The Total Cost of Attendance (COA) for Sarah Lawrence passed the magic $50,000 per year mark for this current 2008-2009. SL now has the dubious distinction of being the most expensive college in the US. Here are some of the others:
Highest Total Cost 2008-2009
| College | Total Cost |
| 1. Sarah Lawrence College | $53,166 |
| 2. George Washington University | $50,312 |
| 3. New York University | $50,182 |
| 4. Georgetown University | $49,689 |
| 5. Connecticut College | $49,385 |
| 6. Bates College | $49,350 |
| 7. Johns Hopkins University | $49,278 |
| 8. Skidmore College | $49,266 |
| 9. Scripps College | $49,236 |
| 10. Middlebury College | $49,210 |
| 11. Carnegie Mellon University | $49,200 |
| 12. Boston College | $49,020 |
| 13. Wesleyan University | $49,000 |
| 14. Colgate University | $48,900 |
| 15. Claremont McKenna College | $48,755 |
| 16. Vassar College | $48,675 |
| 17. Haverford College | $48,625 |
| 18. University of Chicago | $48,588 |
| 19. Union College (NY) | $48,552 |
| 20. Colby College | $48,520 |
| 21. Mount Holyoke College | $48,500 |
| 22. Tufts University | $48,470 |
| 23. Bard College at Simon's Rock | $48,460 |
| 24. Franklin & Marshall College | $48,450 |
| 25. Bard College | $48,438 |
The SCARY fact is these will likely rise for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year. Historically costs rise on the average of 6%. That would put everyone of these schools over $50,000 per year! But in these tough economic times, it will be interesting to see what the rate will be.
I will also be interesting to see if the colleges loudly announce they have frozen tuition while quietly increasing other "fees" that are not usually noticed.
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