Colleges

The 19 US colleges offering systems science and theory — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Purdue University-Main Campus

Public

West Lafayette, Indiana · Small city · 61 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
50%
SAT
1364
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
83%
Students
44,503
To beach
85 mi
Grads in major
7

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public

Champaign, Illinois · Small city · 79 mi to Springfield

Admission
42%
SAT
1440
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
85%
Students
36,258
To beach
115 mi
Grads in major
71

University of Iowa

Public

Iowa City, Iowa · Small city · 23 mi to Cedar Rapids

Admission
84%
SAT
1200
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$65k
Grad rate
75%
Students
22,264
To beach
195 mi
Grads in major
9

James Madison University

Public

Harrisonburg, Virginia · Small city · 99 mi to Roanoke

Admission
72%
SAT
1256
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$70k
Grad rate
80%
Students
20,888
To beach
82 mi
Grads in major
50

Savannah College of Art and Design

Private

Savannah, Georgia · Midsize city · 1 mi to Savannah

Admission
83%
SAT
1173
Net price
$49k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
69%
Students
15,243
To beach
11 mi
Grads in major
9

University of Chicago

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 6 mi to Chicago

Admission
4%
SAT
1554
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
96%
Students
7,569
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
7

Stanford University

Private

Stanford, California · Large suburb · 17 mi to San Jose

Admission
4%
SAT
1553
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$124k
Grad rate
92%
Students
7,554
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
4

Pennsylvania Western University

Public

California, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 27 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
94%
SAT
1063
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
52%
Students
7,451
To beach
136 mi
Grads in major
14

Carnegie Mellon University

Private

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 3 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
12%
SAT
1546
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$115k
Grad rate
94%
Students
7,304
To beach
110 mi
Grads in major
118

Marshall University

Public

Huntington, West Virginia · Small city · 43 mi to Charleston

Admission
96%
SAT
1061
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
51%
Students
7,266
To beach
205 mi
Grads in major
11

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
26

Rhode Island School of Design

Private

Providence, Rhode Island · Midsize city · < 1 mi to Providence

Admission
19%
SAT
1473
Net price
$51k
Earnings
$68k
Grad rate
89%
Students
2,084
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
92

Union College

Private

Schenectady, New York · Small city · 14 mi to Albany

Admission
44%
SAT
1395
Net price
$35k
Earnings
$89k
Grad rate
80%
Students
2,046
To beach
104 mi
Grads in major
3

La Salle University

Private

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 6 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
97%
SAT
—
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$67k
Grad rate
57%
Students
1,953
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
23

North Park University

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 8 mi to Chicago

Admission
69%
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
58%
Students
1,818
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
1

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Private

Lincoln, Nebraska · Large city · 3 mi to Lincoln

Admission
80%
SAT
1189
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
66%
Students
1,453
To beach
466 mi
Grads in major
2

Claremont McKenna College

Private

Claremont, California · Large suburb · 21 mi to Riverside

Admission
10%
SAT
1527
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$105k
Grad rate
91%
Students
1,388
To beach
34 mi
Grads in major
32

Pitzer College

Private

Claremont, California · Large suburb · 21 mi to Riverside

Admission
25%
SAT
—
Net price
$34k
Earnings
$70k
Grad rate
83%
Students
1,227
To beach
34 mi
Grads in major
3

Central Wyoming College

Public

Riverton, Wyoming · Remote town · 190 mi to Billings

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
37%
Students
1,054
To beach
739 mi
Grads in major
21