2. University of California-Berkeley, CA
Virginia Yeh
- Estimated price 2016-17 without aid: $35,700
- Estimated price 2016-17 with average aid: $25,300
- Early career earnings: $60,300
- Average SAT/AVT score: 1355/30
UC-Berkeley, or Cal for short, is one of the most selective public colleges in the country, and 91% of freshman graduate within six years, well above even other elite public schools. A respected research institution, Cal gives students access to a faculty that includes numerous MacArthur “geniuses,” Pulitzer Prize winners, and Nobel laureates.