top-20-us-colleges 2024 Tuition Comparison

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of top-20-us-colleges is $14,850 for in-state and $62,999 for out-of-state. Columbia University in the City of New York has the most expensive tuition & fees of $69,045 and University of California-Berkeley has the lowest tuition & fees of $45,627 among top-20-us-colleges.

The average itemized cost for top-20-us-colleges is as follows.

Tuition & Fees is $14,850 for state residents and $62,999 for out-of-state.
Cost per credit hour is $2,850.
Boos & supplies cost is $1,269.
Living cost is $19,097 (on-campus), $17,991 (off-campus).

2024 Tuition, fees, and Living Costs Comparison top-20-us-colleges

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2024 Tuition Comparison Between top-20-us-colleges
School Name	Tuition & Fees		Cost Per Credit Hour		Books & Supplies	Living Costs
School Name	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State	Books & Supplies	On Campus	Off Campus
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI	$68,230		$2,054		$2,054	-	$16,598	-
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA	$63,255		-		-	$1,428	$19,503	$19,431
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY	$69,045		$2,123		$2,123	$1,392	$16,800	$17,058
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY	$66,014		$1,755		$1,755	$1,354	$18,554	$18,554
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH	$65,739		$8,521		$8,521	$1,005	$19,009	-
Duke UniversityDurham, NC	$65,805		$1,982		$1,982	$1,602	$17,458	-
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA	$59,076		$1,698		$1,698	$1,000	$20,374	-
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD	$63,340		$2,111		$2,111	$1,345	$19,910	$14,498
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA	$60,156		-		-	$880	$19,390	-
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL	$65,997		$7,689		$7,689	$1,686	$20,334	$20,334
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ	$59,710		$1,925		$1,925	$1,050	$19,380	-
Rice UniversityHouston, TX	$58,128		$2,384		$2,384	$1,400	$15,900	$15,900
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA	$62,484		$1,371		$1,371	$825	$19,922	-
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA	$14,850	$45,627	-	-	$1,273	$22,692	$17,614
University of ChicagoChicago, IL	$66,939		$2,169		$2,169	$1,800	$19,221	-
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN	$62,693		$2,590		$2,590	$1,250	$17,378	$17,378
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA	$66,104		$2,084		$2,084	$1,358	$18,496	$18,360
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN	$63,946		$2,566		$2,566	$1,194	$21,054	-
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO	$62,982		$2,574		$2,574	$1,264	$20,778	$20,778
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT	$64,700		-		-	$1,000	$19,180	-
Average	$14,850	$62,999	-	$2,850	$1,269	$19,097	$17,991

*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)