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The 10 Most Expensive Colleges

By: Matthew Schoeneck

 

  The blog has generated a lot of talk about the expense of college and if “College is still worth the price”. CNN.com recently came out with the top 10 most expensive colleges to attend. The top 10 most expensive colleges:

                                                             Tuition                Tuition

                                                            2008-2009     2007-2008                                                                     

 

  1. George Washington University:   $40,437            $39,240                        
  2. Sarah Lawrence College:             $40,350             $39,090               
  3. Kenyon Colege:                           $40,240            $38,140                 
  4. Vassar College:                           $40,210             $38,115               
  5. Bucknell University:                    $39,652              $38,134                 
  6. Carnegie Mellon University:       $39,564               $37,352               
  7. Colgate University:                     $39,545             $37,660                 
  8. Columbia University:                  $39,326              $37,223               
  9. St. John’s College:                      $39,154            $36,596                     
  10. Wesleyan University:                  $43,575             $40,975              

 

*These prices are tuition alone, room and board are not included.

     Do you think college is still worth the price?

4 Responses to “The 10 Most Expensive Colleges”

  1. Everything is getting more expensive, but I believe rich people still believe it is worth the price to go to a good school with an expensive tuition. The only question I have is do every students who graduate from a good school get a good job?

    huali22 - November 2, 2008 at 4:40 pm

  2. I feel like there is a certain line between where its worth the price of the tuition and where its just a college taking advantage of its name through sports and other venues as a way to up the price of tuition. It is acceptable when students are able to allocate every dollar of their tuitions to thing that are beneficial to their attending the university, this can become a problem when students aren’t sure where there tuition is going and if its worth the prices that they are paying.

    kush5 - November 2, 2008 at 11:05 pm

  3. With higher tuition costs, there should be higher expectations, better professors, and the most advanced technologies. If not, that deceives the purpose of the high cost of education.

    jamielkelling - November 3, 2008 at 5:05 pm

  4. These costs of tuition for college are ridiculous. Although there are people around the country with the money to pay this amount some are struggling to pay through loans and going on financial aid. The expectations of the school with an expensive tuition are very high. Only one of the eight ivy league universities are on that top 10 most expensive colleges list which is absurd.

    alexchung01 - November 3, 2008 at 9:13 pm


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