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
#41 Quinnipiac University Connecticut, Private	$41,815	38%
#42 FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles California, Private	$41,766	19%
#43 New York College of Health Professions New York, Private	$41,738	-48%
#44 Platt College Aurora Colorado, Private	$41,735	-15%
#45 Fordham University New York, Private	$41,569	47%
#46 Southern Methodist University Texas, Private	$41,444	47%
#47 Sarah Lawrence College New York, Private	$41,396	46%
#48 Brandeis University Massachusetts, Private	$41,222	47%
#49 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire, Private	$41,217	-44%
#50 Occidental College California, Private	$41,102	46%
#51 The Juilliard School New York, Private	$41,022	43%
#52 Kenyon College Ohio, Private	$40,862	48%
#53 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York, Private	$40,661	47%
#54 Connecticut College Connecticut, Private	$40,474	48%
#55 Saint Marys College of California California, Private	$40,401	42%
#56 George Washington University District Of Columbia, Private	$40,308	47%
#57 Stevens Institute of Technology New Jersey, Private	$40,303	46%
#58 New York School of Interior Design New York, Private	$40,271	20%
#59 The University of the Arts Pennsylvania, Private	$40,269	40%
#60 Scripps College California, Private	$40,259	49%

U.S. Average Net Price Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in America by Average Net Price