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Princeton University -

Founded in 1746, Princeton is a private institution that has only a 4% acceptance rate. The campus is 690 acres and estimated tuition and fees will run you about $62,400.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology -

MIT was founded in 1861. Today, its campus is 168 acres large and the estimated tuition and fees are $62,396. The acceptance rate here is 5%.

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Harvard University -

Harvard was founded in 1636. Its campus is 5,667 acres and estimated tuition and fees cost $61,676. With an acceptance rate of only 3%, it can be tough to get into Harvard.

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Stanford University -

Founded in 1885, Stanford has a 4% acceptance rate. Its campus size is 8,180 acres. The estimated tuition and fees here will cost you $65,910.

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Yale University -

Yale was founded in 1701. Its campus is 1,108 acres large and its estimated tuition and fees are $67,250. Yale has a 5% acceptance rate.

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California Institute of Technology -

Caltech was founded in 1891, and is located in Pasadena. It has a low acceptance rate of 3%, and the estimated tuition and fees can add up to $65,898.

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Duke University -

Duke was founded in 1838. Today, the school has a campus size of 8,693 acres and an acceptance rate of 7%. Estimated tuition and fees will set you back $69,140.

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Johns Hopkins University -

Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore. Its campus is 140 acres, and its acceptance rate is 8%. Estimated tuition and fees are $65,230.

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Northwestern University -

Northwestern University was founded in 1851, and today students enjoy a 231-acre campus. Estimated tuition and fees here are $68,322; the acceptance rate is 7%.

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University of Pennsylvania -

Located in Philadelphia and founded in 1740, the University of Pennsylvania has a campus size of 299 acres. The acceptance rate stands at 6%, and estimated tuition and fees cost $68,686.

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Cornell University -

Founded in 1865 and with a campus size of 745 acres, Cornell has an 8% acceptance rate. Estimated tuition and fees are $69,314.

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University of Chicago -

The University of Chicago was founded in 1890. On the smaller side compared to other schools, the campus is 217 acres. It has a 5% acceptance rate and runs $69,324 in estimated tuition and fees.

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Brown University -

Founded in 1764 and sitting at only 146 acres, Brown has a 5% acceptance rate. The school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and costs $71,312 in estimated tuition and fees.

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Columbia University -

Columbia was founded in 1754. Its campus is only 36 acres, and the acceptance rate is 4%. Estimated tuition and fees will cost $68,171.

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Dartmouth College -

Dartmouth College's estimated tuition and fees run $68,019. The school has an acceptance rate of 6%, and a campus of 237 acres.

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University of California, Los Angeles -

UCLA is 419 acres large and has a 9% acceptance rate. Estimated tuition and fees are much more manageable here and run about $14,208.

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University of California, Berkeley -

UC Berkeley was founded in 1868. Boasting a 1,232-acre campus, the school has a 12% acceptance rate and estimated fees and tuition will run you $16,832.

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Rice University -

Founded in 1912 and located in Houston, Rice University has an 8% acceptance rate. Its estimated tuition and fees cost $60,709. Students can enjoy its 300-acre campus.

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University of Notre Dame -

Founded in 1842, Notre Dame has a 12% acceptance rate and is 1,265 acres large. Estimated tuition and fees here cost $65,025.

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Vanderbilt University -

Originally founded in 1873, Vanderbilt has a 6% acceptance rate and costs $67,498 in estimated tuition and fees. Its campus size is 333 acres.

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Carnegie Mellon University -

Carnegie Mellon was founded in 1900. Its estimated tuition and fees cost $65,636. The school's acceptance rate sits at 11%, and its campus size is 122 acres.

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University of Michigan -

The University of Michigan has an 18% acceptance rate and in-state estimated tuition and fees cost $18,848. It is 3,207 acres large.

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Washington University in St. Louis -

The school was founded in 1853 and is 169 acres large. It has a 12% acceptance rate, and estimated tuition and fees run $65,790.

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Emory University -

Emory, located in Atlanta, was founded in 1836. Its campus size is 631 acres, and the acceptance rate is 11%. Estimated tuition and fees here will cost you $64,280.

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Georgetown University -

Located in Washington, D.C., Georgetown was founded in 1789. Estimated tuition and fees are $68,016, and the acceptance rate is 13%. Its campus is relatively small at 104 acres.

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University of Virginia -

The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 and is 1,682 acres large. In-state estimated tuition and fees cost $23,118, and the acceptance rate is 17%.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -

Founded in 1789, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is 729 acres large. It has a 19% acceptance rate, and the estimated in-state tuition and fees cost $9,003.

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University of Southern California -

USC was founded in 1880. Estimated tuition and fees are $71,647, and the school has a 10% acceptance rate. Its campus is 226 acres.

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University of California, San Diego -

UC San Diego was founded in 1960. Its estimated in-state tuition and fees are $16,815, and its acceptance rate is 25%. The school has a large 1,976-acre campus.

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New York University -

NYU has a 9% acceptance rate, and a campus size of 230 acres. It was founded in 1831, and its estimated tuition and fees are $62,796.

Sources: (U.S. News & World Report)

See also: The most eye-wateringly expensive US colleges and universities 

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