what r the top universities in US besides MIT,Harvard,Stanford?

Question

something affordable(below $26000 per year)

Answer 1

Hi, current college student here.

I agree with matt's responses - they are mostly correct. However, he is missing a few important points. For one, the amount of financial aid that you qualify for is very important. This really also depends on the school's calculation policies, but you can get a general estimate from a site like "http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml." Remember that this is strictly an estimate though.

Why is this important? Because you have to see how much financial aid a school gives (assuming that you qualify for a decent amount). Schools like Harvard are expensive, but they will cover 100% of your financial need. Other schools might be cheaper but unable to subsidize your education. I know that at Harvard (my school), there's rather generous financial aid - families with income under 60k don't have to pay anything, and under 80k barely pays - and it scales upward to some degree.

Also, there are a lot of great state universities - and you should look for these in the U.S. News and World Report "http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php" (Just go out and get a magazine version). But these schools will only be a good value if they are in your home state.

Also, I wouldn't consider anything out of the top 10 a "bad school." For example, UC Berkeley is ranked 25 (#1 in public schools), but I would never say that it's a bad school (despite Harvard being #1 overall =P )

Good luck!

Answer 2

Boy have you got some bad answers here!

OK, you should look at the US News magazine college rankings on google. They are only partly on line but it does give you the numerical rankings for the schools. The best way to check these out is to see an actual printed copy of this magazine in your local library. If not, then you can pay to see the listings on line with all the details.

Any school listed in the top 100 of National universities, or in the top 10 of liberal arts colleges, or top 3 or 4 of regional schools, is a respected school that will provide a good education.

Some people don't like the US News rankings, but they do represent a general idea of how US colleges are viewed by professional educators in the US. The top schools include the Ivy League (8 schools) plus Duke, Stanford, Chicago, and a few others, plus the top tech schools, MIT and Caltech.

As far as being affordable, forget it. These schools all cost in the $30,000 range for tuition alone without living expenses. And, admission is very comeptitive, so they do not give many scholarships for good students - at the top schools every single kid is a top student. To get a lower cost you must attend a state 'public" university- some of the famous ones are UNC, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Michigan, Miami of Ohio, UVA but even public universities are quite expensive if you are not a legal resident of that state.

ps fastweb may give you some information, but it is basically a advertisers information collection service. They are going to show you a bunch of ads and then try to get you to sign up for stuff.... watch out!

ps. Votefor is correct that financial aid is very important and IF you can demonstrate need and IF you are a US citizen, then it can make a tremendous difference. However, at nearly all schools there is no financial aid for international students. Foreign students have to pay the list price.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

It depends on your subject. But go and check out fast web at www.fastweb.com

It gives you a list of all colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada with a short summary including all the majors, tuition fees, competitiveness of entry and average grade points of students accepted.

Obviously the most competitive ones are among the first tire schools. In the U.S. universities are classified into 1st to 4th tire. 1st tire schools being the most prestigous, academically and internationally well renown and 4th tire being ranked as the least competitive, normally attracting few or almost no out of state students.

Additionally fastweb also offers a large data base on which scholarships are availabel for which disciplines and who's eligible + all deadlines and adresses for applications. Subscription is compulsory ( I think) but definitely free of charge.

Answer 5

University of California, Berkley

Answer 6

If you are looking for inexpensive, but a top school you should look at either the University of Virginia or the University of Michigan.

Answer 7

University Of Princeton and University of Berkley

Answer 8

Carnegie Mellong is located in Pittsburgh PA
Rensellear is located in Troy NY

they pretty good IT school, they rank almost he same as MIT

you can check out collegeboard.com they show stuff between schools.

Answer 9

CORNELL UNIVERSITY IN NY USA 250000PER YEAR

Answer 10

if u want cheaper u should hit canada