<p>I think so</p>
<p>LOL</p>
<p>I took the rank order for Top Ten from Forbes 1-19-07 </p>
<p>"America's</a> Most Expensive Colleges"</p>
<p>I looked up the tuition/room&board costs and %need met from college board and calculated the gap the students would pay (above their EFC) if the average % of need was met</p>
<p>I know this is terribly theoretical, but my point is, sometimes a more expensive school that meets 90-100% of demonstrated need with it's financial aid package, is less expensive for financially average students.</p>
<p>School-------------------Tuition-----R&B---Avg %need met---Gap(over EFC)
George Washington U------39,240-----11,520 ------91%-------4,559
U of Richmond-------------37,610 ------7,200------100%-----------0
Sarah Lawrence ----------38,090------13,316------95%--------2,570
Kenyon-------------------38,140------ 6,250------98%-----------887
Vassar--------------------38,115------9,070------100%------------0<br>
Bucknell ------------------38,134------ 8,052------100%-----------0<br>
Bennington ---------------36,800 ------9,380 ------77%-------15,701
Columbia -----------------37,223-------9,937------100%-----------0
Wesleyan -----------------37,106------10,130------100%-----------0</p>
<h2>Trinity --------------------36.870------ 9,420 ------100R-----------0</h2>
<p>here's a few others for comparison
NYU------------------35,290 ------12,200 ------68%-------15,195
American -------------31.425 ------11,812 ------ 54%-------19,889
Catholic U-------------28,990 ------10,808------ 87%---------5,173
U of MD---<em>OOS-------22,208------- 8,854------ 69%---------9,629
U of DE----</em>OOS------19,400------ 7,945--------79%----- ---5,742</p>
<p>*OOS=Out of State</p>
<p>That was the case for me. I was admitted to quite a few schools that were significantly cheaper, but I was not offered as much aid, so GW was actually my most affordable option. I think that is quite often the case unless you are of course paying the sticker price in which case all other schools (except eight) would be cheaper.</p>
<p>GW and BU take that honor.</p>
<p>B05ston - how many times are we going to have to read your posts about the cost of GW? we all know. it is common knowledge what the price tag of GW is. why don't you quit posting only negative comments here because you don't even go to GW and you never went to GW. go complain on the BU page and leave GW out of it.</p>
<p>Well, GW also has a LOT better/newer/higher tech facilities than a lot of other colleges. The dorms (other than Thurston) are also in better shape than the average college campus.</p>
<p>Besides, look at where the schools are located -- Boston and DC have EXTREMELY high costs of living. They can't exactly pay the professors $40,000/yr or house the students in Anacostia...</p>
<p>I paid around $15,000/yr for GW after scholarships and grants; I think most people pay a bit more, but they do give a lot of scholarships and grant aid.</p>