For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of Top 20 US Colleges is $14,850 for in-state and $63,148 for out-of-state.

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 & FeesCost Per Credit HourBooks & SuppliesLiving Costs
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State On CampusOff Campus
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI$68,230 $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 $1,392 $16,800 $17,058
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$66,014 $1,755 $1,354 $18,554 $18,554
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH$65,739 $8,521 $1,005 $19,009 -
Duke UniversityDurham, NC$65,805 $1,982 $1,602 $17,458 -
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$59,076 $1,698 $1,000 $20,374 -
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$63,340 $2,111 $1,345 $19,910 $14,498
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$65,997 $7,689 $1,686 $20,334 $20,334
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$59,710 $1,925 $1,050 $19,380 -
Rice UniversityHouston, TX$58,128 $2,384 $1,400 $15,900 $15,900
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$62,484 $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 $1,800 $19,221 -
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN$62,693 $2,590 $1,250 $17,378 $17,378
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$66,104 $2,084 $1,358 $18,496 $18,360
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$63,946 $2,566 $1,194 $21,054 -
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO$62,982 $2,574 $1,264 $20,778 $20,778
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$64,700 - $1,000 $19,180 -
Average$14,850$63,148-$2,850$1,290$19,081$17,991
*The tuition data is updated with the academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Last updated: March 1, 2024)