Four-year private institutions with highest tuition
Each year the federal government releases the names of the tuition hogs in the hopes of encouraging colleges and universities to moderate their price hikes. While well intentioned, this goal doesn’t appear to be working. You’ll see many of the same public and private schools on these federal lists every year.
The private institutions that charge the highest tuition are nearly all located on the East Coast and the top three are in New York state.
1. Columbia University (N.Y.) $47,246
2. Sarah Lawrence College (N.Y.) $46,924
3. Vassar College (N.Y.) $46,270
4. Wesleyan University (Conn.) $45,928
5. George Washington University (D.C.) $45,780
6. Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) $45,760
7. Trinity College (Conn.) $45,730
8. University of Chicago (Ill.) $45,609
9. Bucknell University (Pa.) $45,378
10. Tulane University (La.) $45,240
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