U.S. Out of State Total Cost Ranking

The Most Expensive Colleges in America by Out of State Total Cost for 2023

Most Expensive Colleges in America by Out of State Total Cost

The highest priced four year colleges in America are listed by one year's out of state total cost list price for the 2021/2022 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 Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York with an out of state total cost of $82,484.

Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. 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 2021/2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

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America's Most Expensive Colleges by Out of State Total Cost
College Out of State Total Cost Rating Value
#21 Tulane University

Louisiana, Private

$78,792 84 52
#22 Yale University

Connecticut, Private

$78,750 98 99
#23 Connecticut College

Connecticut, Private

$78,575 84 80
#24 Colgate University

New York, Private

$78,560 93 97
#25 Boston College

Massachusetts, Private

$78,558 88 94
#26 Kenyon College

Ohio, Private

$78,520 87 78
#27 Southern Methodist University

Texas, Private

$78,474 84 76
#28 Cornell University

New York, Private

$78,411 96 96
#29 Union College

New York, Private

$78,357 82 75
#30 Trinity College

Connecticut, Private

$78,270 90 96
#31 Pitzer College

California, Private

$78,258 NA NA
#32 Amherst College

Massachusetts, Private

$78,250 96 99
#33 Scripps College

California, Private

$78,240 89 84
#34 Fordham University

New York, Private

$78,236 78 59
#35 University of Rochester

New York, Private

$78,076 87 90
#36 Hobart William Smith Colleges

New York, Private

$77,950 75 69
#37 Washington University in St Louis

Missouri, Private

$77,924 96 97
#38 Washington and Lee University

Virginia, Private

$77,900 93 96
#39 Duke University

North Carolina, Private

$77,884 98 98
#40 California Institute of Technology

California, Private

$77,856 98 97