Ranked

880 the most expensive universities in the US

Ranked on total cost of attendance — tuition, fees, housing and living costs as the institution reports them.

#UniversityIn-stateCost of attendance BorrowPaying downSATAcceptance
321 Bethany College Bethany, West Virginia $36,765 $50,758 75% 53% — 59%
322 Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, Hawaii $34,392 $50,674 23% 63% 1111 86%
323 Georgian Court University Lakewood, New Jersey $37,260 $50,671 49% 58% — 79%
324 Loras College Dubuque, Iowa $39,824 $50,537 58% 83% — 100%
325 Friends University Wichita, Kansas $34,192 $50,482 58% 52% 1080 55%
326 Tabor College Hillsboro, Kansas $36,200 $50,350 59% 60% — 65%
327 Felician University Lodi, New Jersey $39,300 $50,316 55% 53% — —
328 Anderson University Anderson, South Carolina $34,970 $50,192 42% 58% 1202 55%
329 Quincy University Quincy, Illinois $37,140 $50,091 54% 60% 1098 51%
330 Oral Roberts University Tulsa, Oklahoma $35,470 $50,004 42% 63% 1196 99%
331 LaGrange College Lagrange, Georgia $35,400 $49,681 68% 58% — 62%
332 Pacific Union College Angwin, California $37,173 $49,404 58% 60% — 47%
333 University of Mount Union Alliance, Ohio $36,600 $49,276 76% 72% 1088 78%
334 Rockford University Rockford, Illinois $37,780 $49,169 57% 58% 956 93%
335 William Woods University Fulton, Missouri $30,340 $49,094 49% 68% — 71%
336 King University Bristol, Tennessee $36,194 $49,004 55% 60% — 100%
337 Illinois College Jacksonville, Illinois $38,676 $48,955 83% 77% 1064 78%
338 Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, Wisconsin $36,110 $48,785 68% 73% 1239 78%
339 Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma $35,570 $48,695 23% 70% 1024 49%
340 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas $37,090 $48,681 49% 47% — 98%
341 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, Rhode Island $37,275 $48,543 71% 52% — 67%
342 Prescott College Prescott, Arizona $35,685 $48,532 52% 53% — 95%
343 Goshen College Goshen, Indiana $38,890 $48,449 47% 82% 950 84%
344 Young Harris College Young Harris, Georgia $32,305 $48,301 33% 59% — 63%
345 West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, West Virginia $34,090 $48,190 65% 64% 1052 93%
346 Christian Brothers University Memphis, Tennessee $38,420 $48,038 29% 54% 1098 87%
347 Tiffin University Tiffin, Ohio $34,790 $48,004 50% 23% 986 80%
348 Full Sail University Winter Park, Florida $26,906 $47,530 63% 24% — —
349 Hesston College Hesston, Kansas $32,936 $47,450 66% 69% — —
350 Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, Kansas $34,630 $47,437 71% 58% — 72%
351 Lewis University Romeoville, Illinois $39,200 $47,313 42% 66% 1096 71%
352 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma $35,648 $47,247 45% 72% 1177 77%
353 Thomas College Waterville, Maine $31,824 $47,198 33% 65% — 96%
354 Montreat College Montreat, North Carolina $36,450 $47,133 68% 52% — 69%
355 La Roche University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $34,052 $47,111 19% 63% 1055 76%
356 Benedictine University Lisle, Illinois $35,940 $46,713 46% 57% — 95%
357 Stephens College Columbia, Missouri $28,300 $46,643 62% 60% — 77%
358 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, Oklahoma $31,190 $46,465 60% 61% — —
359 Newberry College Newberry, South Carolina $31,100 $46,442 73% 56% — 90%
360 Rocky Mountain College Billings, Montana $35,582 $46,093 55% 65% 1083 70%

Questions

Most expensive in the US: which university leads?
Bethany College — $50,758 total cost of attendance.
Where does this data come from?
The US Department of Education College Scorecard, which publishes what institutions charge, what students borrow and repay, and the test scores of admitted students. Nothing here is estimated — universities without a published figure are left out of the ranking.
Is the cheapest university the best value?
Not necessarily. Price is one half of value; the other is what graduates earn and whether they clear the debt. Each university page links to its earnings and repayment record.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Universities without a published figure for the ranked measure are not listed.