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Creighton University
Omaha, NE
844,481 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 78%
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
835,085 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 84%
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
817,177 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 55%
DePaul University-Illinois
Chicago, IL
8114,294 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 69%
Clark University-Massachusetts
Worcester, MA
802,302 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Midsize city
Admit rate: 48%
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
808,252 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 64%
Emerson College
Boston, MA
804,117 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 45%
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
804,537 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 81%
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George Washington University
Washington, DC
11,502 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 50%
Georgetown University-DC
Washington, DC
7,598 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 12%
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
26,882 students
Public
Setting: Large suburb
Admit rate: 91%
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
15,747 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 18%
Boston University
Boston, MA
18,229 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 19%
New York University NYU
New York, NY
28,772 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 13%
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
9,904 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 58%
University of Denver
Denver, CO
5,867 students
Private nonprofit
Setting: Large city
Admit rate: 64%