Private nonprofit universities

7 universities in the directory carry this tag, across 7 states. Each profile lists admission requirements, published costs, test policy and deadlines.

Private Founded 1875

Brigham Young University

Provo, Utah

Acceptance: 68%
In-state tuition: $6,500
Undergrads: 31,000

A church-sponsored university with low published tuition and an ecclesiastical endorsement requirement in the application.

Private Founded 1836

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

Acceptance: 11%
In-state tuition: $60,000
Undergrads: 7,100

Applicants choose between the Atlanta campus and Oxford College, a two-year liberal arts start that feeds into the same degree.

Private Founded 1789

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

Acceptance: 12%
In-state tuition: $65,000
Undergrads: 7,600

Uses its own application system rather than the Common App and requires an alumni interview whenever one can be arranged.

Private Founded 1925

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

Acceptance: 19%
In-state tuition: $59,000
Undergrads: 12,500

A private research university with marine science on Virginia Key and a bilingual, international student body.

Private Founded 1842

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

Acceptance: 12%
In-state tuition: $62,000
Undergrads: 8,900

A Catholic research university with a residence-hall system that students keep for all four years and one of the highest graduation rates nationally.

Private Founded 1873

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

Acceptance: 6%
In-state tuition: $63,000
Undergrads: 7,100

Meets full demonstrated need without loans and houses all first-year students on a dedicated commons campus.

Private Founded 1853

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

Acceptance: 12%
In-state tuition: $64,000
Undergrads: 8,000

Students apply to one of five undergraduate schools but can take courses and add majors across all of them.

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States represented: District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Utah.