If you’re looking for a place to send your child when they graduate high school and you don’t want to send them to some bargain bin university, you need look no further than these—the top five most expensive universities in the United States.
Connecticut College – $49,385
Connecticut College began its life in 1911 as a response to Wesleyan University’s decision to stop admitting women. As such, men were not admitted to the university for over 50 years. Today, Connecticut College is known for the opportunities it provides to study abroad as well as its situation by the Thames River (not to be mistaken for London’s famous stream) and its wooded campus.
Georgetown University – $49,689
This Jesuit private university was founded in 1789 by Father John Carroll who had been appointed by Pope Pius VI as the first head of the Catholic Church in America. The university has educated various heads of state, including His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein of Jordan, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines and former US president Bill Clinton.
New York University – $50,182
Founded in 1831, NYU was established by a group of New York City residents, including founder and Secretary of Treasury (under Thomas Jefferson) Albert Gallatin, who wanted the university’s admittance to be based on merit rather than social status or birthright. Today, New York University is the largest private, nonprofit university in the United States.
George Washington University – $50,312
Located four blocks from the White House, George Washington University—known for its undergraduate liberal arts programs and its graduate programs in social sciences, international affairs, law, et cetera—was originally funded by a stipulation in George Washington’s will that fifty shares of the Potomac Company be used to support his long-held desire that the District of Columbia should be home to such an institution. While the shares didn’t turn out to be worth much, Washington’s wishes were eventually carried out by Baptist minister Luther Rice, who purchased land on Meridian Hill for the project. The university was founded in 1821, just twenty-two years after Washington’s death.
Sarah Lawrence College – $53,166
The most expensive university in the United States is also the youngest institution on this list. It was founded as a women’s college in 1926 and didn’t start accepting men until 1968. The college was founded by William Van Duzer Lawrence, a real-estate mogul. It carries the name of Lawrence’s wife, Sarah. Sarah Lawrence College was the first liberal arts institution in the US to take the progressive approach to education in the arts. Students at Sarah Lawrence have been known since the 30s for their political activism and that tradition continues to this day with involvement in the sexual rights movement and organizations responding to the war in Iraq.
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Very interesting. I was surprised, thanks for the post!
Im Malaysia,tuition fees here are way higher than that,it does not look so expensive to me. Even after convert to our currency,of couse its expensive but alot of people can afford to pay,even middle class people. (if they really want to)
are u sure this is acurate cuz isnt fordham university like 39,000 and pace university around 40,000 a year
yeah, marywood costs $37,000
The numbers may not be accurate, but GW is definately at the top. I graduated from there in 2006 and with no scholarship and no financial aid, my parents paid over $51,000 a year.
Landmark costs 65,000 in putney VT
Alot of people here are forgeting these prices are w/out room and board, which is about 10 k.
pace is only 29k a year, pace law is 40, but then so are most law schools
Wow. That’s a LOT of money to pay for a university or college–when there’s no guarantee that you’ll be learning more than what students of other colleges with lower tuition can learn.
I am from the Philippines, and I graduated from the top university in the country, the University of the Philippines (UP). School fees for a semester, including miscellaneous and student fees, cost roughly around $200 for my major (Political Science).
Private colleges in the Philippines will cost you around $1000 per semester for the same major. In spite of the huge tuition fee gap, UP still is the top university to provide the best higher education.
Sorry, I just checked about 5 minutes ago. Bennington College in Vermont is $50,000 per ann.
You also forgot Johns Hopkins University which is $38,200 in tuition alone and Stanford University which is $36,030.
Leihigh University is $46,000.
Williams college is $45K+
Boston University is 51k per year
Wow. I go to Georgia Southern, a perfectly good college, and it’s only 3,200 a year in just tuition.
Actually, according to CNN, Landmark College in Putney, Vermont is the most expensive college in the USA at over 52K per year.
I’ve seen Conservatories with tuition in the 50,000′s.
will it is nice and good in this schools but
i don’t think that people who really want to go to school
can afford this big tuition fees.It is better to them that they will accept poor people, and have free schooling.
great folks. in uganda 50k is the average income for a truly wealthy family. and university education costs about 4k per year inc board and food. it is good to know there are parents bent on taking their kids to landmark
I’m not surprised about Sarah Lawrence. My friend’s currently attending there right now. Sad thing is, she isn’t getting an educaiton. At all.
You don’t even have to show up for class. It’s kind of ridiculous.
So what are the cheapest Universities in the world? Thats whats important…
Everyone can agree that some schools in the University of California system (UC) can out preform these ridiculously expensive school and they don’t exceed 25,ooo yearly for tuition, board, and food.
-UC Berkeley
-UCLA
-UC Santa Barbara
-UC San Diego
San Totin College (85K a year)
I agree with You Francisco, but it isn’t just a matter of universities – everything depends from students themselves. I bet lazy student at prestigious university won’t stand a chance against laborious & clever one. Well, that’s my point of view.
what about Yale?
my high school cost more
Wow…I feel like UPenn was a bargain at $37G
>>> I want to study of that kind of colleges, I don’t know whats the feelin’ of being student for such school. I hope someday I could be able to enroll like this school.
dude what r u talking about nashville tech is 62K
its crazy how much colleges cost and it sucks for everyone who dreams of going there..
Haha, my mom went to connecticut college xD
before it was… um… expensive.
Thats why theres scholarships or the military.
i think this is crazy there are no fees in ireland.. they are trying to bring in fees of about 3000 a year and people are even finding that too much…. haha go t luv america
Did you know the price Universities doesn’t determine how much you will learn.. Many people who are from “cheap” colleges have a greater knowledge than those who come from the expensive ones.. The stupid, rich people fall for these tricks and spend lots of $$. But, hey, they don’t need to think because their $$ does all the work.
wow, that is expensive, im in UK and my debt is only $19000 its like £12000 for 3 years (would have been £21000? $3400, if i lived in uni)
What about UChicago? 54k+ What?
my daughter is graduating this year from Middlebury in Vermont…$55,000, I have an empty bank account to prove it!
Embry Riddle… For flight students it can be up to 60,000 a year! depends on the flight course. But still, 60 grand? not many, if any schools top that.
What about Yale univercity???
…and Harvard????
I also expected Harvard to be on the list. However the George washington does sound nice.
This is not true. The most expensive college is Boston University which now is an estimate of 65,000 a year on campus.