Most Expensive Colleges & Universities in America by Average Net Price

Most Expensive Colleges in America by Average Net Price

These are the most expensive colleges in America based on average net price paid. Net price is the average amount paid by students after factoring in scholarship and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. California Institute of the Arts leads the list with a $59,367 average net price.

Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2014-2015 academic year.

America's Most Expensive Colleges by Average Net Price
College	Net Price	Discount
#1 California Institute of the Arts California, Private	$59,367	13%
#2 Ringling College of Art and Design Florida, Private	$53,496	23%
#3 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Illinois, Private	$51,606	28%
#4 Southern California Institute of Architecture California, Private	$51,591	21%
#5 Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, Private	$51,387	38%
#6 The New School New York, Private	$50,908	33%
#7 The New England Conservatory of Music Massachusetts, Private	$50,651	30%
#8 Beacon College Florida, Private	$50,295	15%
#9 Loyola Marymount University California, Private	$48,758	30%
#10 Santa Clara University California, Private	$48,284	34%
#11 Art Center College of Design California, Private	$47,878	27%
#12 Emerson College Massachusetts, Private	$47,594	34%
#13 Pratt Institute Main New York, Private	$47,516	34%
#14 West Coast University Ontario California, Private	$47,417	-2%
#15 Tulane University Louisiana, Private	$47,413	40%
#16 Syracuse University New York, Private	$47,177	38%
#17 Otis College of Art and Design California, Private	$46,876	31%
#18 Pepperdine University California, Private	$46,550	40%
#19 American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, Private	$46,504	21%
#20 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Massachusetts, Private	$45,834	37%

U.S. Average Net Price Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in America by Average Net Price