Public
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
- Acceptance
- 16%
- In-state tuition
- $11,800
- Undergrads
- 19,000
A public institute of technology where out-of-state admission rates run far below the published overall figure.
Public Ivy universities
11 universities in the directory carry this tag, across 9 states. Each profile lists admission requirements, published costs, test policy and deadlines.
Public
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Acceptance
- 65%
- In-state tuition
- $17,000
- Undergrads
- 36,000
New Jersey's flagship public research university, with rolling-style review that rewards applying close to the 1 December priority date.
Public
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Acceptance
- 11%
- In-state tuition
- $15,000
- Undergrads
- 33,000
The flagship of the University of California system, which reviews applications without SAT or ACT scores and closes its application on 30 November.
Public
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
- Acceptance
- 9%
- In-state tuition
- $14,000
- Undergrads
- 33,000
One of the most-applied-to universities in the world, with holistic review built around the UC Personal Insight Questions.
Public
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California
- Acceptance
- 25%
- In-state tuition
- $15,000
- Undergrads
- 33,000
A residential-college system on the Pacific coast with unusual strength in biological sciences, oceanography and engineering.
Public
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
- Acceptance
- 24%
- In-state tuition
- $6,400
- Undergrads
- 35,000
Florida's flagship combines one of the lowest in-state tuition rates in the country with a single 1 November application deadline.
Public
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, Maryland
- Acceptance
- 45%
- In-state tuition
- $11,500
- Undergrads
- 31,000
Minutes from Washington D.C., with cybersecurity and aerospace programmes tied to federal agencies and contractors.
Public
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Acceptance
- 18%
- In-state tuition
- $17,500
- Undergrads
- 33,000
A flagship public with deferral-heavy Early Action; most non-resident admits come through the February regular round.
Public
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Acceptance
- 17%
- In-state tuition
- $9,000
- Undergrads
- 20,000
State law reserves roughly 82% of each first-year class for North Carolina residents, making out-of-state admission far more competitive.
Public
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
- Acceptance
- 17%
- In-state tuition
- $22,000
- Undergrads
- 17,500
A UNESCO World Heritage campus founded by Thomas Jefferson, with student-run honour and judiciary systems.
Public
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
- Acceptance
- 43%
- In-state tuition
- $11,600
- Undergrads
- 36,000
A land-grant flagship on an isthmus between two lakes, with research spending among the top ten universities in the country.
About this grouping
Tags describe a shared characteristic — funding model, academic emphasis, campus scale or cost level — and are assigned editorially from public institutional information. They are a navigation aid, not an assessment. A university appearing here is not ranked above or below any other, and institutions may carry several tags at once.
States represented: California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin.