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Most vs least expensive private colleges in the US

posted on: October 06, 2022

Private colleges are known to be expensive as they are independent educational institutes aloof from any government funding. The average difference between the most expensive and the least expensive private colleges in the US is around US$53,000. Over the last two decades, the tuition fees of private colleges have increased by 150%. The majority of the highly expensive private colleges are located on the east coast of the United States of America with an average tuition fee of around US$65,000. On the other hand, the average tuition fee of the least expensive private colleges on an average is around US$11,700. Most of them are national universities or national liberal art colleges and are geographically spread throughout the country. Out of the most expensive private colleges category, some of them like Brown university and USC are extremely popular but their fees can be eye-popping for many whereas in the category of the least expensive colleges, Brigham Young University—Provo, which ranks No. 90 in the National Universities category is the best value university that you can get. Here is a list of the most expensive and the least expensive private colleges in the US

Most Expensive 

  • Tufts University
  • Brown University
  • Colorado College
  • Vassar College
  • University of Southern California
  • Boston College
  • Amherst College
  • Colgate University 

Least Expensive 

  • Boricua College
  • Brigham Young University 
  • Stillman College
  • Tougaloo College
  • Voorhees College 
  • National University 
  • Allen University 

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