2026 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

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1,432 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Student-Faculty Ratio ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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$67,000

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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1200

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#1 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

4.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,510

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#2 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Princeton University

Princeton

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,010

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#3 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

Acceptance rate

3.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,364

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#4 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Yale University

New Haven

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,950

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#5 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

Acceptance rate

93.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,736

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#6 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

The University of Chicago

Chicago

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,256

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#7 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Rice University

Houston

Acceptance rate

7.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,640

#8 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Stanford University

Stanford

Acceptance rate

3.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,473

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#9 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Brown University

Providence

Acceptance rate

5.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,944

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#10 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Duke University

Durham

Acceptance rate

6.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,085

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#11 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore

Acceptance rate

7.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,720

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#12 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Northwestern University

Evanston

Acceptance rate

7.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#13 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Dartmouth College

Hanover

Acceptance rate

6.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,953

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#14 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Columbia University School of General Studies

New York

Acceptance rate

4.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#15 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

11.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$37,000

#16 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

New Orleans

Acceptance rate

23.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,020

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#17 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha

Acceptance rate

11.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$11,340

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#18 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

Acceptance rate

81.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$48,270

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#19 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Harvard University

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

3.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,143

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,872

#20 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

Acceptance rate

94.2%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$6,232

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#21 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Williams College

Williamstown

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,350

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#22 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Amherst College

Amherst

Acceptance rate

9.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,700

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#23 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

United States Military Academy at West Point

West Point

Acceptance rate

12.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

N/A

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#24 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

5.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,652

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#25 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

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