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
#21 Northwestern University Illinois, Private	$60,276	96	97
#22 Gettysburg College Pennsylvania, Private	$59,960	84	88
#23 Yale University Connecticut, Private	$59,950	98	99
#24 Carleton College Minnesota, Private	$59,850	91	95
#25 St Lawrence University New York, Private	$59,800	75	87
#26 Georgetown University District Of Columbia, Private	$59,784	93	95
#27 George Washington University District Of Columbia, Private	$59,780	84	76
#28 Bard College at Simon's Rock Massachusetts, Private	$59,518	NA	NA
#29 Bucknell University Pennsylvania, Private	$59,474	85	79
#30 Pepperdine University California, Private	$59,450	75	41
#31 Brandeis University Massachusetts, Private	$59,408	81	66
#32 Oberlin College Ohio, Private	$59,384	75	55
#33 Hamilton College New York, Private	$59,380	94	97
#34 Williams College Massachusetts, Private	$59,350	NA	NA
#35 Middlebury College Vermont, Private	$59,330	93	97
#36 University of Chicago Illinois, Private	$59,256	98	95
#37 Skidmore College New York, Private	$59,064	88	95
#38 Bates College Maine, Private	$59,062	NA	NA
#39 Hobart William Smith Colleges New York, Private	$58,990	75	69
#40 Dartmouth College New Hampshire, Private	$58,953	97	98

U.S. Out of State Tuition Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in America by Out of State Tuition