The following lists the top 25 most expensive colleges based on the total cost of attendance for the 2022-2023 academic year.
| Ranking |
School |
Annual Cost of Attendance (2022-2023) |
| 1 |
Northwestern University |
$89,394 |
| 2 |
University of Chicago |
$86,856 |
| 3 |
Columbia University |
$86,097 |
| 4 |
University of Pennsylvania |
$85,738 |
| 5 |
Pepperdine University |
$85,202 |
| 6 |
Wesleyan University |
$85,172 |
| 7 |
Yale University |
$85,120 |
| 8 |
The New School |
$85,097 |
| 9 |
University of Southern California |
$85,064 |
| 10 |
Harvey Mudd College |
$84,896 |
| 11 |
Haverford College |
$84,748 |
| 12 |
Georgetown University |
$84,696 |
| 13 |
Tufts University |
$84,600 |
| 14 |
Vanderbilt University |
$84,412 |
| 15 |
Barnard College |
$84,409 |
| 16 |
Oberlin College |
$84,230 |
| 17 |
Bard College at Simon's Rock |
$84,151 |
| 18 |
Tulane University of Louisiana |
$83,890 |
| 19 |
Dartmouth College |
$83,802 |
| 20 |
Kenyon College |
$83,800 |
| 21 |
Boston College |
$83,746 |
| 22 |
Brown University |
$83,686 |
| 23 |
Fordham University |
$83,666 |
| 24 |
Amherst College |
$83,650 |
| 25 |
Colgate University |
$83,650 |
