2023 Top 10 Colleges Tuition Comparison

This page compares the acceptance rate, SAT scores, and tuition & fees between Top 10 Colleges selected by US News. Princeton University rank first and Massachusetts Institute of Technology is positioned in second place in the Top 10 Colleges by US News.

Academic Comparison Between Top 10 Colleges by US News

All colleges in the Top 10 Colleges ranking are private schools.
For the academic year 2024, the average acceptance rate of the schools is 5.18% where Harvard University has the tightest (lowest) rate of 3.00% and Johns Hopkins University has the highest rate of 7.00%. The average SAT score of the schools is 1,545 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT score with 1,560.
Total 206,349 students including both undergraduate and graduate students are attending one of the schools. Johns Hopkins University is the largest with 32,049 students and California Institute of Technology is the smallest with 2,397 students. The average graduation rate is 95.91% and the average students to faculty ratio is 5.27 to 1.
The following table compares the Top 10 Colleges by US News with admission rate, SAT score, and other academic facts.
Table. 2023 Best Colleges in US Top 10 Program
RankNameAcceptance RateSAT ScoreGraduation RatePopulationStudent-Faculty Ratio
1Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
6.00%1,54098%8,4785 to 1
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
4.00%1,56096%11,9343 to 1
3Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
3.00%1,55097%31,3457 to 1
3Stanford University
Stanford, CA
4.00%1,55096%17,6805 to 1
3Yale University
New Haven, CT
5.00%1,54097%14,5676 to 1
6University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
5.00%1,54096%18,8325 to 1
7Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
7.00%1,55095%32,0496 to 1
7University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
7.00%1,54096%28,0386 to 1
9California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
3.00%-93%2,3973 to 1
10Duke University
Durham, NC
6.00%1,55096%17,6206 to 1
10Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
7.00%1,53095%23,4096 to 1
Average5.18% 1,54595.91%206,349 (Total)5.27 to 1

Best Us Top 10 Colleges 2023 Tuition Comparison and 2024 Estimated Costs

The following table lists and compares 2022-2023 tuition & fees between the best us top 10 colleges. The 2022-2023 costs are officially published by NCES, National Center for Education Statistics.
The estimated costs for the academic year 2023-2024 are estimated based on each school's rate of tuition change from 2022 to 2023.
For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best us top 10 colleges is $60,776 where University of Chicago has the most expensive costs at $64,260 and Harvard University has the lowest amount of tuition at $57,261.
The average graduate tuition & fees of the best us top 10 colleges is $57,107 where University of Chicago has the highest tuition with $66,492 and University of Pennsylvania has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $44,162.
UndergraduateGraduate
Table. Best Us Top 10 Colleges 2023 Tuition Comparison and 2024 Estimation
RankSchool Name2023 Tuition & Fees2024 Estimated Tuition & Fees
1Princeton University $57,410$58,845
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology $57,986$60,174
3Harvard University $57,261$58,985
3Stanford University $58,416$60,753
3Yale University $62,250$64,638
6University of Chicago $64,260$67,735
7Johns Hopkins University $60,480$62,293
7University of Pennsylvania $63,452$65,243
9California Institute of Technology $60,864$63,129
10Duke University $62,688$65,231
10Northwestern University $63,468$66,288
Average$60,776$63,029
Table. Best Us Top 10 Colleges 2023 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2024 Estimation
RankSchool Name2023 Tuition & Fees2024 Estimated Tuition & Fees
1Princeton University $60,410$62,075
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology $61,075$63,258
3Harvard University $53,760$55,398
3Stanford University $57,210$59,497
3Yale University $46,900$48,132
6University of Chicago $66,492$69,150
7Johns Hopkins University $62,962$64,773
7University of Pennsylvania $44,162$45,427
9California Institute of Technology $60,657$62,955
10Duke University $61,522$63,999
10Northwestern University $53,024$49,703
Average$57,107$58,579