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Most expensive colleges in the U.S. 2018-2019
Most expensive colleges in the United States for the academic year of 2018-2019, by total annual cost (in U.S. dollars)*
by Erin Duffin,
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Apr 29, 2019
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)*
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| 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 | 70,446 |
| Brown University | 70,326 |
| 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 | 70,446 |
| Brown University | 70,326 |
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by Erin Duffin,
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Apr 29, 2019
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.
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