College Admissions: Selectivity vs Affordability

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Summary

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Core Dataset: 15 Well-Known Universities
School Applicants Admitted Enrolled Acceptance Rate Tuition (2013-14)
Columbia University33,5312,3111,3876.9%$45,028
USC45,8229,1873,02120.1%$44,463
Stanford University38,8282,2081,6775.7%$42,690
Yale University28,9772,0431,3567.1%$42,300
Harvard University35,0232,0471,6595.8%$42,292
MIT18,3571,5481,1158.4%$42,050
Princeton University26,4981,9821,2917.5%$40,170
Howard University9,3753,0601,61032.6%$22,683
University of Michigan46,81315,5706,20033.2%$13,142 (in-state)
University of Virginia29,8009,9333,76833.3%$12,998 (in-state)
UCLA72,67316,1775,74022.3%$12,696 (in-state)
University of Arizona27,56921,4877,22077.9%$10,390 (in-state)
UT Austin38,78517,0297,10043.9%$9,798 (in-state)
UNC Chapel Hill30,8379,5104,01930.8%$8,340 (in-state)
University of Florida29,10013,2756,58045.6%$6,310 (in-state)