America's Top Colleges
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The best years of life are also among the most expensive. Choose with care.<br />
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Our annual ranking of the 650 best undergraduate institutions focuses on the things that matter the most to students: quality of teaching, great career prospects, graduation rates and low levels of debt. Unlike other lists, we pointedly ignore ephemeral measures such as school "reputation" and ill-conceived metrics that reward wasteful spending. We try and evaluate the college purchase as a consumer would: Is it worth spending as much as a quarter of a million dollars for this degree? The rankings are prepared exclusively for Forbes by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, a Washington, D.C. think tank founded by Ohio University economist Richard Vedder.</p>
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Total Cost: $54,921</p>
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Student Population: 2141</p>
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SAT Range: 1310-1530</p>
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% of applicants admitted: 20%</p>
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For more on Williams <a href="http://forbes.com/colleges/williams-college/">Forbes.com/colleges/williams-college/</a></p>
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Total Cost: $52,715</p>
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Student Population: 7592</p>
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SAT Range: 1400-1580</p>
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Percent Admitted: 10%</p>
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For more on Princeton <a href="http://forbes.com/colleges/princeton-university/">Forbes.com/colleges/princeton-university/</a></p>
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Total Cost: Free</p>
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Student Population: 4621</p>
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SAT Range: 1140-1350</p>
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Percent Admitted: 14%</p>
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For more on United States Military Academy <a href="http://forbes.com/colleges/united-states-military-academy/">Forbes.com/colleges/united-states-military-academy/</a></p>
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Total Cost: $54,322</p>
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Student Population: 1744</p>
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SAT Range: 1340-1540</p>
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Percent Admitted 16%</p>
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For more on Amherst <a href="http://forbes.com/colleges/amherst-college/">Forbes.com/colleges/amherst-college/</a></p>
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Total Cost: $55,918</p>
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Student Population: 18498</p>
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SAT Range: 1360-1550</p>
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Percent Admitted: 8%</p>
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For more on Stanford <a href="http://forbes.com/colleges/stanford-university/">Forbes.com/colleges/stanford-university/</a></p>
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Total Cost: $53,950</p>
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Student Population: 27651</p>
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SAT Range: 1390-1590</p>
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Percent Admitted 7%</p>
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For more on Harvard <a href="http://forbes.com/colleges/harvard-univeristy/">Forbes.com/colleges/harvard-univeristy/</a></p>
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Total Cost: $55,632</p>
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Student Population: 1190</p>
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SAT Range: 1300-1490</p>
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Percent Admitted 25%</p>
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For more on Haverford <a href="http://forbes.com/colleges/haverford-college/">Forbes.com/colleges/haverford-college/</a></p>
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Total Cost: $57,590</p>
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Student Population: 15094</p>
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SAT Range: 1400-1560</p>
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Percent Admitted 27%</p>
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For more on University of Chicago <a href="http://forbes.com/colleges/university-of-chicago/">Forbes.com/colleges/university-of-chicago/</a></p>
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Total Cost: $53,210</p>
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Student Population: 10384</p>
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SAT Range: 1410-1560</p>
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Percent Admitted 11%</p>
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For more on MIT <a href="http://forbes.com/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/">Forbes.com/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/</a></p>
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Total Cost: Free</p>
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Student Population: 4620</p>
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SAT Range: 1230-1380</p>
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Percent Admitted 17%</p>
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For more on United States Air Force Academy <a href="http://forbes.com/colleges/northwestern-university/">Forbes.com/colleges/united-states-air-force-academy/</a></p>
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