New College Costs Lists Give Families the Tools to Prepare for College
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New information released today by the Department of Education will provide families for the first time with details about the cost of colleges and universities across the country. These lists, available at collegecost.ed.gov, were required in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Opportunity Act in 2008, legislation written and championed by U.S. Rep. George Miller. This is the first time the government has collected and provided to the public information on college costs.
The lists show, by type of institution including public, private and for-profit 4 year institutions, the most expensive colleges and universities, the least expensive and the college and universities that have the highest and lowest net tuition. Under the law, the college and universities with the largest increases also will need to report the reasons for the increases to the Secretary of Education.
“In 2008, the Democratic Congress took decisive action to ensure that parents and students would have access to the information they need about the cost of college,” said Miller. “The issue of college affordability and the increasing cost of college has been an ongoing bipartisan concern on the Education and the Workforce Committee. Members on both sides of the aisle have expressed concerns and we’ve taken steps to try to deal with the issues of affordability.
“With this website, for the first time ever, families will have detailed information that will allow them to make smart, informed decisions about college. I’m proud that we were able to deliver on our promise to families as I know this information will be very helpful. In this economy, having access to this type of information can make a big difference.”
To see the college cost lists, visit http://collegecost.ed.gov.
- The top ten private not-for-profit, 4-year institutions with the highest tuition are Bates College, Connecticut College, Middlebury College, Union College, Colby College, Sarah Lawrence College, Vassar College, George Washington University, Columbia University in the City of New York and Kenyon College.
- The top ten public, 4-year institutions with the highest tuition are Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, University of Vermont, St. Mary's College of Maryland, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg and University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
- The top ten for-profit 4-year institutions with the highest tuition are Sanford-Brown College, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Collins College, Platt College-Los Angeles, Platt College-Ontario, The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire, Neumont University, AI Miami International University of Art and Design, The Art Institute of Michigan and The Art Institute of Charleston.
- The top ten private not-for-profit, 4-year institutions with highest net prices are Art Center College of Design, The New School, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Boston Conservatory, California Institute of the Arts, Manhattan School of Music, Rhode Island School of Design, Pratt Institute-Main, Santa Clara University and Northwestern Health Sciences University.
- The top ten public, 4-year institutions with highest net prices are The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, University of Guam, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Rowan University, Miami University-Oxford, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus and University of Colorado at Boulder.
- The top ten for-profit 4-year institutions with highest net prices are Brooks Institute, Sanford-Brown College, The Art Institute of Charleston, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Collins College, West Coast University, The Art Institute of Washington, Platt College-Ontario, Neumont University and Platt College-Los Angeles.
- The top ten private not-for-profit, 4-year institutions with lowest tuition are Webb Institute, Berea College, inte Gleska University, Magnolia Bible College, Turtle Mountain Community College, The Curtis Institute of Music, Colegio Pentecostal Mizpa, Huntsville Bible College, Universidad Teologica del Caribe and Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary.
- The top ten public, 4-year or above with lowest tuition are Haskell Indian Nations University, Dine College, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus, Brazosport College, University of Puerto Rico in Ponce, University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla, University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, Palm Beach State College and University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon.
- The top ten for-profit institutions, 4-year institutions with lowest tuition are EDP College of Puerto Rico Inc, University of Phoenix-Puerto Rico Campus, American Public University System, National American University-Ellsworth AFB Extension, National College of Business and Technology-Arecibo, National College of Business and Technology-Bayamon, National College of Business and Technology-Rio Grande, Columbia Centro Universitario, Columbia Centro Universitario and National College-Lexington.
- The top ten private not-for-profit, 4-year institutions with lowest net prices are Universidad Teologica del Caribe, Talmudical Academy-New Jersey, Colegio Pentecostal Mizpa, Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, John Dewey College-University Division, Turtle Mountain Community College, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce, Southeastern Baptist College, Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America and Our Lady of Holy Cross College.
- The top ten public, 4-year institutions with lowest net prices are Sitting Bull College, Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico, South Texas College, University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla, The University of Texas-Pan American, Indian River State College, University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon, California State University-Dominguez Hills, California State University-Los Angeles and Elizabeth City State University.
- The top ten for-profit, 4-year institutions with lowest net prices are National American University-Ellsworth AFB Extension, National College of Business and Technology-Arecibo, National College of Business and Technology-Bayamon, National College of Business and Technology-Rio Grande, Columbia Centro Universitario, Columbia Centro Universitario, Everest College-Springfield Campus, National American University-Colorado Springs, Everest University-Jacksonville and EDP College of Puerto Rico Inc.
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