Randall Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I haven't heard of many of the top 10. Here are the top 100 most expensive colleges by total cost for the 2009-2010 school year. Read the original article: Most Expensive Colleges for 2009-2010 Total Cost = Tuition + Room and Board College Cost 1. Sarah Lawrence College $54,410 2. New York University $51,991 3. The George Washington University $51,730 4. Bates College $51,300 5. Skidmore College $51,196 6. Johns Hopkins University $51,190 7. Georgetown University $51,122 8. Connecticut College $51,115 9. Harvey Mudd College $51,037 10. Vassar College $50,875 11. Wesleyan University $50,862 12. Claremont McKenna College $50,800 13. Colgate University $50,660 14. Carnegie Mellon University $50,640 15. Haverford College $50,625 16. Bowdoin College $50,485 17. Middlebury College $50,400 18. Mount Holyoke College $50,390 19. Bard College $50,380 20. Boston College $50,370 21. Franklin & Marshall College $50,360 22. Bard College at Simon's Rock $50,340 23. Scripps College $50,336 24. Babson College $50,324 25. Colby College $50,320 26. Vanderbilt University $50,282 27. Duke University $50,250 28. University of Chicago $50,247 29. Tufts University $50,178 30. Oberlin College $50,166 31. Smith College $50,132 32. Cornell University $50,114 33. Bucknell University $50,098 34. University of Southern California $50,028 35. Union College (NY) $49,983 36. Dartmouth College $49,974 36. Carleton College $49,974 38. Dickinson College $49,860 38. Washington University in St. Louis $49,860 40. Bennington College $49,830 41. Eugene Lang College $49,800 42. Stevens Institute of Technology $49,800 43. Northwestern University $49,791 44. Boston University $49,758 45. Reed College $49,690 46. St. Lawrence University $49,680 47. Fordham University - Lincoln Center $49,655 48. Williams College $49,640 49. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering $49,630 50. Wellesley College $49,612 51. St. John's College $49,592 52. Hampshire College $49,545 53. Fordham University - Rose Hill $49,541 54. Columbia University $49,524 55. Hamilton College $49,470 56. Trinity College (CT) $49,460 57. Drexel University $49,381 58. Barnard College $49,372 59. Pomona College $49,361 60. Lafayette College $49,319 61. Swarthmore College $49,250 62. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute $49,245 63. Chapman University $49,174 64. Hobart and William Smith College $49,168 65. Wheaton College (MA) $49,155 66. Bryn Mawr College $49,120 67. University of Rochester $49,070 68. MIT $48,870 69. University of Notre Dame $48,850 70. Stanford University $48,843 71. College of the Holy Cross $48,800 72. Occidental College $48,750 72. Villanova University $48,750 74. Pepperdine University $48,630 75. Wake Forest University $48,618 76. Lehigh University $48,530 77. University of Richmond $48,490 78. Amherst College $48,400 79. Emory University $48,396 80. Brandeis University $48,368 81. Brown University $48,328 82. Fairfield University $48,170 83. University of San Diego $48,072 84. Gettysburg College $48,060 85. Worcester Polytechnic Institute $48,050 86. Ursinus College $47,750 87. Drew University $47,678 88. Rollins College $47,540 89. Yale University $47,500 90. Santa Clara University $47,400 91. American University $47,386 92. Pitzer College $47,278 93. Loyola University Maryland $47,190 94. Washington and Lee University $47,165 95. Kenyon College $47,070 96. Princeton University $47,020 97. Macalester College $46,942 98. Colorado College $46,902 99. Loyola Marymount University $46,880 100. Northeastern University $46,860 Notes: Total cost is taken by adding tuition + room and board. We do not include fees when figuring the total cost. This is because many fees can be optional and can vary per student. A Student Health Insurance Fee, for example, is obviously not going to be required for a student already on their parents’ insurance plan. Some colleges also charge fees to certain majors. Including fees in the 'Total Cost' would have led to too many 'What Ifs'. These numbers were taken directly from the college's website in October of 2009. In the case that the University does not provide an estimated cost of room and board (because some dorms on campus are priced differently), we took the price of a dorm a typical freshman would find themselves in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 IMO unless you're gonna be a DR it's a waste of tacos......everyone can learn on the job but but ya need college ta get a job....SCREW THAT SELL YOURSELF OR BE SELF EMPLOYED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 colleges are in trouble. the easy money from school loans is gone. these kids and families wont be able to sustain those prices. imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 colleges are in trouble. the easy money from school loans is gone. these kids and families wont be able to sustain those prices. imo. Nor should they. Public colleges are the same - they have added nothing to faculty and tons to administration. This is why their costs outstrip inflation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Nor should they. Public colleges are the same - they have added nothing to faculty and tons to administration. This is why their costs outstrip inflation. yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I haven't heard of many of the top 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 College is an unbelievable amount of money to condense in a 4-5 year span. I know a lot of people whose college funds tanked pretty badly in this crap market. My brother is taking his son to visit east strousburg today. 17K a year. A lot of families have children that are within 4 years of each other in age. The college overlap with kids is a ludicrous amount of money to expect a family to afford. I told my bro if his son doesnt have his heart set on going let him be a cop. Every cop I know is financial in great shape after getting through the lean early years. Plumbers , electricians, all doing well too. A trade school may be more valuable than college these days. I wonder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I told my bro if his son doesnt have his heart set on going let him be a cop. Every cop I know is financial in great shape after getting through the lean early years. Plumbers , electricians, all doing well too. A trade school may be more valuable than college these days. I wonder None of these can be outsourced. How do you fix a leaky pipe or arrest a drug dealer from Bangalore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 None of these can be outsourced. How do you fix a leaky pipe or arrest a drug dealer from Bangalore? Exactly. I used to feel the same way about being a real estate agent but other factors have tanked that market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Exactly. I used to feel the same way about being a real estate agent but other factors have tanked that market. Mainly the guys that went to those fancy colleges on that list are exclusively to blame on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I think college was invaluable for me. I learned a lot about my personal limits with drugs and alcohol, and I also tagged some smoking hot women who I may not have had access to otherwise. Well worth 60K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) College is an unbelievable amount of money to condense in a 4-5 year span. I know a lot of people whose college funds tanked pretty badly in this crap market. My brother is taking his son to visit east strousburg today. 17K a year. A lot of families have children that are within 4 years of each other in age. The college overlap with kids is a ludicrous amount of money to expect a family to afford. I told my bro if his son doesnt have his heart set on going let him be a cop. Every cop I know is financial in great shape after getting through the lean early years. Plumbers , electricians, all doing well too. A trade school may be more valuable than college these days. I wonder those cops have great pensions. those pensions wont be the same in the future. cant be. edit....govt jobs wont be the great deal they have been. pensions cant be sustained. there is a new normal in store for all of us. the super rich will still make the dough, but middle class and lower will have to deal with lower expectations. the last 10 years was a fantasy. fake money. good times. Edited October 22, 2009 by dmarc117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 A lot of those colleges have always been expensive, It's the colleges right below the top 100 that are ridiculous. I graduated College of Wooster (Ohio) 15 years ago and it was about $20k, now it is $40k. CWRU in Cleveland, similar story. In-state tuition at UofM, Ann Arbor was $9k in 1990, out of state $16k, now they're $22k and $50k, respectively. The difference between CWRU and MIT now? I would go to MIT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 College is an unbelievable amount of money to condense in a 4-5 year span. I know a lot of people whose college funds tanked pretty badly in this crap market. My brother is taking his son to visit east strousburg today. 17K a year. A lot of families have children that are within 4 years of each other in age. The college overlap with kids is a ludicrous amount of money to expect a family to afford. I told my bro if his son doesnt have his heart set on going let him be a cop. Every cop I know is financial in great shape after getting through the lean early years. Plumbers , electricians, all doing well too. A trade school may be more valuable than college these days. I wonder None of these can be outsourced. How do you fix a leaky pipe or arrest a drug dealer from Bangalore? Right on. If I had it to do over again I would be a gunsmith or a cabinet maker. 2-year trade-school programs with a short internship. You make your own way and be your own boss. Another good one is to have a kid start out as a computer flunkie - Atomic has mentioned people pulling wire for decent money. The creme always rises to the top and if you're good enough and learn on the job, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 529 plan--the "Roth" IRA for college students Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Demand for college education is increasing while the supply of college education is not as increasing as fast--hence prices are going up. Also, many state colleges aren't getting nearly as much money from their states as they used to, hence they have to increase tuition (as well as cut costs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 Same to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Demand for college education is increasing while the supply of college education is not as increasing as fast--hence prices are going up. Also, many state colleges aren't getting nearly as much money from their states as they used to, hence they have to increase tuition (as well as cut costs). Plus hugh layers of admin have been added - at least, they have at the U of MN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Those prices are nuts. Simple as that ... I'd rather cough up $250,000 and set them up in business for themselves than pay full fare for (say) George Washington University for five years ... heck, an SBA loan could help finance part of that $250,000 easier than getting a cheap college loan ... :puke: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Same to you. How do you get to your age and seriously say you haven't heard of many of those top ten colleges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 #'s 3 and 7 are less then 5 miles apart and # 6 is about 40 miles away. Figures DC would have 3 in the top 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 #'s 3 and 7 are less then 5 miles apart and # 6 is about 40 miles away. Figures DC would have 3 in the top 7 don't forget Best Buy University Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 don't forget Best Buy University Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Those prices are nuts. Simple as that ... I'd rather cough up $250,000 and set them up in business for themselves than pay full fare for (say) George Washington University for five years ... heck, an SBA loan could help finance part of that $250,000 easier than getting a cheap college loan ... :puke: Here's some real numbers to support that statement. Yearly cost for Penn State at University Park, $43,162. Amount spent per student by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, $3,688. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Here's some real numbers to support that statement. Yearly cost for Penn State at University Park, $43,162. Amount spent per student by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, $3,688. you & muck lost me....what are ya gettin at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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