#5. Yale University

Location: New Haven, CT

In-state tuition: $45,800
Out-of-state tuition: $45,800

Acceptance rate: 6.3 percent
Average SAT score: 2255
Undergraduate enrollment: 5,477

Yale University is a private research university founded in 1701. It was originally located in Saybrook, Conn., as the Collegiate School. It moved to its current location in 1716 and was renamed Yale College in 1718.