| Top Ten Most Expensive Colleges
1. George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
Tuition 2008-2009: $40,437
Increase from previous year: 3.1%
| Admission
Success rate
|
37% |
|---|---|
| SAT
75 %ile scores
|
1390 |
| Enrollment
Total (all students)
|
24,099 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty
|
19 : 1 |
2. Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York
Tuition 2008-2009: $40,350
Increase from previous year: 5.9%
| Admission
Success rate
|
46% |
|---|---|
| Enrollment
Total (all students)
|
1,662 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty
|
14 : 1 |
3. Kenyon College
Gambier, Ohio
Tuition 2008-2009: $40,240
Increase from previous year: 5.5%
| Admission
Success rate
|
33% |
|---|---|
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores
|
32 / 1420 |
| Enrollment
Total (all students)
|
1,661 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty
|
11 : 1 |
4. Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York
Tuition 2008-2009: $40,210
Increase from previous year: 5.5%
| Admission
Success rate
|
30% |
|---|---|
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores
|
32 / 1450 |
| Enrollment
Total (all students)
|
2,378 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty
|
8 : 1 |
5. Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Tuition 2008-2009: $39,652
Increase from previous year: 4%
| Admission
Success rate
|
33% |
|---|---|
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores
|
30 / 1390 |
| Enrollment
Total (all students)
|
3,743 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty
|
11 : 1 |
6. Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tuition 2008-2009: $39,564
Increase from previous year: 5.9%
| Admission
Success rate
|
34% |
|---|---|
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores
|
32 / 1490 |
| Enrollment
Total (all students)
|
10,017 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty
|
11 : 1 |
7. Colgate University
Hamilton, New York
Tuition 2008-2009: $39,545
Increase from previous year: 5%
| Admission
Success rate
|
28% |
|---|---|
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores
|
32 / 1440 |
| Enrollment
Total (all students)
|
2,779 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty
|
11 : 1 |
8. Columbia University
New York, New York
Tuition 2008-2009: $39,326
Increase from previous year: 5.6%
| Admission
Success rate
|
12% |
|---|---|
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores
|
33 / 1540 |
| Enrollment
Total (all students)
|
21,983 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty
|
15 : 1 |
9. St. John’s College
Annapolis, Maryland
Tuition 2008-2009: $39,154
Increase from previous year: 7%
| Admission
Success rate
|
81% |
|---|---|
| Enrollment
Total (all students)
|
566 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty
|
9 : 1 |
10. Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
Tuition 2008-2009: $38,934
Increase from previous year: 4.9%
| Admission
Success rate
|
28% |
|---|---|
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores
|
32 / 1490 |
| Enrollment
Total (all students)
|
3,205 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty
|
9 : 1 |
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