Yahoo Finance The Most Expensive College in Every State
College has not been “cheap” for the most part for a long time, but it’s undoubtedly getting even more expensive. Even families who open college savings plans for their kids may find that it’s getting increasingly harder to afford paying for one child, let alone more than one’s college without some aggressive savings strategies. And in each state, there’s at least one college so expensive that parents might be wishing they could win the lottery to pay for four years.
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GOBankingRates set out to find the most expensive college in every state using the U.S. News & World Report’s College Rankings and Niche.com’s College List. For each school, a number of factors were found including school name, location, undergraduate enrollment, tuition and fees cost, room and board cost, and the average student debt each graduate has.
Results vary dramatically from state to state. Although Alaska University, for instance, costs comparatively little — $29,060 including room and board — Illinois’ Northwestern University tops out at a whopping $86,331. Variances in total cost are not just based on tuition, however. The costs for room and board are all over the map, as well, with the University of Miami at $21,580 while the University of Wyoming asks for just $3,420. Take a look at the costs.
Alabama: Samford College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $38,144
Annual cost of room and board: $12,160
Total cost: $50,304
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Alaska: Alaska Pacific University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $20,760
Annual cost of room and board: $8,300
Total cost: $29,060
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Arizona: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $42,204
Annual cost of room and board: $14,102
Total cost: $56,306
Arkansas: Hendrix College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $36,650
Annual cost of room and board: $14,300
Total cost: $50,950
California: University of Southern California
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $68,237
Annual cost of room and board: $19,198
Total cost: $87,435
Colorado: Colorado College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $65,028
Annual cost of room and board: $14,376
Total cost: $79,404
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Connecticut: Trinity College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $67,420
Annual cost of room and board: $17,990
Total cost: $85,410
Delaware: Goldey-Beacom College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $13,050
Annual cost of room and board: $11,600
Total cost: $24,650
District of Columbia: Georgetown University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $65,082
Annual cost of room and board: $20,458
Total cost: $85,540
Florida: University of Miami
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $59,926
Annual cost of room and board: $21,580
Total cost: $81,506
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Georgia: Emory University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $60,774
Annual cost of room and board: $18,972
Total cost: $79,746
Hawaii: Hawaii Pacific University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $31,940
Annual cost of room and board: $15,278
Total cost: $47,218
Idaho: Northwest Nazarene University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $39,370
Annual cost of room and board: $11,550
Total cost: $50,920
Illinois: Northwestern University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $65,997
Annual cost of room and board: $20,334
Total cost: $86,331
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Indiana: University of Notre Dame
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $62,693
Annual cost of room and board: $17,378
Total cost: $80,071
Iowa: Grinnell College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $64,862
Annual cost of room and board: $15,878
Total cost: $80,740
Kansas: Southwestern College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $38,480
Annual cost of room and board: $9,850
Total cost: $48,330
Kentucky: Centre College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $50,550
Annual cost of room and board: $13,040
Total cost: $63,590
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Louisiana: Tulane University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $65,538
Annual cost of room and board: $18,088
Total cost: $83,626
Maine: Colby College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $66,600
Annual cost of room and board: $17,120
Total cost: $83,720
Maryland: Johns Hopkins University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $63,340
Annual cost of room and board: $19,840
Total cost: $83,180
Massachusetts: Tufts University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $67,844
Annual cost of room and board: $17,660
Total cost: $85,504
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Michigan: Kalamazoo College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $56,562
Annual cost of room and board: $11,340
Total cost: $67,902
Minnesota: Carleton College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $65,457
Annual cost of room and board: $16,710
Total cost: $82,167
Mississippi: Bellhaven University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $29,195
Annual cost of room and board: $9,400
Total cost: $38,595
Missouri: Washington University in St. Louis
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $62,982
Annual cost of room and board: $20,778
Total cost: $83,760
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Montana: Carroll College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: Carroll College
Annual cost of room and board: $40,352
Total cost: $11,212
Nebraska: Creighton University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $47,000
Annual cost of room and board: $12,790
Total cost: $59,790
Nevada: Roseman University of Health Sciences
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $41,667
Annual cost of room and board: N/A
Total cost: $41,667
New Hampshire: Dartmouth College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $65,511
Annual cost of room and board: $18,759
Total cost: $84,270
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New Jersey: Stevens Institute of Technology
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $60,952
Annual cost of room and board: $18,650
Total cost: $79,602
New Mexico: St. John’s College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $39,356
Annual cost of room and board: $15,468
Total cost: $54,824
New York: Vassar College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $67,805
Annual cost of room and board: $17,415
Total cost: $85,220
North Carolina: Duke University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $66,172
Annual cost of room and board: $19,066
Total cost: $85,238
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North Dakota: University of Jamestown
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $24,200
Annual cost of room and board: $8,560
Total cost: $32,760
Ohio: Kenyon College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $69,330
Annual cost of room and board: $14,410
Total cost: $83,740
Oklahoma: The University of Tulsa
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $48,102
Annual cost of room and board: $12,876
Total cost: $60,978
Oregon: Reed College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $64,760
Annual cost of room and board: $15,950
Total cost: $80,710
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Pennsylvania: Franklin & Marshall College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $68,380
Annual cost of room and board: $15,568
Total cost: $83,948
Rhode Island: Brown University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $68,230
Annual cost of room and board: $16,598
Total cost: $84,828
South Carolina: Furman University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $58,312
Annual cost of room and board: $15,868
Total cost: $74,180
South Dakota: Augustana University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $39,190
Annual cost of room and board: $9,470
Total cost: $48,660
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Tennessee: Vanderbilt University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $63,946
Annual cost of room and board: $20,978
Total cost: $84,924
Texas: Southern Methodist University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $64,460
Annual cost of room and board: $18,230
Total cost: $82,690
Utah: Westminster College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $41,936
Annual cost of room and board: $11,770
Total cost: $53,706
Vermont: Middlebury College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $65,280
Annual cost of room and board: $18,600
Total cost: $83,880
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Virginia: Washington and Lee University
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $64,525
Annual cost of room and board: $17,685
Total cost: $82,210
Washington: Whitman College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $61,492
Annual cost of room and board: $14,640
Total cost: $76,132
West Virginia: Wesleyan College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $33,494
Annual cost of room and board: $11,010
Total cost: $44,504
Wisconsin: Beloit College
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $58,554
Annual cost of room and board: $10,740
Total cost: $69,294
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Wyoming: University of Wyoming
Annual cost of tuition and fees: $27,437
Annual cost of room and board: $3,420
Total cost: $30,857
Bob Haegele and Jordan Rosenfeld contributed to the reporting for this article.
Photos are just for illustration purposes; they may not all accurately reflect the college listed.
Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed each state to find the most expensive private college in every state. First GOBankingRates found the most expensive colleges in each state by using the U.S. News & World Report’s College Rankings and Niche.com’s College List. For each school, a number of factors were found including; school name, location, undergraduate enrollment, tuition & fees cost, room & board cost, and the average student debt each graduate has. The states were sorted from the most to least expensive average total. All data was collected on and is up to date as of May 7, 2024. Wyoming did not have a private 4-year college with data available so a private 2-year college was substituted.
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