| 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 | 43 | 10,294 | 158 programs | 5 to 1 |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsCambridge, MA | $49,214 | 23 | 21,616 | 274 programs | 7 to 1 |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY | $49,968 | 374 | 22,861 | 375 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 4 | Northwestern UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsEvanston, IL | $56,567 | 500 | 13,485 | 248 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsCambridge, MA | $57,059 | 70 | 6,972 | 78 programs | 3 to 1 |
| 6 | University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA | $47,107 | 436 | 27,403 | 472 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 7 | Purdue University-Main CampusPublic, 4 yearsWest Lafayette, IN | $28,794 ($9,992 Residents) |
484 | 10,739 | 201 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 8 | New York UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY | $35,562 | 351 | 25,114 | 441 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 9 | Boston UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA | $55,502 | 277 | 16,142 | 271 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 10 | Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWashington, DC | $51,790 | 203 | 11,745 | 124 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 11 | Syracuse UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSyracuse, NY | $40,188 | 295 | 7,577 | 234 programs | 15 to 1 |
| 12 | University of ChicagoPrivate, 4 yearsChicago, IL | $61,548 | 1 | 10,370 | 154 programs | 5 to 1 |
| 13 | University of PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $40,182 | 28 | 14,009 | 255 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 14 | Brown UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsProvidence, RI | $58,180 | 4 | 3,214 | 169 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 15 | George Washington UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWashington, DC | $31,824 | 171 | 15,626 | 337 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 16 | The New SchoolPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY | $47,926 | 200 | 3,108 | 70 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 17 | American UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWashington, DC | $31,113 | 160 | 6,024 | 114 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 18 | Johns Hopkins UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBaltimore, MD | $57,556 | 85 | 20,088 | 281 programs | 7 to 1 |
| 19 | University of California-BerkeleyPublic, 4 yearsBerkeley, CA | $29,289 ($14,187 Residents) |
55 | 11,648 | 196 programs | 20 to 1 |
| 20 | Cornell UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsIthaca, NY | $29,585 | 11 | 8,418 | 226 programs | 9 to 1 |