price
- $15.8k
- Grad rate
- 94%
- Specialty: Social Sciences 31%
- Specialty: Interdisciplinary Studies 16%
- Specialty: Engineering 12%
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60637City: LargeUNITID 144050
Private nonprofit 4-yearDoctoral Universities: Very High Research ActivitySpecialty: Social Sciences 40%
Undergraduates
7,569
Graduate students
10,968
Admit rate
4%
Average net price
$14.9k
Graduation rate
96%
Retention rate
99%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$91.9k
Median debt
$15k
Student : faculty
5:1
Value score*
89th pct.
Programs offered
187
Highest degree
Graduate degree
- Sector
- Private nonprofit 4-year
- Region
- Midwest · East North Central
- Setting
- City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)
- Carnegie
- Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
- Size & setting
- Four-year, large, highly residential
- Predominant degree
- Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
- Religious affiliation
- None reported
- Main campus
- Yes
* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.
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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
- Undergrads
- 7,601
- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net price
- $19.1k
- Grad rate
- 98%
- Specialty: Social Sciences 27%
- Specialty: Biology 13%
- Specialty: Math & Statistics 11%
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
- Undergrads
- 1,729
- Admit rate
- 15%
- Net price
- $17.6k
- Grad rate
- 88%
- Specialty: Social Sciences 29%
- Specialty: Biology 17%
- Specialty: Computer Science 13%
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
- Undergrads
- 7,554
- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net price
- $13.8k
- Grad rate
- 92%
- Specialty: Computer Science 21%
- Specialty: Interdisciplinary Studies 19%
- Specialty: Social Sciences 15%
Colby College
Waterville, ME
- Undergrads
- 2,407
- Admit rate
- 7%
- Net price
- $17.2k
- Grad rate
- 89%
- Specialty: Social Sciences 28%
- Specialty: Biology 13%
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
- Undergrads
- 8,973
- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net price
- $21.6k
- Grad rate
- 96%
- Specialty: Social Sciences 27%
- Specialty: Computer Science 16%
- Specialty: Engineering 12%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.