Coast to coast, college tuition is on the rise for the 2017-2018 school year. Attending college is more expensive than ever, with Americans owing more than $1 trillion dollars in student loan debt, according to Business Insider.
Over the last 20 years, the average tuition and fees at private universities jumped 157 percent, while out-of-state tuition and fees grew by 194 percent, according to U.S News and World Report.
The average cost of tuition and fees for the 2016–2017 school year was $33,480 at private colleges, $9,650 for state residents at public colleges and $24,930 for out-of-state residents attending public universities, according to the College Board.
This year, tuition is increasing by 3.6 percent on average at the top 50 schools and several colleges have increased their tuition rates as much as 4 percent, according to USA Today.
Business Insider has compiled a list of the nation's most expensive colleges based tuition, fee and room-and-board data from the Chronicle of Higher Education and the College Board. The following presentation lists the top 10 colleges from that ranking in ascending order of cost:
10. Haverford College
Haverford, Pa.
Total cost: $66,490
Tuition: $51,024
Room and board: $15,466
9. Dartmouth College
Hanover, N.H.
Total cost: $66,579
Tuition: $51,438
Room and board: $15,141
8. University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Total cost: $66,631
Tuition: $52,283
Room and board: $14,348
7. New York University
New York City
Total cost: $66,640
Tuition: $49,062
Room and board: $17,578
6. Scripps College
Claremont, Calif.
Total cost: $66,664
Tuition: $50,982
Room and board: $15,682
5. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, Calif.
Total cost: $66,685
Tuition: $50,945
Room and board: $15,740
4. Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, N.Y.
Total cost: $66,990
Tuition: $52,550
Room and board: $14,440
3. University of Chicago
Chicago
Total cost: $67,584
Tuition: $52,491
Room and board: $15,093
2. Columbia University
New York City
Total cost: $68,405
Tuition: $55,161
Room and board: $13,244
1. Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, Calif.
Total cost: $69,717
Tuition: $52,666
Room and board: $17,051
