Colleges

The 13 US colleges offering operations research — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Southern New Hampshire University

Private

Manchester, New Hampshire · Midsize suburb · 3 mi to Manchester

Admission
100%
SAT
—
Net price
$37k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
43%
Students
163,164
To beach
33 mi
Grads in major
3

Texas A&M University-College Station

Public

College Station, Texas · Midsize city · 80 mi to Waco

Admission
57%
SAT
1280
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
84%
Students
59,615
To beach
97 mi
Grads in major
51

University of California-Berkeley

Public

Berkeley, California · Midsize city · 11 mi to San Francisco

Admission
11%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
93%
Students
33,068
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
63

California State University-Northridge

Public

Northridge, California · Large city · 21 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
93%
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
57%
Students
32,691
To beach
14 mi
Grads in major
—

Cornell University

Private

Ithaca, New York · Small city · 45 mi to Syracuse

Admission
9%
SAT
1535
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$104k
Grad rate
95%
Students
15,995
To beach
61 mi
Grads in major
73

Columbia University in the City of New York

Private

New York, New York · Large city · 7 mi to New York

Admission
4%
SAT
1553
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$102k
Grad rate
96%
Students
8,973
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
50

Southern Methodist University

Private

Dallas, Texas · Large suburb · 5 mi to Dallas

Admission
63%
SAT
1428
Net price
$41k
Earnings
$78k
Grad rate
84%
Students
7,277
To beach
237 mi
Grads in major
44

Princeton University

Private

Princeton, New Jersey · Small city · 38 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
5%
SAT
1553
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$110k
Grad rate
98%
Students
5,709
To beach
22 mi
Grads in major
77

Rice University

Private

Houston, Texas · Large city · 4 mi to Houston

Admission
8%
SAT
1553
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$90k
Grad rate
95%
Students
4,776
To beach
20 mi
Grads in major
2

United States Naval Academy

Public

Annapolis, Maryland · Large suburb · 23 mi to Baltimore

Admission
9%
SAT
1307
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
93%
Students
4,474
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
76

United States Military Academy

Public

West Point, New York · Fringe town · 47 mi to New York

Admission
12%
SAT
1355
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
87%
Students
4,408
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
14

United States Air Force Academy

Public

USAF Academy, Colorado · Fringe rural · 13 mi to Colorado Springs

Admission
14%
SAT
1350
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
88%
Students
4,114
To beach
711 mi
Grads in major
26

United States Coast Guard Academy

Public

New London, Connecticut · Small city · 40 mi to Hartford

Admission
22%
SAT
1339
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
93%
Students
1,108
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
20