Most Expensive Colleges & Universities in America by Out of State Tuition

Most Expensive Colleges in America by Out of State Tuition

The highest priced four year colleges in America are listed by one year's out of state tuition list price for the 2021/2022 school year.

What is the most expensive college in America? Leading the colleges list is Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster with an out of state tuition of $63,216.

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.

America's Most Expensive Colleges by Out of State Tuition
College	Out of State Tuition	Rating	Value
#1 Franklin and Marshall College Pennsylvania, Private	$63,216	NA	NA
#2 Kenyon College Ohio, Private	$63,060	87	78
#3 Reed College Oregon, Private	$62,420	NA	NA
#4 Vassar College New York, Private	$61,940	90	96
#5 Tufts University Massachusetts, Private	$61,646	93	93
#6 Colorado College Colorado, Private	$61,596	NA	NA
#7 Colgate University New York, Private	$61,594	93	97
#8 Wesleyan University Connecticut, Private	$61,449	92	97
#9 Union College New York, Private	$61,308	82	75
#10 Brown University Rhode Island, Private	$60,944	97	97
#11 Amherst College Massachusetts, Private	$60,700	96	99
#12 Boston College Massachusetts, Private	$60,530	88	94
#13 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, Private	$60,514	95	99
#14 University of Southern California California, Private	$60,446	92	90
#15 Haverford College Pennsylvania, Private	$60,442	92	96
#16 Wellesley College Massachusetts, Private	$60,424	95	98
#17 Connecticut College Connecticut, Private	$60,420	84	80
#18 Harvey Mudd College California, Private	$60,402	89	91
#19 Macalester College Minnesota, Private	$60,288	80	82
#20 Cornell University New York, Private	$60,286	96	96

U.S. Out of State Tuition Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in America by Out of State Tuition