10 most expensive colleges

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<p>Here is a list of 10 of the most expensive colleges and universities this year, based on the latest data from The Chronicle of Higher Education.</p>

<p>1 George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
2006-07 tuition: $37,820
Increase from last year: 3.9%</p>

<p>2 University of Richmond, Va.
2006-07 tuition: $36,550
Increase from last year: 4.9%</p>

<p>*3 Sarah Lawrence College *
Bronxville, NY
2006-07 tuition: $36,088
Increase from last year: 6.0%</p>

<p>*4 Kenyon College *
Gambier, Ohio
2006-07 tuition: $36,050
Increase from last year: 6.2%</p>

<p>*5 Vassar College *
Poughkeepsie, NY
2006-07 tuition: $36,030
Increase from last year: 6.6%</p>

<p>6 Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pa.
2006-07 tuition: $36,002
Increase from last year: 9.8%</p>

<p>7 Bennington College
Bennington, Vt.
2006-07 tuition: $35,250
Increase from last year: 5.0%</p>

<p>8 Columbia University
New York, NY
2006-07 tuition: $35,166
Increase from last year: 5.8%</p>

<p>9 Wesleyan University
Middletown, Conn.
2006-07 tuition: $35,144
Increase from last year: 5.9%</p>

<p>10 Trinity College
Hartford, Conn.
2006-07 tuition: $35,130
Increase from last year: 4.5%</p>

<p>not sure what this is based on but much different from what i expected.</p>

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<p>A lot of people from my area choose to go to GWU and Bucknell (perhaps even a couple others on those list, though I am not as familiar with those).. I'm really starting to wonder why. They are so expensive and do not offer educations spectacularly greater than those of our in-state publics.</p>

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<p>actually, with the exception of the university of richmond, i would say that all of those schools are substantially better than the public schools in their respective states. And UR has mostly OOS students, and is easily one of the prettiest schools ive ever seen.</p>

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<p>why is case western not in it ....i checked it yesterday and it was like 44k with everything and lik 33-35k tution</p>

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<p>This a ranking by tuition: CWRU's is only 32,800, and BU's is 33,330.
<a href="http://admission.case.edu/admissions/finaid/undergraduateCosts.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admission.case.edu/admissions/finaid/undergraduateCosts.asp&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/financial_tuition.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/financial_tuition.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>what?? what about ivy leagues? they are like 40 K</p>

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<p>i thought NYU was pretty expensive too...</p>

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<p>This is based on tuition, not overall cost. Therefore, fees and room/board aren't included.</p>

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<p>ah...okay then...kool...is there a list that shows in CC that u know shows the top 10 most expensvie schools [tuition & room and board]? thanks</p>

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<p>wow...then the ivies don't cost as much tuition wise?</p>

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<p>well, except for columbia.</p>

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<p>It's important to remember that GW (though expensive) has "fixed" tuition for 10 semesters. That means you'll pay the same amount when you're a senior that you paid as a freshman. </p>

<p>Most schools don't offer any protection against tuition increases, so this explains at least some of GW's high cost.</p>

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<p>yay, i thought for sure the college i am going to was gonna be on that list, thank god it isn't... makes me feel a little better.</p>

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<p>thank you scholarship</p>

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<p>It would be difficult to make a list of schools that include room/board and fees along with tuition because at most schools there are so many options for meal plan and room plan and fees can vary by major. I guess we could limit it to "standard double room" with 14 meals/week, but even that wouldn't be even across the board. There are atleast 5 different prices for a "standard double" at my school and at one school 14 meals a week may be just 14 meals. At my school it means 14 meals + "dining dollars" to be used in the c-store. Too much variety, although I'm sure some could try.</p>

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<p>im getting the feeling that GWU hands out pretty nice scholarships. i know a caucasian girl from high school with pretty mediocre grades and test scores who received over 15K and it kind of got me wondering.</p>

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It's important to remember that GW (though expensive) has "fixed" tuition for 10 semesters. That means you'll pay the same amount when you're a senior that you paid as a freshman.</p>

<p>Most schools don't offer any protection against tuition increases, so this explains at least some of GW's high cost.

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<p>Right, that 35K vs. 36K makes a really big difference. Factor in gradual increases in living expenses and it easily puts GW still as the most expensive school. If you go to GW, you will not see any poor people thats for sure.</p>

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<p>ryan,</p>

<p>actually if you take the average increase in tuition at 4% a year, then the difference is pretty big.</p>

<p>37000 x 4 = 148000
37000 x 4 + 4% compound interest over 4 years = 157000 </p>

<p>so the difference is about $9,000</p>

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<p>Yeah its a 9K difference, but i think its the 6 digit number that people should be concerned about</p>

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<p>Harvard and Princeton cost around 37k for tuition. What kind of rating system is this??</p>