| 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 | 39 | 10,294 | 158 programs | 5 to 1 |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsCambridge, MA | $49,214 | 84 | 21,616 | 274 programs | 7 to 1 |
| 3 | Princeton UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPrinceton, NJ | $53,770 | 14 | 2,946 | 86 programs | 5 to 1 |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY | $49,968 | 56 | 22,861 | 375 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 5 | Yale UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNew Haven, CT | $43,300 | 55 | 7,469 | 217 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 6 | University of ChicagoPrivate, 4 yearsChicago, IL | $61,548 | 36 | 10,370 | 154 programs | 5 to 1 |
| 7 | Brown UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsProvidence, RI | $58,180 | 39 | 3,214 | 169 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 8 | University of PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $40,182 | 2 | 14,009 | 255 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 9 | Northwestern UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsEvanston, IL | $56,567 | 18 | 13,485 | 248 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 10 | Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWashington, DC | $51,790 | 108 | 11,745 | 124 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 11 | Duke UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsDurham, NC | $56,888 | 15 | 9,924 | 168 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 12 | University of California-Los AngelesPublic, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA | $28,055 ($12,953 Residents) |
46 | 12,960 | 213 programs | 18 to 1 |
| 13 | Cornell UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsIthaca, NY | $29,585 | 11 | 8,418 | 226 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 14 | University of California-BerkeleyPublic, 4 yearsBerkeley, CA | $29,289 ($14,187 Residents) |
24 | 11,648 | 196 programs | 20 to 1 |
| 15 | New York UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY | $35,562 | 70 | 25,114 | 441 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNashville, TN | $46,297 | 5 | 5,963 | 166 programs | 7 to 1 |
| 17 | University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA | $47,107 | 21 | 27,403 | 472 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 18 | Washington University in St LouisPrivate, 4 yearsSaint Louis, MO | $54,750 | 16 | 8,101 | 180 programs | 7 to 1 |
| 19 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborPublic, 4 yearsAnn Arbor, MI | $48,532 ($24,218 Residents) |
46 | 16,398 | 351 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 20 | Johns Hopkins UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBaltimore, MD | $57,556 | 7 | 20,088 | 281 programs | 7 to 1 |