Best Colleges for Bachelor Degree
in Public Policy Analysis

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 6.8%

Annual cost

$82,749/yr

Grad earnings

$97,800

SAT avg

1,539

ACT mid

34

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Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 5.2%

Annual cost

$84,986/yr

Grad earnings

$93,487

SAT avg

1,546

ACT mid

34

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Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, California

🏢 Private Reach

Acceptance rate 16.5%

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$92,538

SAT avg

1,472

ACT mid

31

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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 10%

Annual cost

$84,678/yr

Grad earnings

$92,498

SAT avg

1,501

ACT mid

34

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University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 4.8%

Annual cost

$86,856/yr

Grad earnings

$91,885

SAT avg

1,554

ACT mid

34

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 6.3%

Annual cost

$84,412/yr

Grad earnings

$91,565

SAT avg

1,550

ACT mid

35

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Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 33.5%

Annual cost

$83,090/yr

Grad earnings

$90,779

SAT avg

1,396

ACT mid

31

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College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Reach

Acceptance rate 21.1%

Annual cost

$76,510/yr

Grad earnings

$90,543

SAT avg

1,354

ACT mid

30

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Rice University

Houston, Texas

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.9%

Annual cost

$74,110/yr

Grad earnings

$89,718

SAT avg

1,553

ACT mid

35

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Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.2%

Annual cost

$87,804/yr

Grad earnings

$89,363

SAT avg

1,526

ACT mid

35

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University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

🏛 Public Reach

Acceptance rate 16.9%

Annual cost

$38,132/yr

Grad earnings

$86,863

SAT avg

1,488

ACT mid

34

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

🏛 Public Reach

Acceptance rate 17.9%

Annual cost

$33,345/yr

Grad earnings

$83,648

SAT avg

1,473

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, Maryland

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 44.8%

Annual cost

$28,073/yr

Grad earnings

$82,860

SAT avg

1,463

ACT mid

32

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, Virginia

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 57%

Annual cost

$32,040/yr

Grad earnings

$81,698

SAT avg

1,337

ACT mid

29

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Barnard College

New York, New York

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 8%

Annual cost

$84,023/yr

Grad earnings

$80,516

SAT avg

1,500

ACT mid

33

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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 6.9%

Annual cost

$80,014/yr

Grad earnings

$80,257

SAT avg

1,527

ACT mid

34

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Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 11.1%

Annual cost

$78,814/yr

Grad earnings

$80,137

SAT avg

1,507

ACT mid

33

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Hamilton College

Clinton, New York

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 11.8%

Annual cost

$80,380/yr

Grad earnings

$78,411

SAT avg

1,487

ACT mid

34

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Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 61.2%

Annual cost

$82,532/yr

Grad earnings

$78,354

SAT avg

1,424

ACT mid

33

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Pomona College

Claremont, California

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 6.8%

Annual cost

$81,196/yr

Grad earnings

$77,779

SAT avg

1,520

ACT mid

34

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Scripps College

Claremont, California

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 33.9%

Annual cost

$83,330/yr

Grad earnings

$77,539

SAT avg

1,480

ACT mid

33

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Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 35.3%

Annual cost

$82,123/yr

Grad earnings

$77,231

SAT avg

1,473

ACT mid

33

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Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 71.4%

Annual cost

$71,714/yr

Grad earnings

$76,571

SAT avg

1,378

ACT mid

31

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Siena College

Loudonville, New York

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 70.6%

Annual cost

$62,329/yr

Grad earnings

$76,079

SAT avg

1,238

ACT mid

N/A

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