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US Top 100 Colleges Tuition Comparison

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of US Top 100 Colleges is $14,220 for state residents and $50,677 for out-of-state students in the academic year 2023-2024. Columbia University in the City of New York has the most expensive tuition & fees of $69,045 and Brigham Young University has the lowest rates of $6,496.
The average graduate tuition & fees of US Top 100 Colleges is $16,207 for state residents and $39,656 for out-of-state students in the academic year 2023-2024. University of Southern California has the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $68,128 and Brigham Young University has the lowest graduate tuition rates of $8,096.
The following table compares the tuition and important academic & admission facts between US Top 100 Colleges.
Table. US Top 100 Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate
Tuition & Fees		Graduate
Tuition & Fees		Average Salary
after 10 years
of graduation		Acceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
1 Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ
Private, four-years
$59,710$62,860$116,3005.70% 1,540 SAT
35 ACT		 8,842 97%
2 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
Private, four-years
$60,156$63,393$153,6003.96% 1,560 SAT
35 ACT		 11,858 94%
3 Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
Private, four-years
$59,076$55,440$139,1003.24% 1,550 SAT
35 ACT		 30,631 97%
3 Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
Private, four-years
$62,484$59,499$141,3003.68% 1,550 SAT
35 ACT		 18,283 95%
3 Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
Private, four-years
$64,700$48,300$124,4004.57% 1,540 SAT
35 ACT		 14,776 97%
6 University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Private, four-years
$66,939$66,543$103,0005.43% 1,540 SAT
34 ACT		 18,339 95%
7 Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
Private, four-years
$63,340$65,956$89,3007.25% 1,550 SAT
35 ACT		 31,275 94%
7 University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
Private, four-years
$66,104$46,034$131,6006.50% 1,540 SAT
35 ACT		 28,201 96%
9 California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA
Private, four-years
$63,255$63,063$106,3002.69% - 2,401 94%
10 Duke UniversityDurham, NC
Private, four-years
$65,805$63,985$114,5006.35% 1,550 SAT
35 ACT		 18,023 96%
10 Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
Private, four-years
$65,997$53,871$93,4007.21% 1,530 SAT
34 ACT		 23,161 96%
12 Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH
Private, four-years
$65,739$64,068$110,2006.38% 1,550 SAT
34 ACT		 6,744 94%
13 Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
Private, four-years
$68,230$67,006$89,1005.06% 1,540 SAT
35 ACT		 11,189 94%
13 Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN
Private, four-years
$63,946$56,128$86,2006.67% 1,530 SAT
35 ACT		 13,710 92%
15 Rice UniversityHouston, TX
Private, four-years
$58,128$54,462$91,6008.68% 1,540 SAT
35 ACT		 8,672 93%
15 Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO
Private, four-years
$62,982$62,366$87,90011.76% 1,530 SAT
34 ACT		 17,012 93%
17 Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY
Private, four-years
$66,014$30,085$101,2007.47% 1,530 SAT
34 ACT		 25,898 95%
18 Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY
Private, four-years
$69,045$56,279$115,6003.95% 1,530 SAT
35 ACT		 34,782 95%
18 University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN
Private, four-years
$62,693$62,502$98,40012.91% 1,510 SAT
34 ACT		 13,105 96%
20 University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA
Public, four-years
$14,850$45,627$15,261$30,363$79,00011.33% - 45,307 94%
20 University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
Public, four-years
$13,747$44,524$13,883$28,985$73,2008.57% - 46,430 92%
22 Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA
Private, four-years
$63,829$49,450$103,00011.30% 1,540 SAT
35 ACT		 16,002 91%
22 Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA
Private, four-years
$60,774$47,722$84,40011.35% 1,500 SAT
33 ACT		 14,841 89%
22 Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC
Private, four-years
$65,081$59,306$125,20012.23% 1,500 SAT
34 ACT		 20,984 95%
25 New York UniversityNew York, NY
Private, four-years		$60,438$41,124$78,60012.46% 1,530 SAT
34 ACT		 59,144 87%
25 University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI
Public, four-years
$17,228$58,072$27,524$55,052$79,00017.69% 1,470 SAT
33 ACT		 51,225 93%
25 University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Private, four-years		$68,237$68,128$88,80012.02% 1,520 SAT
34 ACT		 48,945 92%
25 University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA
Public, four-years
$22,323$58,950$22,612$36,198$79,40018.66% 1,490 SAT
33 ACT		 26,082 95%
29 University of FloridaGainesville, FL
Public, four-years
$6,381$28,659$12,737$30,130$65,70023.35% 1,390 SAT
31 ACT		 55,211 90%
29 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Public, four-years
$8,989$39,330$12,527$30,819$68,80017.11% 1,460 SAT
32 ACT		 31,705 91%
29 Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC
Private, four-years
$64,758$39,350$79,60021.37% - 8,963 89%
32 Tufts UniversityMedford, MA
Private, four-years
$67,844$49,476$103,3009.69% 1,510 SAT
34 ACT		 13,431 93%
32 University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA
Public, four-years
$14,965$45,742$14,453$29,555$62,40025.85% - 26,420 85%
34 University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA
Public, four-years
$14,237$45,014$14,275$29,377$65,80021.15% - 35,937 86%
34 University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA
Public, four-years
$15,265$46,042$14,535$29,637$69,60023.71% - 42,006 87%
36 Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
Private, four-years
$67,680$35,900$92,50016.66% 1,490 SAT
34 ACT		 15,287 90%
36 University of RochesterRochester, NY
Private, four-years
$64,348$38,863$74,30038.91% 1,470 SAT
33 ACT		 12,197 89%
38 University of California-DavisDavis, CA
Public, four-years
$15,247$46,024$14,560$29,662$68,10037.34% - 39,679 86%
38 The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX
Public, four-years
$11,678$42,778$12,012$22,954$73,90031.35% 1,370 SAT
30 ACT		 52,384 87%
38 University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI
Public, four-years
$11,205$40,603$12,289$25,615$68,00049.06% 1,430 SAT
29 ACT		 48,956 89%
41 Boston UniversityBoston, MA
Private, four-years
$65,168$64,712$75,90014.37% 1,440 SAT
33 ACT		 36,714 88%
41 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL
Public, four-years
$16,004$34,501$18,837$33,640$70,90044.82% 1,440 SAT
32 ACT		 56,916 84%
41 William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA
Public, four-years
$25,040$49,412$17,422$36,440$74,50033.50% 1,460 SAT
33 ACT		 9,654 90%
44 Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA
Private, four-years
$64,946$61,578$69,00039.41% 1,470 SAT
33 ACT		 5,581 87%
44 Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH
Private, four-years
$64,671$52,402$89,30027.41% 1,490 SAT
33 ACT		 12,201 85%
44 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA
Public, four-years
$11,764$32,876$15,570$30,646$85,90017.13% 1,480 SAT
33 ACT		 45,296 92%
44 Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
Private, four-years		$63,141$28,100$74,2006.80% 1,500 SAT
34 ACT		 30,013 91%
44 Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA
Private, four-years		$65,538$66,046$86,30011.45% 1,450 SAT
32 ACT		 14,027 87%
49 Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH
Public, four-years
$12,859$38,365$13,497$41,227$53,60052.72% 1,400 SAT
30 ACT		 60,540 88%
49 University of GeorgiaAthens, GA
Public, four-years
$11,180$30,220$10,268$26,576$59,10042.55% 1,310 SAT
30 ACT		 40,607 88%
51 Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA
Private, four-years
$62,180$28,020$94,10036.98% 1,410 SAT
32 ACT		 7,394 91%
51 Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN
Public, four-years
$9,992$28,794$9,992$28,794$62,20052.70% 1,330 SAT
31 ACT		 51,528 83%
51 Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY
Private, four-years
$61,884$61,873$86,00064.51% 1,450 SAT
33 ACT		 6,968 83%
51 Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA
Private, four-years		$64,701$21,361$87,60023.39% 1,440 SAT
33 ACT		 10,383 90%
55 Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL
Public, four-years
$5,656$18,786$11,553$26,707$53,90025.04% 1,290 SAT
29 ACT		 44,161 84%
55 Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA
Private, four-years
$66,742$42,020$77,60048.71% 1,390 SAT
31 ACT		 10,030 83%
55 Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ
Public, four-years
$17,239$36,001$22,348$36,244$68,10066.29% 1,370 SAT
31 ACT		 50,637 84%
55 Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA
Private, four-years
$59,241$25,873$85,30052.11% 1,364 SAT
31 ACT		 9,178 88%
55 University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD
Public, four-years
$11,505$40,306$17,843$37,383$70,80044.61% 1,460 SAT
33 ACT		 40,792 89%
55 University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL
Private, four-years
$59,926$44,858$72,90018.94% 1,390 SAT
32 ACT		 19,402 84%
55 University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA
Public, four-years
$12,643$41,997$18,633$32,511$69,60047.52% - 52,319 84%
62 George Washington UniversityWashington, DC
Private, four-years
$64,990$35,154$82,40048.98% 1,410 SAT
32 ACT		 25,939 84%
62 Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY
Private, four-years
$63,061$46,318$69,20051.75% 1,350 SAT
30 ACT		 22,698 83%
62 University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN
Public, four-years
$16,488$36,402$21,091$31,555$61,20074.91% 1,378 SAT
29 ACT		 54,955 84%
62 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA
Public, four-years
$21,524$39,890$27,064$45,034$61,20049.14% 1,370 SAT
31 ACT		 33,767 83%
62 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA
Public, four-years
$15,478$36,694$18,013$34,085$67,10056.98% 1,330 SAT
30 ACT		 38,170 86%
67 Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX
Public, four-years
$13,099$40,328$11,093$24,090$67,80062.65% 1,270 SAT
28 ACT		 74,014 83%
67 University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT
Public, four-years
$20,366$43,034$22,194$44,106$66,00054.51% 1,330 SAT
31 ACT		 27,003 83%
67 University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA
Public, four-years
$17,357$39,293$17,009$34,720$57,70063.52% 1,370 SAT
31 ACT		 32,229 83%
67 Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA
Private, four-years
$59,070$29,040$84,60057.48% - 7,308 88%
67 Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY
Private, four-years
$49,900$35,150$78,80063.22% 1,400 SAT
31 ACT		 6,056 84%
72 American UniversityWashington, DC
Private, four-years
$56,543$33,239$67,70040.63% 1,370 SAT
31 ACT		 13,885 79%
72 Fordham UniversityBronx, NY
Private, four-years
$61,992$25,954$67,00054.13% 1,400 SAT
32 ACT		 16,556 83%
72 Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN
Public, four-years
$11,790$40,482$11,611$33,410$57,80082.41% 1,290 SAT
30 ACT		 47,005 81%
72 North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC
Public, four-years
$8,895$31,767$11,819$31,793$59,50047.17% 1,360 SAT
30 ACT		 36,700 84%
72 Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX
Private, four-years
$64,460$37,062$77,90052.25% 1,450 SAT
32 ACT		 12,053 82%
77 Baylor UniversityWaco, TX
Private, four-years		$54,844$41,130$58,40045.88% 1,320 SAT
30 ACT		 20,709 81%
77 Clemson UniversityClemson, SC
Public, four-years
$15,554$39,498$12,646$24,798$58,90042.98% 1,320 SAT
30 ACT		 28,466 85%
77 Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA
Private, four-years
$58,974$21,902$71,60041.31% 1,360 SAT
31 ACT		 10,165 81%
77 Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI
Public, four-years
$15,988$43,372$21,148$41,224$63,20087.95% 1,260 SAT
28 ACT		 50,023 81%
77 Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA
Public, four-years
$20,234$40,188$25,518$43,828$57,20055.21% 1,300 SAT
29 ACT		 50,028 83%
77 Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY
Public, four-years
$10,560$30,350$13,943$27,123$62,60049.14% 1,410 SAT
31 ACT		 25,710 77%
83 Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY
Public, four-years
$10,363$29,453$13,780$26,260$68,10041.75% 1,430 SAT
31 ACT		 18,312 82%
83 Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA
Private, four-years
$53,500$20,244$63,80069.74% 1,320 SAT
29 ACT		 7,253 88%
83 Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI
Private, four-years
$48,700$23,845$70,70087.21% 1,270 SAT
28 ACT		 11,167 82%
83 Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ
Private, four-years
$60,952$42,988$91,90046.22% 1,450 SAT
33 ACT		 9,314 87%
83 University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA
Public, four-years
$14,560$45,337$14,855$29,957$53,80046.92% - 19,478 76%
83 University of IowaIowa City, IA
Public, four-years
$10,964$32,927$13,211$34,882$62,00086.00% 1,230 SAT
25 ACT		 30,015 73%
89 Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT
Private, four-years
$6,496$8,096$71,50066.67% 1,360 SAT
30 ACT		 34,464 78%
89 Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO
Public, four-years
$21,186$44,376$21,354$44,376$95,60058.00% 1,400 SAT
31 ACT		 7,403 81%
89 Elon UniversityElon, NC
Private, four-years
$44,536$20,574$58,70074.46% 1,260 SAT
28 ACT		 7,123 83%
89 Howard UniversityWashington, DC
Private, four-years
$33,344$38,050$54,50053.43% 1,170 SAT
23 ACT		 12,886 70%
89 Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX
Private, four-years
$57,220$35,778$62,60056.10% 1,260 SAT
29 ACT		 12,273 83%
89 University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY
Public, four-years
$10,782$30,572$14,388$27,338$62,10067.71% 1,280 SAT
29 ACT		 32,099 73%
89 University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA
Public, four-years
$14,170$44,947$14,366$29,468$55,30068.69% - 26,809 76%
89 University of DelawareNewark, DE
Public, four-years
$16,080$39,720$18,664$19,546$64,00073.81% 1,280 SAT
29 ACT		 24,039 79%
97 Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL
Public, four-years
$12,536$33,944$12,524$33,908$56,30043.74% 1,300 SAT
27 ACT		 31,764 80%
97 Clark UniversityWorcester, MA
Private, four-years
$55,160$48,590$54,70050.32% 1,360 SAT
32 ACT		 3,770 76%
97 New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ
Public, four-years
$19,022$35,934$25,918$36,702$70,30065.99% 1,320 SAT
30 ACT		 12,332 73%
97 University of California-MercedMerced, CA
Public, four-years
$14,167$44,944$14,187$29,289-89.46% - 9,103 67%
97 University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO
Public, four-years
$16,430$41,943$17,462$38,020$59,70080.73% 1,280 SAT
29 ACT		 39,585 74%
97 University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL
Public, four-years
$14,338$29,360$17,268$28,641$61,30078.69% 1,220 SAT
27 ACT		 33,747 61%
97 University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA
Private, four-years
$56,444$29,328$71,10052.61% - 8,815 82%
97 University of South FloridaTampa, FL
Public, four-years
$6,410$17,324$10,428$21,126$48,50043.93% 1,230 SAT
26 ACT		 49,600 74%
Average$14,220$50,677$16,207$39,656$77,85338%1,413 26,31986%

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