Last week, the Department of Education (DOE) released its list of the most expensive college tuitions in the country, but as Business Insider reported, the list was less than accurate for incoming freshman.
Business Insider said the DOE's list was based on tuitions that were two years old and did not include room and board and the other fees and charges tacked on by institutions.
The online publication released its own list of the 20 most expensive colleges in America with updated information and the total cost of an education for one year. The total cost in this list does not include expenses such as books, food and other various cost-of-living charges.
New York and California both had five schools appear on the list. Four of New York's schools occupied the five most expensive. Claremont was the city with the most schools on the list at three, while Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City each had two schools on the list.
All but two colleges were located in a major city or within an hour's drive. Only Dartmouth and Bard were located in towns more than an hour away from the state's major city/capital.
New York University was the most expensive school on the list, with a total cost just shy of $62,000. However, it is not even in the top 50 in terms of the DOE's ranking. It is ranked at 61.
20: Northwestern University (Chicago, Ill.)
Total Cost: $59,389
Tuition and Fees: $45,527
Room and Board: $13,862
Department of Education Rank: 54
19: Pitzer College (Claremont, Ca.)
Total Cost: $59,416
Tuition and Fees: $45,018
Room and Board: $14,398
Department of Education Rank: 41
18: Haverford College (Haverford, Pa.)
Total Cost: $59,446
Tuition and Fees: $45,636
Room and Board: $13,810
Department of Education Rank: 48
17: Oberlin College (Oberlin, Oh.)
Total Cost: $59,474
Tuition and Fees: $46,870
Room and Board: $12,604
Department of Education Rank: 17
16: Scripps College (Claremont, Ca.)
Total Cost: $59,570
Tuition and Fees: $45,564
Room and Board: $14,006
Department of Education Rank: 56
15: Occidental College (Los Angeles, Ca.)
Total Cost: $59,592
Tuition and Fees: $46,652
Room and Board: $12,940
Department of Education Rank: 28
14: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Ca.)
Total Cost: $59,615
Tuition and Fees: $46,713
Room and Board: $12,902
Department of Education Rank: 30
13: Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Total Cost: $59,632
Tuition and Fees: $47,642
Room and Board: $11,990
Department of Education Rank: 6
12: Fordham College (New York City)
Total Cost: $59,802
Tuition and Fees: $43,902
Room and Board: $15,900*
Department of Education Rank: N/A
*The average room and board for Fordham's 2 NYC campuses
11: Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Md.)
Total Cost: $59,802
Tuition and Fees: $45,970
Room and Board: $13,832
Department of Education Rank: 45
10: Trinity College (Hartford, Ct.)
Total Cost: $59,860
Tuition and Fees: $47,560
Room and Board: $12,300
Department of Education Rank: 5
9: Bard College at Simon's Rock (Great Barrington, Ma.)
Total Cost: $60,003
Tuition and Fees: $47,313
Room and Board: $12,690
Department of Education Rank: 10
8: University of Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
Total Cost: $60,039
Tuition and Fees: $46,386
Room and Board: $13,653
Department of Education Rank: 11
7: Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
Total Cost: $60,201
Tuition and Fees: $46,752
Room and Board: $13,449
Department of Education Rank: 21
6: Wesleyan University (Middletown, Ct.)
Total Cost: $60,214
Tuition and Fees: $47,274
Room and Board: $12,940
Department of Education Rank: 8
5: Sarah Lawrence College (Yonkers, NY)
Total Cost: $60,656
Tuition and Fees: $48,696
Room and Board: $11,960
Department of Education Rank: 2
4: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
Total Cost: $60,779
Tuition and Fees: $47,819
Room and Board: $12,960
Department of Education Rank: 36
3: Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY)
Total Cost: $61,446
Tuition and Fees: $47,944
Room and Board: $13,502
Department of Education Rank: 16
2: Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, Ca.)
Total Cost: $61,760
Tuition and Fees: $46,609
Room and Board: $15,151
Department of Education Rank: 43
1: New York University (New York City)
Total Cost: $61,977
Tuition and Fees: $44,845
Room and Board: $16,622
Department of Education Rank: 64
