Most Expensive Colleges & Universities in America by Out of State Total Cost

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 2018/2019 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 out of state total cost of $79,356.

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 2019/2020 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.

America's Most Expensive Colleges by Out of State Total Cost
College	Out of State Total Cost	Rating	Value
#41 Middlebury College Vermont, Private	$73,248	94	98
#42 Smith College Massachusetts, Private	$73,154	NA	NA
#43 Yale University Connecticut, Private	$73,150	98	99
#44 Bennington College Vermont, Private	$73,150	NA	NA
#45 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania, Private	$73,091	88	94
#46 Williams College Massachusetts, Private	$73,070	97	99
#47 Boston University Massachusetts, Private	$73,052	84	93
#48 Kenyon College Ohio, Private	$73,050	86	84
#49 Lafayette College Pennsylvania, Private	$73,016	86	95
#50 Bard College New York, Private	$73,012	NA	NA
#51 Pomona College California, Private	$72,980	96	99
#52 Johns Hopkins University Maryland, Private	$72,910	97	97
#53 Union College New York, Private	$72,885	82	74
#54 Pepperdine University California, Private	$72,812	77	60
#55 Colby College Maine, Private	$72,800	91	98
#56 New York University New York, Private	$72,744	91	86
#57 California Institute of Technology California, Private	$72,672	98	97
#58 George Washington University District Of Columbia, Private	$72,635	83	79
#59 Carleton College Minnesota, Private	$72,635	91	94
#60 Skidmore College New York, Private	$72,622	88	97

U.S. Out of State Total Cost Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in America by Out of State Total Cost