This statistic shows the most expensive colleges in the United States for the academic year of 2018-2019, by total annual cost. Total cost is tuition costs plus room and board. In the school year 2018-2019, Harvey Mudd College was the most expensive college in the United States, with an total annual cost of 75,003 U.S. dollars for out-of-state students.
Most expensive colleges in the United States for the academic year of 2018-2019, by total annual cost (in U.S. dollars)*
Total cost in U.S. dollars
Harvey Mudd College
75,003
University of Chicago
74,580
Columbia University
74,001
Barnard College
72,257
Scripps College
71,956
Columbia University: School of General Studies
71,739
Trinity College
71,660
University of Southern California
71,620
Oberlin College
71,392
Southern Methodist University
71,338
Sarah Lawrence College
71,270
Dartmouth College
71,209
University of Pennsylvania
71,200
Northwestern University
71,193
Amherst College
71,166
Claremont McKenna College
71,110
Haverford College
70,994
Tufts University
70,942
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
70,942
Pitzer College
70,900
Duke University
70,873
Brandeis University
70,835
Franklin & Marshall University
70,800
Fordham University
70,656
Bard College at Simon's Rock
70,648
Georgetown University
70,613
Reed College
70,550
Vassar College
70,510
Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester
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The Chronicle of Higher Education. (December 31, 2018). Most expensive colleges in the United States for the academic year of 2018-2019, by total annual cost (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244041/most-expensive-colleges-in-the-us/
The Chronicle of Higher Education. "Most expensive colleges in the United States for the academic year of 2018-2019, by total annual cost (in U.S. dollars)*." Chart. December 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244041/most-expensive-colleges-in-the-us/
The Chronicle of Higher Education. (2018). Most expensive colleges in the United States for the academic year of 2018-2019, by total annual cost (in U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244041/most-expensive-colleges-in-the-us/
The Chronicle of Higher Education. "Most Expensive Colleges in The United States for The Academic Year of 2018-2019, by Total Annual Cost (in U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244041/most-expensive-colleges-in-the-us/
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Most expensive colleges in the United States for the academic year of 2018-2019, by total annual cost (in U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244041/most-expensive-colleges-in-the-us/ (last visited May 26, 2020)
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