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Location: Usafa, CO

In-state tuition: Not reported
Out-of-state tuition: Not reported

Acceptance rate: 16.6 percent
Average SAT score: 1950
Undergraduate enrollment: 3,952

The United States Air Force Academy is a military academy for officer cadets of the U.S. Air Force. It was founded in 1954 and is the youngest of the five U.S. service academies.

Location: Easton, PA

In-state tuition: $46,385
Out-of-state tuition: $46,385

Acceptance rate: 29.7 percent
Average SAT score: 1935
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,503

Lafayette College is a private liberal arts college founded in 1826. The school is named after Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat and military officer who fought for the U.S. in the American Revolutionary War.

Location: Atlanta, GA

In-state tuition: $45,008
Out-of-state tuition: $45,008

Acceptance rate: 26.8 percent
Average SAT score: 2060
Undergraduate enrollment: 7,829

Emory University is a private research university founded in 1836. The school has a very small student-faculty ratio of 8:1 and an average ACT score of 30.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

In-state tuition: $49,022
Out-of-state tuition: $49,022

Acceptance rate: 24.6 percent
Average SAT score: 2150
Undergraduate enrollment: 5,888

Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university founded in 1900. It was established by renowned industrialist Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools, and merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research in 1967.

Location: Chestnut Hill, MA

In-state tuition: $47,436
Out-of-state tuition: $47,436

Acceptance rate: 33.9 percent
Average SAT score: 2050
Undergraduate enrollment: 9,856

Boston College is a private Jesuit Catholic research university founded in 1863 and located just outside of downtown Boston. It began as a liberal arts college but expanded as it added graduate programs and professional schools.