Best Colleges in Social Stratification Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Social Stratification program. University of Wisconsin-Madison is ranked first in Social Stratification program ranking and Stanford University is placed in second.

Next describes the Social Stratification program in general.

In the social sciences, social stratification is any given society's categorization of its people into rankings of socioeconomic tiers based on factors like wealth, income, social status, occupation and power. Stratification is the relative social position of persons in a given social group, category, geographical region or other social unit. In modern Western societies, stratification is often broadly divided into three main divisions of social class: upper class, middle class, and lower class. Each of these classes can be further subdivided into smaller classes (e.g., "upper-middle"). (read more at wiki)

Academic Comparison Between Best Colleges in Social Stratification Program

6 public and 4 private schools are ranked in the top Social Stratification colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 22.60% where Stanford University has the tightest acceptance rate of 4% and Indiana University-Bloomington has the highest rate of 77%. Total 330,812 students are enrolled into the best Social Stratification schools where University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the largest population with 46,002 students and Princeton University is the smallest school with 8,273 students. The average graduation rate is 91.20% and the average students to faculty ratio is 12.50:1 at those colleges.

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

Table. Best Colleges in Social Stratification Program

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	52%	87%	42,977	18:1 (5.56 %)
2	Stanford University Stanford, CA	4%	94%	17,534	12:1 (8.33 %)
3	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	14%	91%	44,027	18:1 (5.56 %)
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	23%	92%	46,002	11:1 (9.09 %)
5	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	15%	91%	41,891	18:1 (5.56 %)
6	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	5%	96%	31,120	7:1 (14.29 %)
7	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	77%	77%	43,710	17:1 (5.88 %)
8	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	8%	96%	25,367	6:1 (16.67 %)
9	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	5%	97%	8,273	5:1 (20.00 %)
9	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	23%	91%	29,911	13:1 (7.69 %)
	Average	22.60%	91.20%	330,812 (Total)	12.50:1 (8.00 %)

Best College In Social Stratification 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in social stratification. 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 social stratification is $44,987 where University of Pennsylvania has the most expensive costs with $55,584 and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the lowest amount of tuition with $35,170. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in social stratification is $37,938 where Princeton University has the highest tuition with $51,250 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $25,336.

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Table. Best College In Social Stratification 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	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$10,555	$36,805	$10,577	$38,945
2	Stanford University	$51,354		$53,151
3	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,226	$42,218	$13,191	$43,183
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$15,262	$49,350	$14,779	$49,559
5	University of California-Berkeley	$14,184	$43,176	$14,198	$44,191
6	Harvard University	$50,420		$51,935
7	Indiana University-Bloomington	$10,681	$35,456	$10,831	$36,078
8	University of Pennsylvania	$55,584		$57,712
9	Princeton University	$50,340		$53,757
9	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$8,987	$35,170	$8,969	$35,762
	Average	$12,149	$44,987	$12,091	$46,427

Table. Best College In Social Stratification 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	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$12,010	$25,336	$12,032	$25,358
2	Stanford University	$49,617		$49,617
3	University of California-Los Angeles	$12,946	$28,048	$12,889	$27,991
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$23,456	$47,006	$24,241	$48,579
5	University of California-Berkeley	$14,131	$29,233	$14,092	$29,194
6	Harvard University	$47,562		$49,221
7	Indiana University-Bloomington	$10,564	$33,271	$10,857	$35,200
8	University of Pennsylvania	$38,630		$40,186
9	Princeton University	$51,250		$53,669
9	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$12,212	$29,423	$12,502	$29,709
	Average	$14,220	$37,938	$14,436	$38,872