| Rank | Name | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Number of Completers* | Total Number of Graduate Students | Number of Total Graduate Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsStanford, CA | $49,617 | 303 | 10,294 | 158 programs | 5 to 1 |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsCambridge, MA | $49,214 | 101 | 21,616 | 274 programs | 7 to 1 |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY | $49,968 | 761 | 22,861 | 375 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 4 | The University of Texas at DallasPublic, 4 yearsRichardson, TX | $27,796 ($13,874 Residents) |
1,224 | 8,883 | 92 programs | 25 to 1 |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusPublic, 4 yearsAtlanta, GA | $31,164 ($16,088 Residents) |
1,156 | 16,674 | 86 programs | 18 to 1 |
| 6 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $45,909 | 1,131 | 7,440 | 186 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 7 | University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA | $47,107 | 1,064 | 27,403 | 472 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 8 | New York UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY | $35,562 | 874 | 25,114 | 441 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 9 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsCambridge, MA | $57,059 | 276 | 6,972 | 78 programs | 3 to 1 |
| 10 | University of FloridaPublic, 4 yearsGainesville, FL | $29,302 ($12,737 Residents) |
596 | 16,727 | 230 programs | 18 to 1 |
| 11 | Illinois Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsChicago, IL | $30,937 | 605 | 3,727 | 92 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 12 | Stevens Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsHoboken, NJ | $37,990 | 552 | 3,498 | 102 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 13 | University of PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $40,182 | 328 | 14,009 | 255 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 14 | Johns Hopkins UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBaltimore, MD | $57,556 | 473 | 20,088 | 281 programs | 7 to 1 |
| 15 | Syracuse UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSyracuse, NY | $40,188 | 546 | 7,577 | 234 programs | 15 to 1 |
| 16 | Cornell UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsIthaca, NY | $29,585 | 386 | 8,418 | 226 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 17 | Boston UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA | $55,502 | 456 | 16,142 | 271 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 18 | George Washington UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWashington, DC | $31,824 | 469 | 15,626 | 337 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 19 | North Carolina State University at RaleighPublic, 4 yearsRaleigh, NC | $28,999 ($11,673 Residents) |
473 | 10,280 | 162 programs | 14 to 1 |
| 20 | University of ChicagoPrivate, 4 yearsChicago, IL | $61,548 | 183 | 10,370 | 154 programs | 5 to 1 |