4. University of Pittsburgh
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Class of 2016 Applied: 34
Class of 2016 Accepted: 27
U.S. News and World Report ranked the school #24 among public schools, and it tied for #68 among national universities. The urban campus has an undergraduate enrollment of 18,908 and is one of the oldest higher-education institutions in the country. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranks Pitt as the top value among Pennsylvania’s public colleges and universities.