<p>CampusGrotto</a> - Top 100 Colleges by highest total cost</p>
<p>Be aware that this list is based on Tuition/Room and Board only. It doesn't take into account the mandatory fees. If it did, I'm sure some colleges would bump up a few slots. The list also doesn't include books, personal expenses, health services fees, activity fees, etc. but these costs would probably be similar at most of these schools.</p>
<p>I hope my son doesn't see this. He'll transfer! His school is not in the top 25!</p>
<p>Glad to see only one of S's schools is on that list, and waaaaay down at the bottom, although assuming Sarah Lawrence is an outlier, the rest are only about 10% difference from top to bottom.</p>
<p>Six out of seven universities that I've applied to are in that list</p>
<p>I thought Cooper Union didn't charge tuition.</p>
<p>This is the "list price", but many of these schools offer generous financial aid packages. </p>
<p>(A small observation: for someone paying $48K/year, a +/- $500 probably would not make a huge difference.)</p>
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<p>Neither does Franklin W. Olin. </p>
<p>Officially, they charge tuition, then give an equivalent scholarship. Also encourage students to seek outside scholarships which can replace the school's scholarship.</p>
<p>Tulane is already at $50K, per a brochure we received.</p>
<p>According to their web site, University of Miami is the same.</p>
<p>There are going to be many more breaking the $50,000 mark next year.</p>
<p>Don't forget to add in the mandatory fees such as health services, student activities, laundry fees, technology fees and whatever else is specific to the college. After that, add in travel expenses, personal expenses, and books. Also realize that this list is for 2008-2009 and not for the upcoming year.</p>