Top 20 US Colleges 2021 Tuition Comparison

For academic year 2020-2021, the average tuition & fees for Top 20 US Colleges is $13,249 for in-state and $55,960 for out-of-state.

2021 Tuition, fees, and Living Costs Comparison Top 20 US Colleges

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2021 Tuition and College Costs 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	$60,584		$1,851		$1,851	$1,642	$15,908	-
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA	$56,862		-		-	$1,428	$17,337	$16,578
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY	$60,532		$1,896		$1,896	$1,318	$12,394	$18,360
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY	$59,282		$1,575		$1,575	$990	$15,756	$15,396
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH	$59,458		$7,706		$7,706	$1,005	$17,022	-
Duke UniversityDurham, NC	$57,633		$1,746		$1,746	$1,434	$16,026	-
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA	$53,968		$1,552		$1,552	$900	$18,389	-
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD	$54,160		$1,900		$1,900	$1,260	$11,095	$12,820
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA	$53,450		$860		$860	$830	$16,000	$8,000
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL	$58,701		$6,901		$6,901	$1,662	$17,616	$17,616
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ	$48,502		$1,684		$1,684	$1,050	$15,342	-
Rice UniversityHouston, TX	$51,107		$2,096		$2,096	$1,250	$14,500	$14,500
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA	$56,169		$1,234		$1,234	$1,290	$17,255	-
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA	$13,249	$43,003	-	-	$1,314	$17,599	$15,241
University of ChicagoChicago, IL	$59,298		$1,921		$1,921	$1,800	$17,004	-
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN	$57,699		$2,383		$2,383	$1,250	$15,984	$15,984
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA	$60,042		$1,892		$1,892	$1,358	$16,784	$14,502
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN	$54,158		$2,199		$2,199	$1,194	$17,670	-
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO	$56,893		$2,346		$2,346	$1,144	$17,402	$17,402
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT	$57,700		-		-	$1,000	$17,200	-
Average	$13,249	$55,960	-	$2,455	$1,256	$16,214	$15,127

*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2020-2021 data from National Center For Education Statistics (March 2, 2021),U.S. Department of Education.

**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.)