collageDuke University
Duke University is a large, private institution that offers affordable bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees across its undergraduate and graduate schools, including more than 40 arts and sciences majors, four engineering majors, and more than 50 minors. Approximately 85 percent of undergraduates enroll in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, while the remainder of undergraduate students pursue programs in the Pratt School of Engineering. Affordable bachelor’s programs are available in the visual arts, statistical science, linguistics, Asian and Middle East studies, environmental engineering, civil engineering, and chemistry, to name a few. Please note: Duke University has an undergraduate enrollment of fewer than 10,000 students. While this falls short of our search criteria, we included the school on our list, because it enrolls more than 15,000 total students.
Average Program Cost: $55,960
Undergraduate Student Enrollment: 6,696
Total Enrollment: 16,130
Percentage Receiving Financial Aid: 43 percent
Average Tuition Assistance: $47,556
Georgetown University
Georgetown University offers more than 90 affordable bachelor’s degrees in more than 40 majors across four undergraduate schools. Undergraduates of this large, private university also have the opportunity to design their own courses of study based on their academic and professional interests and goals. Classes are provided on a credit-hour system, and more than 50 percent of the undergraduate student body spends time at an overseas institution affiliated with Georgetown. Some popular programs of study include affordable degrees in the social sciences, mathematics and computer science, language and linguistics, international affairs, business and economics, and government, politics, and policy. Please note: Georgetown University has an undergraduate enrollment of fewer than 10,000 students. While this falls short of our search criteria, we included the school on our list, because it enrolls more than 15,000 total students.
Average Program Cost: $54,104
Undergraduate Student Enrollment: 7,463
Total Enrollment: 19,005
Percentage Receiving Financial Aid: 37 percent
Average Tuition Assistance: $42,258
Boston University
Boston University offers affordable undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as medical, dental, and law degrees through its 18 colleges and schools, the newest of which is the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. Students can choose from more than 300 programs of study in theology, social work, public health, hospitality, business, education and human development, health and sciences, fine arts, communication, and the arts and sciences. Boston University is highly ranked for its undergraduate engineering and teaching programs as well as its undergraduate business program, which was recognized by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2014.
Average Program Cost: $53,948
Undergraduate Student Enrollment: 18,080
Total Enrollment: 33,355
Percentage Receiving Financial Aid: 39 percent
Average Tuition Assistance: $36,055
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University is a large, private, non-profit institution in St. Louis which confers affordable undergraduate and graduate degrees through its schools and colleges of arts and sciences, design and visual arts, medicine, art, law, engineering, architecture, business, and social work. The school boasts an eight-to-one student-to-faculty ratio, and three out of four students pursue multiple majors and/or degrees. Students may choose to study abroad in more than 50 countries, and 77 percent of classes have fewer than 24 students. Please note: Washington University in St. Louis has an undergraduate enrollment of fewer than 10,000 students. While this falls short of our search criteria, we included the school on our list, because it enrolls more than 15,000 total students.
Average Program Cost: $53,399
Undergraduate Student Enrollment: 7,675
Total Enrollment: 15,303
Percentage Receiving Financial Aid: 41 percent
Average Tuition Assistance: $43,745
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