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The top 20 National Universities in the 2017 Best Colleges rankings focus on research and offer a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs.
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20 (tie). Emory University (GA)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,867
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $47,954
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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20 (tie). Georgetown University (DC)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,562
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $50,547
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 10
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20 (tie). University of California--Berkeley
Total undergraduate enrollment: 27,496
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $13,509 (in-state); $40,191 (out-of-state)
Regular decision application deadline: Nov. 30
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19. Washington University in St. Louis
Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,504
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $49,770
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 15
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15 (tie). Cornell University (NY)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 14,315
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $50,953
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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15 (tie). Rice University (TX)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,910
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $43,918
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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15 (tie). University of Notre Dame (IN)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 8,462
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $49,685
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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15 (tie). Vanderbilt University (TN)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,883
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $45,610
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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14. Brown University (RI)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,652
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $51,367
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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12 (tie). California Institute of Technology
Total undergraduate enrollment: 1,001
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $47,577
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 3
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12 (tie). Northwestern University (IL)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 8,314
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $50,855
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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11. Dartmouth College (NH)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 4,307
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $51,438
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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10 . Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,524
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $50,410
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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8 (tie). Duke University (NC)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,639
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $51,265
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 2
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8 (tie). University of Pennsylvania
Total undergraduate enrollment: 9,726
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $51,464
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 5
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7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Total undergraduate enrollment: 4,527
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $48,452
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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5 (tie). Columbia University (NY)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,102
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $55,056
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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5 (tie). Stanford University (CA)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,999
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $47,940
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 3
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3 (tie). University of Chicago
Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,844
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $52,491
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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3 (tie). Yale University (CT)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,532
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $49,480
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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2. Harvard University (MA)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,699
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $47,074
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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1. Princeton University (NJ)
Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,402
2016-2017 tuition and fees: $45,320
Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
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