<p>East of the Mississippi:
Michigan, Cornell, Maryland, Georgia Tech, MIT, Purdue, Illinois, Penn State, Notre Dame, VirginiaTech, NC State, Buffalo, Florida, Rensselaer, Cincinnati, Auburn, Old Dominion, Ohio State</p>
<p>These are from the NRC grad rankings, which may or may not be relevant to the quality of undergrad teaching, but they do indicate some of the stronger departments.</p>
<p>Also, add Princeton.</p>
<p>GPA and SAT/ACT averages and range can be found in the USNews rankings and in any number of college guidebooks.</p>