U.S. Out of State Tuition Ranking

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

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.

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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