#4. Stanford University
Location: Stanford, CA
In-state tuition: $45,195
Out-of-state tuition: $45,195
Acceptance rate: 5.1 percent
Average SAT score: 2215
Undergraduate enrollment: 7,019
Stanford University is a private research university founded in 1885. It has the lowest acceptance rate in the country, and its average ACT score is 34.
