Top History Schools Admission and Tuition Comparison

Princeton University is ranked first in History and University of California-Berkeley is placed in second.

History is the study of the past, specifically how it relates to humans. It is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about these events. The term includes cosmic, geologic, and organic history, but is often generically implied to mean human history. Scholars who write about history are called historians. Events occurring prior to written record are considered prehistory.(read more at wiki)

Academic Factors Comparison Between Best Colleges in History Major

3 public and 7 private schools are ranked in the top 10 History colleges. The average acceptance ratio of the schools is 11.10% where Harvard University has the tightest acceptance ratio of 5% and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest ratio of 29%. Total 266,258 students are enrolled into best History schools where University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the largest population with 44,718 students and Princeton University has the smallest with 8,181 students. The average graduation rate is 94.30% and the average students to faculty ratio is 9.30:1 at those colleges.

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

Table. Best History Colleges Overview

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	7%	97%	8,181	5:1 (20.00 %)
1	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	17%	92%	40,154	18:1 (5.56 %)
1	Yale University New Haven, CT	6%	98%	12,458	6:1 (16.67 %)
4	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	5%	97%	29,908	7:1 (14.29 %)
4	Stanford University Stanford, CA	5%	94%	17,184	10:1 (10.00 %)
4	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	8%	94%	15,775	6:1 (16.67 %)
7	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	7%	94%	29,372	6:1 (16.67 %)
7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	29%	91%	44,718	12:1 (8.33 %)
9	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	18%	91%	43,548	17:1 (5.88 %)
9	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	9%	95%	24,960	6:1 (16.67 %)
	Average	11.10%	94.30%	266,258 (Total)	9.30:1 (10.75 %)

Best History Colleges 2018 Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2017-2018 tuition & fees and compares the costs between Best History Colleges. The 2017-2018 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2018-2019 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of best History schools is $49,482 where Columbia University in the City of New York has the most expensive costs with $57,208 and University of California-Los Angeles has the lowest amount of tuition with with $41,275. The average graduate tuition & fees of best History schools is $42,779 where University of Chicago has the highest tuition with $57,000 and University of California-Los Angeles has the lowest amount of tuition with with $28,105.

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Table. Best History Colleges 2018 Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2018 Tuition & Fees		2019 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Princeton University	$47,140		$49,054
1	University of California-Berkeley	$14,170	$42,184	$14,863	$44,276
1	Yale University	$51,400		$53,394
4	Harvard University	$48,949		$50,898
4	Stanford University	$49,617		$51,352
4	University of Chicago	$56,034		$59,816
7	Columbia University in the City of New York	$57,208		$59,444
7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$14,826	$47,476	$14,357	$47,953
9	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,261	$41,275	$13,611	$43,019
9	University of Pennsylvania	$53,534		$55,687
	Average	$14,086	$49,482	$14,277	$51,490

Table. Best History Colleges 2018 Graduate School Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2018 Tuition & Fees		2019 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Princeton University	$48,940		$50,722
1	University of California-Berkeley	$14,170	$29,272	$14,863	$29,948
1	Yale University	$41,000		$42,236
4	Harvard University	$45,958		$47,587
4	Stanford University	$47,940		$47,940
4	University of Chicago	$57,000		$59,245
7	Columbia University in the City of New York	$46,956		$48,401
7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$22,696	$45,484	$23,635	$47,369
9	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,003	$28,105	$13,331	$28,429
9	University of Pennsylvania	$37,134		$38,729
	Average	$16,623	$42,779	$17,277	$44,061