*based on U.S. News Rankings for Best Undergraduate Finance Programs 2022
#1. University of Pennsylvania
? National Universities: #8
? Best Value Schools: #14
? Business Programs: #1
Highlights:
The University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia. Penn has 12 schools: Five offer undergraduate and graduate studies, and seven offer only graduate studies. The most popular majors at the University of Pennsylvania include Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Social Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Philosophy and Religious Studies; Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; Mathematics and Statistics; and Physical Sciences.- University of Pennsylvania admissions is most selective, with an acceptance rate of 9%. Half the applicants admitted to the University of Pennsylvania have an SAT score between 1460 and 1570 or an ACT score of 33 and 35. Admissions officials at the University of Pennsylvania consider a student’s GPA a critical academic factor.
- University of Pennsylvania’s tuition is $61,710. Compared with the national average cost of tuition of $41,281, the University of Pennsylvania is more expensive.
- The student-faculty ratio at the University of Pennsylvania is 6:1, and the school has 69.6% of its classes with fewer than 20 students.
- At the University of Pennsylvania, 45% of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid, and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $54,253.
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#2. New York University
? National Universities: #28
? Most Innovative Schools: #23
? Business Programs: #5
Highlights:
New York University’s primary campus is located in Manhattan’s lively Greenwich Village neighborhood. NYU is divided into many schools and colleges, the largest of which is the College of Arts and Sciences.
- New York University admissions are most selective, with an acceptance rate of 21%. Half the applicants admitted to NYU have an SAT score between 1370 and 1540 or an ACT score of 31 and 34.
- The student-faculty ratio at New York University is 8:1, and the school has 63.4% of its classes with fewer than 20 students.
- The most popular majors at New York University include: Visual and Performing Arts; Social Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Health Professions and Related Programs; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Psychology; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; and Engineering.
- At New York University, 44% of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid, and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $33,253.
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#3. University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
? National Universities: #23
? Top Public Schools: #3
? Business Programs: #4
Highlights:
The university boasts of Ann Arbor, only 45 minutes from Detroit. The most popular majors at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor include: Business Administration and Management, General; Computer and Information Sciences, General; Economics, General; Experimental Psychology; Behavioral Neuroscience; Mechanical Engineering; Political Science and Government, General; Communication and Media Studies, Other; Industrial Engineering; and Mathematics, General. - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor admissions is most selective, with an acceptance rate of 26%. Half the applicants admitted to the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor have an SAT score between 1340 and 1560 or an ACT score of 31 and 34.
- The student-faculty ratio at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor is 14:1, and the school has 57.3% of its classes with fewer than 20 students.
- At the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, 39% of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid, and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $23,118.
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