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Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in Connecticut.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Geography degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Connecticut.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Military Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,473 | 1326 | 0.1245 | |
| 2 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 7500 | 36100 | 0.7932 | 10,051 | 1064 | 0.9234 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 4 | University of Richmond | 9200 | 88400 | 0.896 | 3,055 | 1484 | 0.222 | |
| 5 | Bucknell University | 9600 | 91800 | 0.8959 | 3,920 | 1396 | 0.2893 | |
| 6 | Colgate University | 10200 | 95800 | 0.8932 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 7 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 8 | Indiana State University | 10900 | 25900 | 0.5801 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 9 | California State University-Fresno | 11000 | 19600 | 0.4379 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 10 | Vassar College | 11200 | 92400 | 0.879 | 2,462 | 1499 | 0.1857 | |
| 11 | Marshall University | 11400 | 36600 | 0.6882 | 9,146 | 1065 | 0.9573 | |
| 12 | California State University-Northridge | 11800 | 22000 | 0.4633 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 13 | Fayetteville State University | 12000 | 26300 | 0.544 | 6,074 | 945 | 0.8215 | |
| 14 | University of Chicago | 12100 | 95500 | 0.873 | 7,598 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 12400 | 24700 | 0.4983 | 7,490 | 1140 | 0.918 | |
| 16 | California State University-San Bernardino | 12700 | 30800 | 0.5883 | 15,365 | 990 | 0.9374 | |
| 17 | Mount Holyoke College | 12800 | 89900 | 0.8579 | 2,178 | 1449 | 0.3603 | |
| 17 | University of North Alabama | 12800 | 28200 | 0.5464 | 7,662 | 1140 | 0.8731 | |
| 19 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 12900 | 43000 | 0.7 | 23,181 | 1354 | 0.3297 | |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13300 | 13300 | 0 | 18,288 | 1090 | 0.9068 | |
| 21 | Middlebury College | 13400 | 89900 | 0.851 | 2,760 | 1499 | 0.1075 | |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 13600 | 19000 | 0.2845 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 47300 | 0.7099 | 38,040 | 1418 | 0.452 | |
| 24 | Grand Valley State University | 13800 | 25300 | 0.4551 | 19,002 | 1084 | 0.8302 | |
| 25 | Northern Illinois University | 13900 | 30400 | 0.5445 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 26 | Central Michigan University | 14200 | 37800 | 0.6236 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 27 | Arkansas Tech University | 14300 | 27400 | 0.4784 | 8,145 | 1035 | 0.9589 | |
| 27 | Stephen F Austin State University | 14300 | 23400 | 0.3884 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 29 | California State University-San Marcos | 14400 | 24700 | 0.4178 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 30 | Pittsburg State University | 14600 | 23900 | 0.3885 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 30 | Worcester State University | 14600 | 30000 | 0.5133 | 4,868 | 1157 | 0.8799 | |
| 32 | Texas State University | 14700 | 25500 | 0.4238 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 33 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 14800 | 22400 | 0.3388 | 4,213 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 33 | Wayne State College | 14800 | 20300 | 0.2709 | 3,902 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | California State University-Chico | 14900 | 23500 | 0.3656 | 13,792 | 1075 | 0.9272 | |
| 35 | Western Michigan University | 14900 | 26500 | 0.4381 | 13,027 | 1115 | 0.846 | |
| 37 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 37700 | 0.6009 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 38 | California State University-East Bay | 15300 | 30100 | 0.4924 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 38 | Fitchburg State University | 15300 | 33700 | 0.5461 | 3,027 | 1145 | 0.8693 | |
| 40 | University of Central Oklahoma | 15400 | 28700 | 0.4635 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 41 | James Madison University | 15600 | 28900 | 0.4608 | 20,973 | 1260 | 0.7152 | |
| 42 | Sam Houston State University | 15700 | 30300 | 0.4815 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 43 | California State University-Long Beach | 15800 | 25800 | 0.3877 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 43 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 15800 | 23400 | 0.3252 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8698 | |
| 43 | Weber State University | 15800 | 23600 | 0.33 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Frostburg State University | 15900 | 26600 | 0.402 | 3,422 | 1095 | 0.8918 | |
| 47 | California State University-Sacramento | 16000 | 27600 | 0.4206 | 28,820 | 1035 | 0.9399 | |
| 48 | Eastern Michigan University | 16100 | 36100 | 0.554 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 49 | West Liberty University | 16200 | 32100 | 0.496 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.9727 | |
| 49 | West Virginia University | 16200 | 40900 | 0.6036 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 51 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 16400 | 22400 | 0.2683 | 9,351 | 1195 | 0.8234 | |
| 52 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 16500 | 26300 | 0.3723 | 19,701 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
| 53 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7438 | 20,885 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 54 | University of Louisville | 17100 | 29100 | 0.4128 | 17,086 | 1148 | 0.7941 | |
| 55 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 55 | Salem State University | 17200 | 28500 | 0.3964 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 17200 | 21300 | 0.1942 | 9,501 | 1195 | 0.755 | |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 17200 | 21900 | 0.2149 | 10,084 | 1055 | 0.8572 | |
| 59 | Keene State College | 17300 | 40900 | 0.5766 | 2,725 | 1085 | 0.9033 | |
| 60 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17600 | 29900 | 0.4136 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5743 | |
| 61 | University at Albany | 17700 | 30800 | 0.4254 | 12,666 | 1223 | 0.691 | |
| 62 | Youngstown State University | 18100 | 34000 | 0.4677 | 9,400 | 1115 | 0.8445 | |
| 63 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 64 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,006 | 1165 | 0.7823 | |
| 65 | University of South Alabama | 18700 | 22400 | 0.1655 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 66 | University of Maine at Farmington | 19100 | 28000 | 0.3186 | 1,677 | 1124 | 0.9672 | |
| 67 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19200 | 62200 | 0.6922 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 68 | University of Arizona | 19300 | 30900 | 0.376 | 44,848 | 1233 | 0.8614 | |
| 69 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19400 | 38000 | 0.4895 | 19,586 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 70 | Central Connecticut State University | 19500 | 29500 | 0.3389 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 70 | Eastern Illinois University | 19500 | 28100 | 0.3051 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 72 | University of Northern Iowa | 19700 | 24000 | 0.1782 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 73 | San Diego State University | 19900 | 28900 | 0.3115 | 35,782 | 1208 | 0.3619 | |
| 74 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20300 | 39900 | 0.4915 | 5,255 | 1109 | 0.7295 | |
| 74 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20300 | 39200 | 0.4824 | 11,355 | 1222 | 0.8816 | |
| 76 | Plymouth State University | 20400 | 32100 | 0.3654 | 3,182 | 980 | 0.8754 | |
| 77 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 20500 | 24900 | 0.1767 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 78 | East Carolina University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1258 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 78 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20800 | 26000 | 0.2028 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 80 | Louisiana Tech University | 21000 | 26100 | 0.1956 | 10,881 | 1189 | 0.864 | |
| 81 | Rocky Mountain College | 21200 | 52000 | 0.592 | 851 | 1075 | 0.6961 | |
| 82 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,221 | 1204 | 0.8854 | |
| 83 | Aquinas College | 22300 | 53400 | 0.5829 | 1,088 | 1035 | 0.8988 | |
| 84 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 22400 | 61100 | 0.6331 | 3,000 | 1130 | 0.8572 | |
| 85 | Florida State University | 22500 | 32400 | 0.306 | 32,720 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 86 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.688 | 2,522 | 1163 | 0.6268 | |
| 87 | San Jose State University | 22800 | 41100 | 0.4454 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 88 | Central Washington University | 22900 | 27900 | 0.1795 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 88 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3772 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 90 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,193 | 1181 | 0.9912 | |
| 91 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23200 | 34500 | 0.3279 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 92 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23400 | 34400 | 0.3197 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 93 | Calvin University | 23900 | 53500 | 0.5532 | 3,356 | 1222 | 0.7091 | |
| 94 | Park University | 24100 | 31300 | 0.2304 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 95 | Pennsylvania Western University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.2904 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 96 | Temple University | 24500 | 36100 | 0.3216 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 97 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 24800 | 37900 | 0.3454 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 98 | California State University-Stanislaus | 25000 | 36800 | 0.3208 | 8,455 | 950 | 0.9814 | |
| 99 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 25200 | 34900 | 0.2783 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 99 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 25200 | 38300 | 0.3422 | 2,292 | 1005 | 0.6063 | |
| 101 | Michigan State University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1193 | 41,234 | 1279 | 0.848 | |
| 101 | Northern Arizona University | 25500 | 43200 | 0.4102 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 103 | Saginaw Valley State University | 25800 | 38900 | 0.3366 | 6,135 | 1055 | 0.7207 | |
| 103 | University of North Dakota | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0973 | 11,033 | 1150 | 0.769 | |
| 105 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26200 | 28400 | 0.0802 | 14,504 | 1149 | 0.7637 | |
| 106 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26300 | 75500 | 0.6518 | 1,905 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 107 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 107 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 109 | Georgia Southern University | 26500 | 26800 | 0.0112 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 110 | Kansas State University | 26600 | 30400 | 0.1261 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 111 | University of Idaho | 26800 | 45200 | 0.4067 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 112 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 26900 | 36500 | 0.2632 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 113 | University of Central Arkansas | 27000 | 31200 | 0.137 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 114 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27100 | 31100 | 0.128 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8875 | |
| 115 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 27200 | 31000 | 0.122 | 3,184 | 1069 | 0.7539 | |
| 116 | Syracuse University | 27300 | 83100 | 0.6713 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 117 | Kennesaw State University | 27400 | 27400 | 0 | 42,760 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 118 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,450 | 1044 | 0.9518 | |
| 119 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 7,004 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 120 | Elmhurst University | 28500 | 67000 | 0.5748 | 3,213 | 1148 | 0.7364 | |
| 120 | University of North Texas | 28500 | 37400 | 0.2378 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 122 | University of Iowa | 28800 | 31100 | 0.0733 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 123 | Jacksonville State University | 28900 | 38200 | 0.2433 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 123 | Montclair State University | 28900 | 36300 | 0.204 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 125 | Sonoma State University | 29100 | 41200 | 0.2937 | 5,272 | 1050 | 0.9343 | |
| 126 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 37100 | 0.2108 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 127 | University of Mary Washington | 29400 | 32400 | 0.0925 | 3,660 | 1283 | 0.7978 | |
| 127 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29400 | 34000 | 0.1354 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 129 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29500 | 31600 | 0.0664 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 130 | Southern Utah University | 29700 | 40800 | 0.2722 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 130 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 29700 | 42200 | 0.296 | 15,375 | 1103 | 0.866 | |
| 130 | University of West Georgia | 29700 | 46800 | 0.3653 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 133 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 133 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30000 | 39200 | 0.235 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 135 | Portland State University | 30400 | 43100 | 0.2941 | 15,414 | 1094 | 0.9087 | |
| 135 | San Francisco State University | 30400 | 47700 | 0.3628 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 137 | Jacksonville University | 30500 | 74200 | 0.5888 | 2,946 | 1195 | 0.5694 | |
| 138 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31200 | 41200 | 0.243 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 139 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 31700 | 75700 | 0.5809 | 1,525 | 1281 | 0.556 | |
| 140 | Samford University | 32400 | 64600 | 0.4986 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 141 | Carthage College | 32600 | 58600 | 0.4441 | 2,675 | 1125 | 0.8706 | |
| 142 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 143 | Framingham State University | 33400 | 37000 | 0.0974 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 143 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 33400 | 41000 | 0.1862 | 22,364 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 145 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5881 | 11,677 | 1430 | 0.4709 | |
| 146 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 33900 | 41600 | 0.1851 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 147 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 34000 | 37200 | 0.0881 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 148 | Salisbury University | 34100 | 41700 | 0.1821 | 6,288 | 1250 | 0.8747 | |
| 149 | University of St Thomas | 34300 | 70300 | 0.5124 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8536 | |
| 150 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 34400 | 35900 | 0.0418 | 6,306 | 1214 | 0.9075 | |
| 150 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 34400 | 39400 | 0.127 | 3,881 | 1279 | 0.6645 | |
| 152 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 153 | University of Denver | 34900 | 76900 | 0.5465 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 154 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 155 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 156 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35700 | 35700 | 0 | 6,862 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 157 | University of Northern Colorado | 36000 | 39100 | 0.0793 | 6,480 | 1085 | 0.8585 | |
| 158 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 159 | Florida International University | 36500 | 36800 | 0.0081 | 45,193 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 160 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 36700 | 38900 | 0.0586 | 23,329 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 161 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 66300 | 0.4436 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 162 | Indiana University-Southeast | 37500 | 40800 | 0.0805 | 3,276 | 1090 | 0.8446 | |
| 163 | Hofstra University | 38000 | 76900 | 0.5058 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 163 | University of Nevada-Reno | 38000 | 45800 | 0.1704 | 19,117 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 163 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38000 | 38700 | 0.0181 | 14,416 | 1210 | 0.8851 | |
| 166 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 38500 | 53100 | 0.2748 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 167 | California State University-Fullerton | 39200 | 41500 | 0.055 | 38,760 | 1090 | 0.9052 | |
| 167 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 39200 | 39800 | 0.0151 | 24,868 | 1214 | 0.796 | |
| 169 | University of Wyoming | 40000 | 45300 | 0.1166 | 8,130 | 1179 | 0.9688 | |
| 170 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 40100 | 52100 | 0.2305 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 170 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 40100 | 42500 | 0.0565 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 172 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,475 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 173 | Appalachian State University | 40600 | 40600 | 0 | 19,560 | 1190 | 0.9014 | |
| 174 | SUNY Oneonta | 41700 | 41700 | 0 | 4,681 | 1234 | 0.696 | |
| 175 | Western Washington University | 42000 | 51500 | 0.1846 | 13,752 | 1272 | 0.9325 | |
| 176 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.784 | |
| 177 | University at Buffalo | 43800 | 46700 | 0.0621 | 20,359 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 178 | Texas Christian University | 43900 | 87400 | 0.498 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 179 | The University of Montana | 44500 | 45000 | 0.0111 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 180 | Towson University | 45000 | 46400 | 0.0302 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 181 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.0668 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 182 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2122 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 183 | University of Georgia | 48600 | 51600 | 0.0581 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 184 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 184 | University of Kentucky | 49100 | 58000 | 0.1547 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 186 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 59400 | 0.1633 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 187 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 49800 | 62200 | 0.1995 | 37,140 | 1406 | 0.4237 | |
| 188 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 52300 | 53600 | 0.0243 | 23,920 | 1397 | 0.5973 | |
| 189 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1291 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 190 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,100 | 1219 | 0.7766 | |
| 191 | George Mason University | 53700 | 61000 | 0.1197 | 28,334 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 192 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 56900 | 59200 | 0.0385 | 24,449 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 193 | Auburn University | 58500 | 58500 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 194 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60700 | 63000 | 0.0362 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.