Top 10 Most Expensive Universities in the US

The average American makes $25,000 per year.

The average annual price for tuition and fees at a private, four-year college is $27,293 according to the College Board.

Top 10: Highest annual tuition, fees, room and board for 2010-11, and percentage increase from previous year: (Source)

1. Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N.Y.: $57,384, a 2.9% increase.
2. Landmark College, Putney, Vt.: $56,500, up 4.8%.
3. Columbia University School of General Studies, New York: $54,782, up 5.5%.
4. Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.: $53,976, up 4.9%
5. Columbia University, New York: $53,874, up 4.5%.
6. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore: $53,690, up 3.9%.
7. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.: $53,591, up 2.7%.
8. New York University, New York: $53,589, up 3.1%.
9. Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, Calif.: $53,588, up 4.8%.
10. Barnard College, New York: $53,496, up 5%.

Yet, according to a poll by Twentysomething, Inc., 85% of 2011 college graduates will move home–up from 67% in 2006.

What’s the Value of a University Degree?

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Top 10: Highest tuition and fees for 2010-11, and percentage increase from previous year:

1. Landmark College, Putney, Vt.: $48,000, up 4.8%.
2. Connecticut College, New London, Conn.: $43,900, up 3.9%.
3. Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N.Y.: $43,564, up 3.8%.
4. Columbia University, New York: $43,304, up 4.8%.
5. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: $43,190, up 3%.
6. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.: $42,905, up 3%.
7. Wesleyan University, Middleton, Conn.: $42,384, up 4.9%.
8. Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.: $42,370, up 3.7%.
9. Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.: $42,342, up 3.7%.
10. St. John’s College, Annapolis, Md. and Santa Fe, N.M.: $42,192, up 4.5%.

Data: Chronicle of Higher Education’s analysis of data released by the College Board.

According to USA Today: “Student loan debt exceeds credit card debt in USA“. Federal aid to for-profit colleges has jumped to $26.5 billion in 2009 from $4.6 billion in 2000, according to the US Department of Education. (Source: Business Week)