Most Expensive Colleges in America by In State Total Cost
The highest priced four year colleges in America are listed by one year's in state total cost list price for the 2017/2018 school year. Total cost includes tuition, room and board or estimated off campus living expenses, books and supplies and other fees.
What is the most expensive college in America? Leading the colleges list is University of Chicago in Chicago with an in state total cost of $73,560.
Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2017-2018 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2017-2018 academic year.
| In State Total Cost | College | Rating | $Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| $73,560
In State Total Cost |
1) University of Chicago Illinois, Private Not-For-Profit |
99 | 65 |
| $73,028
In State Total Cost |
2) Harvey Mudd College California, Private Not-For-Profit |
97 | 65 |
| $72,252
In State Total Cost |
3) Columbia University in the City of New York New York, Private Not-For-Profit |
98 | 78 |
| $70,630
In State Total Cost |
4) Oberlin College Ohio, Private Not-For-Profit |
95 | 59 |
| $70,570
In State Total Cost |
5) Yale University Connecticut, Private Not-For-Profit |
99 | 80 |
| $70,385
In State Total Cost |
6) Northwestern University Illinois, Private Not-For-Profit |
98 | 70 |
| $70,345
In State Total Cost |
7) University of Southern California California, Private Not-For-Profit |
97 | 67 |
| $70,245
In State Total Cost |
8) Claremont McKenna College California, Private Not-For-Profit |
97 | 75 |
| $70,146
In State Total Cost |
9) Haverford College Pennsylvania, Private Not-For-Profit |
97 | 76 |
| $70,060
In State Total Cost |
10) Scripps College California, Private Not-For-Profit |
- | - |
| $70,004
In State Total Cost |
11) Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, Private Not-For-Profit |
86 | 58 |
| $69,970
In State Total Cost |
12) Trinity College Connecticut, Private Not-For-Profit |
- | - |
| $69,912
In State Total Cost |
13) Barnard College New York, Private Not-For-Profit |
- | - |
| $69,880
In State Total Cost |
14) University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, Private Not-For-Profit |
99 | 77 |
| $69,808
In State Total Cost |
15) Southern Methodist University Texas, Private Not-For-Profit |
87 | 60 |
| $69,787
In State Total Cost |
16) Dartmouth College New Hampshire, Private Not-For-Profit |
98 | 78 |
| $69,558
In State Total Cost |
17) Duke University North Carolina, Private Not-For-Profit |
98 | 77 |
| $69,500
In State Total Cost |
18) Pitzer College California, Private Not-For-Profit |
- | - |
| $69,500
In State Total Cost |
19) Amherst College Massachusetts, Private Not-For-Profit |
98 | 85 |
| $69,466
In State Total Cost |
20) Sarah Lawrence College New York, Private Not-For-Profit |
84 | 57 |
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