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AU Comparisons

Washington, District Of Columbia

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Frequently Compared

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Compare with District Of Columbia Private Colleges

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Georgetown University

$8,802 higher in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


G
George Washington University

$9,040 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

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Penn State Main Campus

$34,702 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

$46,051 lower in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Tech

$40,966 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


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Ohio State University

$41,545 lower in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


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University of Maryland College Park

$43,375 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

$46,535 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


V
University of Virginia Main Campus

$36,090 lower in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


D
University of Delaware

$39,700 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


G
George Mason University

$43,275 lower in-state tuition
49% higher acceptance rate


S
Stony Brook University

$46,000 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


B
SUNY at Binghamton

$46,000 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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University of Massachusetts Amherst

$36,884 lower in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

$33,310 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


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James Madison University

$45,386 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


A
SUNY at Albany

$46,000 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


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College of William and Mary

$35,636 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University New Brunswick

$40,170 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


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University at Buffalo

$46,000 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


H
CUNY Hunter College

$46,140 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut

$37,398 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

$48,627 lower in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


N
United States Naval Academy

$53,070 lower in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


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Rowan University

$42,355 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


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The College of New Jersey

$38,930 lower in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


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University of Maryland Baltimore County

$44,014 lower in-state tuition
40% higher acceptance rate


V
Virginia Military Institute

$43,288 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


N
New Jersey Institute of Technology

$37,872 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


B
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

$46,140 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Mary Washington

$44,132 lower in-state tuition
45% higher acceptance rate


A
United States Military Academy

$53,070 lower in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


P
SUNY at Purchase College

$46,000 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


S
Salisbury University

$45,514 lower in-state tuition
50% higher acceptance rate


G
SUNY at Geneseo

$46,000 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


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University of North Carolina School of the Arts

$46,573 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Abington

$38,386 lower in-state tuition
52% higher acceptance rate


S
State University of New York at New Paltz

$46,000 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Harrisburg

$37,682 lower in-state tuition
55% higher acceptance rate


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William Paterson University of New Jersey

$38,878 lower in-state tuition
51% higher acceptance rate


F
SUNY at Fredonia

$46,000 lower in-state tuition
44% higher acceptance rate


C
United States Coast Guard Academy

$53,070 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


S
St Mary's College of Maryland

$40,954 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


S
SUNY Maritime College

$46,000 lower in-state tuition
39% higher acceptance rate


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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

$46,000 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Erie Behrend College

$37,682 lower in-state tuition
54% higher acceptance rate


S
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica Rome

$46,000 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut Avery Point

$37,398 lower in-state tuition
56% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State York

$38,446 lower in-state tuition
52% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Greater Allegheny

$39,246 lower in-state tuition
47% higher acceptance rate


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United States Merchant Marine Academy

$53,070 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

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New York University

$2,314 higher in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


D
Duke University

$7,365 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


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Princeton University

$4,340 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


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Johns Hopkins University

$7,410 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


P
University of Pennsylvania

$3,142 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


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Yale University

$9,180 higher in-state tuition
36% lower acceptance rate


V
Villanova University

$7,698 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


C
Cornell University

$9,386 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


C
Carnegie Mellon University

$6,794 higher in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


S
Syracuse University

$5,370 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


C
Columbia University in the City of New York

$9,500 higher in-state tuition
37% lower acceptance rate


F
Fordham University

$3,850 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


E
Elon University

$11,336 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


D
Drexel University

$3,525 higher in-state tuition
39% higher acceptance rate


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Quinnipiac University

$3,900 lower in-state tuition
43% higher acceptance rate


B
Bucknell University

$8,338 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


D
Davidson College

$3,480 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


C
Colgate University

$10,834 higher in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


L
Lehigh University

$5,900 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


R
University of Rochester

$7,480 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


B
Barnard College

$7,408 higher in-state tuition
32% lower acceptance rate


V
Vassar College

$10,770 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


S
St John's University New York

$6,840 lower in-state tuition
44% higher acceptance rate


A
Amherst College

$10,430 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


L
Lafayette College

$5,040 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


R
University of Richmond

$7,260 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


S
Swarthmore College

$5,858 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


R
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

$5,530 higher in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


P
Pace University New York

$4,918 lower in-state tuition
42% higher acceptance rate


H
Hofstra University

$855 lower in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


S
Seton Hall University

$6,690 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


W
Williams College

$8,380 higher in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


C
Case Western Reserve University

$7,970 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


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Oberlin College

$8,036 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


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Monmouth University

$10,566 lower in-state tuition
50% higher acceptance rate


S
University of Scranton

$3,158 lower in-state tuition
43% higher acceptance rate


M
Marist College

$9,170 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


R
Rochester Institute of Technology

$650 higher in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


W
Wesleyan University

$10,652 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


W
Washington and Lee University

$7,520 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


S
Skidmore College

$8,062 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


A
Adelphi University

$10,985 lower in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


M
Manhattan College

$8,970 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


H
Haverford College

$9,780 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


D
Duquesne University

$7,694 lower in-state tuition
46% higher acceptance rate


F
Fairfield University

$560 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Muhlenberg College

$4,200 higher in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


P
Pratt Institute Main

$2,505 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


N
The New School

$144 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

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Pepperdine University

$9,320 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


S
University of San Francisco

$1,910 higher in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


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Loyola Marymount University

$1,560 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


S
Santa Clara University

$3,810 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


C
Chapman University

$7,218 higher in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


E
Emerson College

$782 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


D
University of Denver

$2,190 higher in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


B
Bentley University

$3,430 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


T
University of the Pacific

$152 lower in-state tuition
52% higher acceptance rate


P
Providence College

$3,910 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


S
Seattle University

$2,742 lower in-state tuition
44% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Portland

$1,718 lower in-state tuition
52% higher acceptance rate


G
Gonzaga University

$3,270 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


C
Creighton University

$9,386 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


L
Lewis & Clark College

$6,180 higher in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


S
St Olaf College

$1,580 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


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Illinois Institute of Technology

$4,400 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


S
University of St Thomas

$4,140 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


C
Clark University

$1,070 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


S
Simmons University

$10,010 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


L
LeTourneau University

$19,400 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


H
College of the Holy Cross

$4,530 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


C
Cedarville University

$18,572 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


E
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott

$14,094 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


S
St Catherine University

$6,094 lower in-state tuition
52% higher acceptance rate