| Rank | School | Location | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Fall 2012 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate |
| 1 | 约翰霍普金斯大学 | Baltimore, MD | $45,470 | 21,001 | 17.7% | 97% | 94% |
| 2 | 杜克大学 | Durham, NC | $45,476 | 15,386 | 13.4% | 97% | 95% |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $43,498 | 11,189 | 9.0% | 97% | 93% |
| 4 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | in-state: $10,650, out-of-state: $29,954 | 21,557 | 54.9% | 94% | 79% |
| 5 | University of California–San Diego | La Jolla, CA | in-state: $13,234, out-of-state: $36,112 | 28,294 | 37.8% | 95% | 86% |
| 6 | 斯坦福大学 | Stanford, CA | $43,245 | 18,217 | 6.6% | 98% | 95% |
| 7 | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | in-state: $13,819, out-of-state: $40,496 | 43,426 | 36.6% | 96% | 91% |
| 8 | 莱斯大学 | Houston, TX | $38,941 | 6,484 | 16.7% | 96% | 92% |
| 9 | 宾夕法尼亚大学 | Philadelphia, PA | $45,890 | 21,339 | 12.6% | 98% | 96% |
| 10 | University of California–Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | in-state: $13,836, out-of-state: $25,056 | 35,899 | 18.0% | 97% | 91% |