America's 20 most expensive colleges

In many of America's top colleges, the total cost for the academic year tops $60,000 and is getting more expensive every year.

We've compiled a list of the colleges that are charging the most for the 2015-16 academic year — breaking down how much students pay in tuition and required fees, as well as room and board. These numbers are solely what students would pay directly to the school, so they're still going to have to cover books, travel, a healthcare plan, and possibly beer.

Colleges present their fees in different ways; some offer one total price, some pair tuition and fees together, and some list every charge individually. For schools that didn't offer a flat total on their website, we added up the fees that a typical first year student would incur.

Here's what the most expensive colleges in America are charging their students:


#20 — Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Total Cost: $63,750

Tuition and Fees: $49,210

Room and Board: $14,540

2014 BI Rank: 12

#19 — Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts

Total Cost: $63,772

2014 BI Rank: 25


#18 — Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas

Total Cost: $63,840

Tuition and Fees: $48,190

Room and Board: $15,650

2014 BI Rank: 39

#17 — Pitzer College
Claremont, California

Total Cost: $63,880

Tuition and Fees: $48,670

Room and Board: $15,210

2014 BI Rank: 15

#16 — Trinity College
Hartford, Connecticut

Total Cost: $63,970

Tuition and Fees: $50,826

Room and Board: $13,144

2014 BI Rank: 11

#15 — Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Total Cost: $63,983

Tuition and Fees: $49,047

Room and Board: $14,936

2014 BI Rank: 18

#14 — Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

Total Cost: $64,134

Tuition and Fees: $49,506

Room and Board: $14,628

2014 BI Rank: 7

#13 — Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Total Cost: $64,188

Tuition and Fees: $49,498

Room and Board: $14,690

2014 BI Rank: 49

#12 — Haverford College
Haverford, Pennsylvania

Total Cost: $64,216

Tuition and Fees: $49,328

Room and Board: $14,888

2014 BI Rank: 14

#11 — Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, New York

Total Cost: $64,254

Tuition and Fees: $50,136

Room and Board: $14,118

2014 BI Rank: 2

#10 — Scripps College
Claremont, California

Total Cost: $64,260

Tuition and Fees: $49,152

Room and Board: $15,108

2014 BI Rank: 10

#9 — Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio

Total Cost: $64,266

Tuition and Fees: $50,636

Room and Board: $13,630

2014 BI Rank: 13

#8 — Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, California

Total Cost: $64,325

Tuition and Fees: $49,045

Room and Board: $15,280

2014 BI Rank: 8

#7 — University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Total Cost: $64,482

Tuition and Fees: $50,627

Room and Board: $13,855

2014 BI Rank: 9

#6 — Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Total Cost: $64,519

Tuition and Fees: $50,859

Room and Board: $13,660

2014 BI Rank: 21

#5 — University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Total Cost: $64,965

Tuition and Fees: $50,193

Room and Board: $14,772

2014 BI Rank: 3

#4 — Sarah Lawrence College
Yonkers, New York

Total Cost: $65,630

Tuition and Fees: $51,034

Room and Board: $14,596

2014 BI Rank: 6

#3 — New York University
New York City, New York

Total Cost: $65,860

Tuition and Fees: $48,280

Room and Board: $17,580

2014 BI Rank: 4

#2 — Columbia University
New York City, New York

Total Cost: $66,383

Tuition and Fees: $53,523

Room and Board: $12,860

2014 BI Rank: 5

#1 — Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, California

Total Cost: $67,255

Tuition and Fees: $50,749

Room and Board: $16,506

2014 BI Rank: 1


Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/most-expensive-colleges-in-america-2015-8