據Business Insider 報道，美國大學學費日益高昂，目前全美國有50所大學每年學費超過6萬美元。據彭博社統計的數據顯示，自1978年以來，大學學雜費(包括學費、住宿費和其他費用)增長了1225%，而吃、穿方面的花費漲幅僅為257%和370%。
#20 西北大學 Northwestern University
Total Cost: $59,389
Tuition and Fees: $45,527
Room and Board: $13,862
Department of Education Rank: 54
#19 匹茲學院 Pitzer College
Total Cost: $59,416
Tuition and Fees: $45,018
Room and Board: $14,398
Department of Education Rank: 41
#18 哈弗福德學院 Haverford College
Total Cost: $59,446
Tuition and Fees: $45,636
Room and Board: $13,810
Department of Education Rank: 48
#17 歐柏林學院 Oberlin College
Total Cost: $59,474
Tuition and Fees: $46,870
Room and Board: $12,604
Department of Education Rank: 17
#16 斯克利普斯學院 Scripps College
Total Cost: $59,570
Tuition and Fees: $45,564
Room and Board: $14,006
Department of Education Rank: 56
#15 西方文理大學 Occidental College
Total Cost: $59,592
Tuition and Fees: $46,652
Room and Board: $12,940
Department of Education Rank: 28
#14 南加州大學University of Southern California
Total Cost: $59,615
Tuition and Fees: $46,713
Room and Board: $12,902
Department of Education Rank: 30
#13 卡內基梅隆大學 Carnegie Mellon University
Total Cost: $59,632
Tuition and Fees: $47,642
Room and Board: $11,990
Department of Education Rank: 6
#12 福特漢姆大學 Fordham College
Total Cost: $59,802
Tuition and Fees: $43,902
Room and Board: $15,900*
Department of Education Rank: N/A
*The average room and board for Fordham's 2 NYC campuses
#11 約翰霍普斯金大學 Johns Hopkins University
Total Cost: $59,802
Tuition and Fees: $45,970
Room and Board: $13,832
Department of Education Rank: 45
#10 三一學院 Trinity College
Total Cost: $59,860
Tuition and Fees: $47,560
Room and Board: $12,300
Department of Education Rank: 5
#9 西蒙洛克學院 Bard College at Simon's Rock
Total Cost: $60,003
Tuition and Fees: $47,313
Room and Board: $12,690
Department of Education Rank: 10
#8 芝加哥大學 University of Chicago
Total Cost: $60,039
Tuition and Fees: $46,386
Room and Board: $13,653
Department of Education Rank: 11
#7 達特茅斯學院 Dartmouth College
Total Cost: $60,201
Tuition and Fees: $46,752
Room and Board: $13,449
Department of Education Rank: 21
#6 衛斯理大學 Wesleyan University
Total Cost: $60,214
Tuition and Fees: $47,274
Room and Board: $12,940
Department of Education Rank: 8
#5 莎拉勞倫斯學院 Sarah Lawrence College
Total Cost: $60,656
Tuition and Fees: $48,696
Room and Board: $11,960
Department of Education Rank: 2
#4 倫斯勒理工大學 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Total Cost: $60,779
Tuition and Fees: $47,819
Room and Board: $12,960
Department of Education Rank: 36
#3 巴德學院 Bard College
Total Cost: $61,446
Tuition and Fees: $47,944
Room and Board: $13,502
Department of Education Rank: 16
#2 哈維穆德學院 Harvey Mudd College
Total Cost: $61,760
Tuition and Fees: $46,609
Room and Board: $15,151
Department of Education Rank: 43
#1 紐約大學 New York University
Total Cost: $61,977
Tuition and Fees: $44,845
Room and Board: $16,622
Department of Education Rank: 64