Best Colleges in Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is ranked first in Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis program ranking and Carnegie Mellon University is placed in second. Next describes the Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis program in general.

A quantitative analyst or quant is a person who specializes in the application of mathematical and statistical methods - such as numerical or quantitative techniques - to financial and risk management problems. Similar work of industrial mathematics is done in most other modern industries, but the work is not always called quantitative analysis.

Academic Comparison Between Best Colleges in Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis Program

7 public and 4 private schools are ranked in the top Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 29.55% where Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the tightest acceptance rate of 7% and Indiana University-Bloomington has the highest rate of 77%. Total 409,697 students are enrolled into the best Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis schools where University of Florida has the largest population with 52,669 students and Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the smallest school with 11,466 students. The average graduation rate is 87.00% and the average students to faculty ratio is 13.27:1 at those colleges.

Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis colleges including acceptance rate, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.

Table. Best Colleges in Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis Program

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	7%	94%	11,466	3:1 (33.33 %)
2	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	17%	89%	13,869	10:1 (10.00 %)
3	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	8%	96%	25,367	6:1 (16.67 %)
4	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	58%	78%	42,699	13:1 (7.69 %)
5	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	15%	91%	41,891	18:1 (5.56 %)
6	New York University New York, NY	20%	84%	51,123	9:1 (11.11 %)
7	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	22%	85%	29,376	22:1 (4.55 %)
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	23%	92%	46,002	11:1 (9.09 %)
9	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	39%	88%	52,669	19:1 (5.26 %)
10	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	77%	77%	43,710	17:1 (5.88 %)
10	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	39%	83%	51,525	18:1 (5.56 %)
	Average	29.55%	87.00%	409,697 (Total)	13.27:1 (7.53 %)

Best College In Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in undergraduate quantitative analysis. The 2018-2019 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2019-2020 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best college in undergraduate quantitative analysis is $42,619 where University of Pennsylvania has the most expensive costs with $55,584 and University of Florida has the lowest amount of tuition with $28,659. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in undergraduate quantitative analysis is $36,578 where Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest tuition with $52,892 and The University of Texas at Austin has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $22,564.

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Table. Best College In Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis 2019 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$49,892		$49,892
2	Carnegie Mellon University	$55,465		$57,064
3	University of Pennsylvania	$55,584		$57,712
4	Purdue University-Main Campus	$9,992	$28,794	$9,992	$28,794
5	University of California-Berkeley	$14,184	$43,176	$14,198	$44,191
6	New York University	$51,828		$53,228
7	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	$12,424	$33,020	$12,430	$33,026
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$15,262	$49,350	$14,779	$49,559
9	University of Florida	$6,381	$28,659	$6,381	$28,659
10	Indiana University-Bloomington	$10,681	$35,456	$10,831	$36,078
10	The University of Texas at Austin	$10,610	$37,580	$10,826	$38,435
	Average	$11,362	$42,619	$11,348	$43,331

Table. Best College In Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis 2019 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$52,892		$52,892
2	Carnegie Mellon University	$44,667		$45,974
3	University of Pennsylvania	$38,630		$40,186
4	Purdue University-Main Campus	$9,992	$28,794	$9,992	$28,794
5	University of California-Berkeley	$14,131	$29,233	$14,092	$29,194
6	New York University	$45,426		$47,060
7	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	$15,798	$30,578	$15,798	$30,578
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$23,456	$47,006	$24,241	$48,579
9	University of Florida	$12,737	$29,302	$12,737	$28,497
10	Indiana University-Bloomington	$10,564	$33,271	$10,857	$35,200
10	The University of Texas at Austin	$11,742	$22,564	$12,000	$22,957
	Average	$14,060	$36,578	$14,245	$37,265