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    The Most Expensive College in Every State

    By John Csiszar,

    2022-08-18

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    College has not been “cheap” for the most part for a long time, but it’s undoubtedly getting even more expensive. Even families who open college savings plans for their kids may find that it’s getting increasingly harder to afford paying for one child, let alone more than one’s college without some aggressive savings strategies. And in each state, there’s at least one college so expensive that parents might be wishing they could win the lottery to pay for four years.

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    GOBankingRates set out to find the most expensive college in every state using the U.S. News & World Report’s College Rankings and Niche.com’s College List. For each school, a number of factors were found including school name, location, undergraduate enrollment, tuition and fees cost, room and board cost, and the average student debt each graduate has.

    Results vary dramatically from state to state. Although Alaska University, for instance, costs comparatively little — $29,060 including room and board — Illinois’ Northwestern University tops out at a whopping $86,331. Variances in total cost are not just based on tuition, however. The costs for room and board are all over the map, as well, with the University of Miami at  $21,580 while the University of Wyoming asks for just $3,420. Take a look at the costs.

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    Alabama: Samford College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $38,144
    • Annual cost of room and board : $12,160
    • Total cost : $50,304

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    Alaska: Alaska Pacific University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $20,760
    • Annual cost of room and board : $8,300
    • Total cost : $29,060

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    Arizona: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $42,204
    • Annual cost of room and board : $14,102
    • Total cost : $56,306
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    Arkansas: Hendrix College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $36,650
    • Annual cost of room and board : $14,300
    • Total cost : $50,950
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    California: University of Southern California

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $68,237
    • Annual cost of room and board : $19,198
    • Total cost : $87,435
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    Colorado: Colorado College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $65,028
    • Annual cost of room and board : $14,376
    • Total cost : $79,404

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    Connecticut: Trinity College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $67,420
    • Annual cost of room and board : $17,990
    • Total cost : $85,410
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    Delaware: Goldey-Beacom College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $13,050
    • Annual cost of room and board : $11,600
    • Total cost : $24,650
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    District of Columbia: Georgetown University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $65,082
    • Annual cost of room and board : $20,458
    • Total cost : $85,540
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    Florida: University of Miami

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $59,926
    • Annual cost of room and board : $21,580
    • Total cost : $81,506

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    Georgia: Emory University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $60,774
    • Annual cost of room and board : $18,972
    • Total cost : $79,746
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    Hawaii: Hawaii Pacific University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $31,940
    • Annual cost of room and board : $15,278
    • Total cost : $47,218
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    Idaho: Northwest Nazarene University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $39,370
    • Annual cost of room and board : $11,550
    • Total cost : $50,920
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    Illinois: Northwestern University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $65,997
    • Annual cost of room and board : $20,334
    • Total cost : $86,331

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    Indiana: University of Notre Dame

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $62,693
    • Annual cost of room and board : $17,378
    • Total cost : $80,071
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    Iowa: Grinnell College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $64,862
    • Annual cost of room and board : $15,878
    • Total cost : $80,740
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    Kansas: Southwestern College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $38,480
    • Annual cost of room and board : $9,850
    • Total cost : $48,330
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    Kentucky: Centre College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $50,550
    • Annual cost of room and board : $13,040
    • Total cost : $63,590

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    Louisiana: Tulane University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $65,538
    • Annual cost of room and board : $18,088
    • Total cost : $83,626
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    Maine: Colby College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $66,600
    • Annual cost of room and board : $17,120
    • Total cost : $83,720
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    Maryland: Johns Hopkins University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $63,340
    • Annual cost of room and board : $19,840
    • Total cost : $83,180
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    Massachusetts: Tufts University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $67,844
    • Annual cost of room and board : $17,660
    • Total cost : $85,504

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    Michigan: Kalamazoo College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $56,562
    • Annual cost of room and board : $11,340
    • Total cost : $67,902
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    Minnesota: Carleton College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $65,457
    • Annual cost of room and board : $16,710
    • Total cost : $82,167
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    Mississippi: Bellhaven University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $29,195
    • Annual cost of room and board : $9,400
    • Total cost : $38,595
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    Missouri: Washington University in St. Louis

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $62,982
    • Annual cost of room and board : $20,778
    • Total cost : $83,760

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    Montana: Carroll College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : Carroll College
    • Annual cost of room and board : $40,352
    • Total cost : $11,212
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    Nebraska: Creighton University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $47,000
    • Annual cost of room and board : $12,790
    • Total cost : $59,790
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    Nevada: Roseman University of Health Sciences

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $41,667
    • Annual cost of room and board : N/A
    • Total cost : $41,667
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    New Hampshire: Dartmouth College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $65,511
    • Annual cost of room and board : $18,759
    • Total cost : $84,270

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    New Jersey: Stevens Institute of Technology

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $60,952
    • Annual cost of room and board : $18,650
    • Total cost : $79,602
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    New Mexico: St. John’s College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $39,356
    • Annual cost of room and board : $15,468
    • Total cost : $54,824
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    New York: Vassar College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $67,805
    • Annual cost of room and board : $17,415
    • Total cost : $85,220
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    North Carolina: Duke University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $66,172
    • Annual cost of room and board : $19,066
    • Total cost : $85,238

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    North Dakota: University of Jamestown

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $24,200
    • Annual cost of room and board : $8,560
    • Total cost : $32,760
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    Ohio: Kenyon College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $69,330
    • Annual cost of room and board : $14,410
    • Total cost : $83,740
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    Oklahoma: The University of Tulsa

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $48,102
    • Annual cost of room and board : $12,876
    • Total cost : $60,978
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    Oregon: Reed College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $64,760
    • Annual cost of room and board : $15,950
    • Total cost : $80,710

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    Pennsylvania: Franklin & Marshall College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $68,380
    • Annual cost of room and board : $15,568
    • Total cost : $83,948
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    Rhode Island: Brown University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $68,230
    • Annual cost of room and board : $16,598
    • Total cost : $84,828
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    South Carolina: Furman University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $58,312
    • Annual cost of room and board : $15,868
    • Total cost : $74,180
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    South Dakota: Augustana University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $39,190
    • Annual cost of room and board : $9,470
    • Total cost : $48,660

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    Tennessee: Vanderbilt University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $63,946
    • Annual cost of room and board : $20,978
    • Total cost : $84,924
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    Texas: Southern Methodist University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $64,460
    • Annual cost of room and board : $18,230
    • Total cost : $82,690
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    Utah: Westminster College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $41,936
    • Annual cost of room and board : $11,770
    • Total cost : $53,706
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    Vermont: Middlebury College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $65,280
    • Annual cost of room and board : $18,600
    • Total cost : $83,880

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    Virginia: Washington and Lee University

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $64,525
    • Annual cost of room and board : $17,685
    • Total cost : $82,210
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    Washington: Whitman College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $61,492
    • Annual cost of room and board : $14,640
    • Total cost : $76,132
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    West Virginia: Wesleyan College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $33,494
    • Annual cost of room and board : $11,010
    • Total cost : $44,504
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    Wisconsin: Beloit College

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $58,554
    • Annual cost of room and board : $10,740
    • Total cost : $69,294

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    Wyoming: University of Wyoming

    • Annual cost of tuition and fees : $27,437
    • Annual cost of room and board : $3,420
    • Total cost : $30,857

    Bob Haegele and Jordan Rosenfeld contributed to the reporting for this article.

    Photos are just for illustration purposes; they may not all accurately reflect the college listed.

    Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed each state to find the most expensive private college in every state. First GOBankingRates found the most expensive colleges in each state by using the U.S. News & World Report’s College Rankings and Niche.com’s College List. For each school, a number of factors were found including; school name, location, undergraduate enrollment, tuition & fees cost, room & board cost, and the average student debt each graduate has. The states were sorted from the most to least expensive average total. All data was collected on and is up to date as of May 7, 2024. Wyoming did not have a private 4-year college with data available so a private 2-year college was substituted.

    This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com : The Most Expensive College in Every State

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