ACC schools ranked academically by US News for 2026-27

 

ACC schools ranked academically by US News for 2026-27

Using the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-27 National University Rankings, here’s how all 17 ACC schools stack up academically.

17. University of Louisville

Undergraduate enrollment: 17,086

U.S. News ranking: No. 158

In-state tuition and fees: $13,136

Acceptance rate: 79%

No. 16 Southern Methodist University

Undergraduate enrollment: 7,285

U.S. News ranking: No. 88 (tied)

Tuition and fees: $69,722

Acceptance rate: 63%

No. 15 Syracuse University

Undergraduate enrollment: 15,957

U.S. News ranking: No. 75 (tied)

Tuition and fees: $68,429

Acceptance rate: 46%

No. 14 Clemson University

Undergraduate enrollment: 23,401

U.S. News ranking: No. 86 (tied)

In-state tuition and fees: $15,554

Acceptance rate: 38%

No. 13 University of Pittsburgh

Undergraduate enrollment: 20,418

U.S. News ranking: No. 69 (tied)

In-state tuition and fees: $22,736

Acceptance rate: 58%

No. 12 University of Miami

Undergraduate enrollment: 13,250

U.S. News ranking: No. 64 (tied)

Tuition and fees: $65,430

Acceptance rate: 19%

No. 11 North Carolina State University

Undergraduate enrollment: 28,422

U.S. News ranking: No. 64 (tied)

In-state tuition and fees: $9,028

Acceptance rate: 42%

No. 10 Virginia Tech

Undergraduate enrollment: 31,035

U.S. News ranking: No. 51 (tied)

In-state tuition and fees: $16,450

Acceptance rate: 55%

No. 9 Florida State University

Undergraduate enrollment: 32,720

U.S. News ranking: No. 51 (tied)

In-state tuition and fees: $6,517

Acceptance rate: 24%

No. 8 Wake Forest University

Undergraduate enrollment: 5,490

U.S. News ranking: No. 51 (tied)

In-state tuition and fees: $70,332

Acceptance rate: 22%

No. 7 Boston College

Undergraduate enrollment: 9,654

U.S. News ranking: No. 36 (tied)

Tuition and fees: $73,508

Acceptance rate: 16%

No. 6 Georgia Institute of Technology

Undergraduate enrollment: 20,592

U.S. News ranking: No. 32 (tied)

In-state tuition and fees: $12,008

Acceptance rate: 14%

No. 5 University of Virginia

Undergraduate enrollment: 17,901

U.S. News ranking: No. 26 (tied)

In-state tuition and fees: $23,897

Acceptance rate: 17%

No. 4 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Undergraduate enrollment: 21,075

U.S. News ranking: No. 26 (tied)

In-state tuition and fees: $9,096

Acceptance rate: 15%

No. 3 University of California, Berkeley

Undergraduate enrollment: 33,469

U.S. News ranking: No. 15 (tie)

In-state tuition and fees: $17,721

Acceptance rate: 11%

No. 2 Duke University

Undergraduate enrollment: 6,523

U.S. News ranking: No. 7 (tied)

Cost: $73,172

Acceptance rate: 6%

No. 1 Stanford University

Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 7,904

U.S. News ranking: No. 4 (tied)

Cost: $68,544

Acceptance rate: 4%