The Top Five(5): Most Expensive Colleges in America

1: Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y.

Pricey New York-area location & low, 9:1 student/faculty ratio make this 1,300-undergraduateliberal-arts college the nation's most expensive school.

Tuition: $45,212
Total cost: $58,334

2: University of Chicago

Brainiac Central on Lake Michigan comes with a stiff price, but places its graduates in the best professional schools in the country. The 65% of students who receive some assistance averaged $27,460 in aid.

Tuition: $42,041
Total cost: $57,590

3: The New School in New York, NY

This eclectic collection of colleges in downtown Manhattan — graduates include Donna Karan, Dr. Ruth Westheimer & Walter Matthau — vaults to the Top 10 thanks mainly to $4,000 in expenses for books, supplies & other costs like travel & meals. Average financial aid of $11,355 is low because of high number of foreign students who pay full freight.

Tuition: $37,610
Total cost: $57,199

4: Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis Costs have increased steadily at this Midwestern liberal-arts university in recent years. Half of 7,100 undergraduates receive some kind of aid; average amount is $23,963.

Tuition: $41,992
Total cost: $56,930

5: Columbia University in New York, NY

Manhattan campus insures this Ivy League research institution is always on the Top Ten list, despite a $7 billion endowment to help pay the bills. More than half of students get aid; average amount is $36,041.

Tuition: $45,290
Total cost: $56,681

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