Getting your son or daughter into an expensive college automatically increases the chances of a serious educational schedule. At the same time, it’s not a guarantee that if someone gets into a more expensive college, it means that it’s totally worth it.
Still, an expensive college could be your best bet. Being a student is certainly one of the best things in life – you get to know a lot of people who are interested in studying and education, explore various fields and learn a lot more about the world we live in.
We’ve made a list of some of the most expensive colleges in the US. The order is random, so don’t blame us!
Haverford College
Haverford College from Pennsylvania had an acceptance rate of only a bit over 18% back in 2020, and you’ll need to pay an annual fee of $75,966 if you want to be among its students.
University of Chicago
Becoming a student at the University of Chicago is certainly not easy if you don’t have the right money. Students pay here $76,302 per year, and they can study Economics, Law, and Sociology.
Dartmouth College
This is an Ivy League university located in New Hampshire, and studying here would cost you $76,480 per year. You must also keep in mind that the acceptance rate is pretty low: only 8%.
Johns Hopkins College
Studying at Johns Hopkins College would cost you $68,852, and there are strong reasons why you may consider doing it. This college has produced 27 Nobel Laureates.
Amherst College
Amherst College is located in the center of the state of Massachusetts, and those willing to study here will have to pay an annual fee of $76,800. The acceptance rate of the college is 11%.
Brown University
Brown University is also an Ivy League school, and you need to pay $76,476 annually if you want to study here. We’re talking about the seven-oldest institution of higher education in the States. It was founded in the eighteenth century (1764, to be more precise) as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Columbia University
As Columbia University’s official website says:
Columbia University is one of the world’s most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields.
The annual fee at Columbia University is $66.383, while the acceptance rate is only 5%. That makes the institution the second-most selective in the US.
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is located in Evanston, a town in Illinois, and it’s known for its emphasis on communication studies and journalism. Studying here would cost you $76,317 per year.
New York University
Those willing to study at New York University will have to pay a fee of $74,123 per year. If you’re willing to study film and photography, applying to New York University is a great option. The institution is well-known for its emphasis on such fields.
Harvey Mudd College
At an annual fee of $77,339, Harvey Mudd College is the most expensive college in California. The institution is located in Claremont, and it’s focused on science and engineering. This college has a much higher acceptance rate compared to many others on this list: 18%.
Wellesley College
Wellesley College is located in Wellesley in the state of Massachusetts, and it costs students an average fee of $76,220 per year. We’re talking about one of the best women’s colleges in the US.
University of Pennsylvania
$76,826 is the fee that you need to pay every year if you want to study at the University of Pennsylvania, meaning one of the highest-ranked universities in the world. The institution was founded in 1940, which makes it the fourth-oldest university in the States.