| Rank | School | Location | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Fall 2012 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | 
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $43,498 | 11,189 | 9.0% | 97% | 93% | 
| 2 | University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | in-state: $15,258, out-of-state: $29,640 | 44,520 | 63.3% | 94% | 84% | 
| 3 | University of California–Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | in-state: $13,836, out-of-state: $25,056 | 35,899 | 18.0% | 97% | 91% | 
| 4 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | in-state: $10,650, out-of-state: $29,954 | 21,557 | 54.9% | 94% | 79% | 
| 4 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $45,527 | 20,439 | 15.3% | 97% | 93% | 
| 4 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $43,245 | 18,217 | 6.6% | 98% | 95% | 
| 7 | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | in-state: $13,819, out-of-state: $40,496 | 43,426 | 36.6% | 96% | 91% | 
| 8 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $45,359 | 21,424 | 16.6% | 96% | 93% | 
| 9 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $46,962 | 12,569 | 27.8% | 96% | 87% | 
| 10 | Pennsylvania State University–University Park | University Park, PA | in-state: $16,992, out-of-state: $29,566 | 45,783 | 54.2% | 92% | 86% | 
| 10 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | in-state: $6,263, out-of-state: $28,541 | 49,913 | 44.1% | 96% | 85% | 
| Rank | School | Location | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Fall 2012 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | 
| 1 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $43,245 | 18,217 | 6.6% | 98% | 95% | 
| 1 | University of California–Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | in-state: $13,836, out-of-state: $25,056 | 35,899 | 18.0% | 97% | 91% | 
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | in-state: $10,650, out-of-state: $29,954 | 21,557 | 54.9% | 94% | 79% | 
| 4 | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | in-state: $13,819, out-of-state: $40,496 | 43,426 | 36.6% | 96% | 91% | 
| 5 | University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | in-state: $15,258, out-of-state: $29,640 | 44,520 | 63.3% | 94% | 84% | 
| 6 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $43,498 | 11,189 | 9.0% | 97% | 93% | 
| 7 | University of Texas–Austin | Austin, TX | in-state: $9,790, out-of-state: $33,824 | 52,186 | 46.8% | 92% | 79% | 
| 8 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $45,470 | 21,001 | 17.7% | 97% | 94% | 
| 9 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $45,359 | 21,424 | 16.6% | 96% | 93% | 
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $46,962 | 12,569 | 27.8% | 96% | 87% | 
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			Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $43,498 | 11,189 | 9.0% | 97% | 93% | 
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			Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $43,245 | 18,217 | 6.6% | 98% | 95% | 
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			University of California–Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | in-state: $13,836, out-of-state: $25,056 | 35,899 | 18.0% | 97% | 91% | 
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			University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | in-state: $15,258, out-of-state: $29,640 | 44,520 | 63.3% | 94% | 84% | 
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			Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | in-state: $10,650, out-of-state: $29,954 | 21,557 | 54.9% | 94% | 79% | 
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			University of Michigan–Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | in-state: $13,819, out-of-state: $40,496 | 43,426 | 36.6% | 96% | 91% | 
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			Purdue University–West Lafayette | West Lafayette, IN | in-state: $9,992, out-of-state: $28,794 | 39,256 | 61.3% | 89% | 70% | 
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			Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $46,962 | 12,569 | 27.8% | 96% | 87% | 
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			California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $41,538 | 2,243 | 11.8% | 98% | 92% | 
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			Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $45,359 | 21,424 | 16.6% | 96% | 93% | 
| Rank | School | Location | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Fall 2012 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | 
| 1 | University of California–Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | in-state: $13,836, out-of-state: $25,056 | 35,899 | 18.0% | 97% | 91% | 
| 2 | University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | in-state: $15,258, out-of-state: $29,640 | 44,520 | 63.3% | 94% | 84% | 
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | in-state: $10,650, out-of-state: $29,954 | 21,557 | 54.9% | 94% | 79% | 
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $43,498 | 11,189 | 9.0% | 97% | 93% | 
| 5 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $43,245 | 18,217 | 6.6% | 98% | 95% | 
| 5 | University of Texas–Austin | Austin, TX | in-state: $9,790, out-of-state: $33,824 | 52,186 | 46.8% | 92% | 79% | 
| 7 | Purdue University–West Lafayette | West Lafayette, IN | in-state: $9,992, out-of-state: $28,794 | 39,256 | 61.3% | 89% | 70% | 
| 8 | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | in-state: $13,819, out-of-state: $40,496 | 43,426 | 36.6% | 96% | 91% | 
| 9 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $45,359 | 21,424 | 16.6% | 96% | 93% | 
| 10 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | in-state: $10,930, out-of-state: $25,320 | 31,087 | 70.4% | 92% | 83% | 
| Rank | School | Location | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Fall 2012 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | 
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $43,498 | 11,189 | 9.0% | 97% | 93% | 
| 2 | University of California–Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | in-state: $13,836, out-of-state: $25,056 | 35,899 | 18.0% | 97% | 91% | 
| 3 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $43,245 | 18,217 | 6.6% | 98% | 95% | 
| 4 | University of Minnesota–Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | in-state: $13,555, out-of-state: $19,805 | 51,853 | 49.5% | 90% | 73% | 
| 5 | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $41,538 | 2,243 | 11.8% | 98% | 92% | 
| 6 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | in-state: $10,650, out-of-state: $29,954 | 21,557 | 54.9% | 94% | 79% | 
| 6 | Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $40,170 | 8,010 | 7.9% | 98% | 96% | 
| 6 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison, WI | in-state: $10,403, out-of-state: $26,653 | 42,820 | 54.6% | 95% | 83% | 
| 9 | University of Texas–Austin | Austin, TX | in-state: $9,790, out-of-state: $33,824 | 52,186 | 46.8% | 92% | 79% | 
| 10 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE | in-state: $12,112, out-of-state: $29,932 | 21,081 | 56.6% | 92% | 80% |