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The Top 20 Colleges in America

Find out which schools topped Forbes' annual list.

By Christina Oriel

August 2, 2012

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Vassar College, Forbes College List

20. Vassar College

Tuition: $57,385
Total student population: 2,386

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Brown University, Forbes Best Colleges

19. Brown University

Tuition: $56,150
Total student population: 8,768

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California Institute of Technology, Forbes education list

18. California Institute of Technology

Tuition: $54,090
Total student population: 2,231

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University of Pennsylvania, Forbes college list, best colleges

17. University of Pennsylvania

Tuition: $57,360
Total student population: 24,832

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Wellesley College, Forbes Best College List

16. Wellesley College

Tuition: $55,300
Total student population: 2,502

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best colleges, Forbes, Washington and Lee University

15. Washington and Lee University

Tuition: $54,843
Total student population: 2,193

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Bowdoin, Forbes colleges

14. Bowdoin College

Tuition: $56,540
Total student population: 1,778

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Amherst College

13. Amherst College

Tuition: $56,898
Total student population: 1,791

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Notre Dame, Forbes List

12. University of Notre Dame

Tuition: $55,257
Total student population: 12,004

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11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tuition: $55,270
Total student population: 10,894

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Swarthmore College, Forbes List

10. Swarthmore College

Tuition: $55,895
Total student population: 1,545

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Pomona College, Forbes College List

9. Pomona College

Tuition: $55,319
Total student population: 1,586

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Columbia, Forbes List

8. Columbia University

Tuition: $59,208
Total student population: 26,050

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United States Military Academy

7. United States Military Academy

Tuition: N/A
Total student population: 4,624

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6. Harvard University

Tuition: $56,000
Total student population: 27,392

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Yale, Forbes List

5. Yale University

Tuition: $58,250
Total student population: 11,875

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4. University of Chicago

4. University of Chicago

Tuition: $59,950
Total student population: 14,979

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3. Stanford University

3. Stanford University

Tuition: $57,755
Total student population: 19,945

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2. Williams College

2. Williams College

Tuition: $57,141
Total student population: 2,126

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1. Princeton University

1. Princeton University

Tuition: $53,934
Total student population: 7,813

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