Top 20 us colleges 2024 Tuition Comparison

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of Top 20 us colleges is $63,756. Columbia University in the City of New York has the most expensive tuition & fees of $69,045 and Rice University has the lowest tuition & fees of $58,128 among Top 20 us colleges.

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

Tuition & Fees is $63,756.
Cost per credit hour is $2,829.
Boos & supplies cost is $1,268.
Living cost is $18,911 (on-campus), $18,126 (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	-
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA	$60,774		$2,496		$2,496	$1,250	$18,972	$18,972
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 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	-	$63,756	-	$2,829	$1,268	$18,911	$18,126

*The tuition data is updated with the academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Last updated: March 1, 2024)

**Information is not available for schools that are not appeared in the table. The schools have not report the information to the IPEDS or not applicable.)