The table below lists and compares the top 100 colleges having Highest Graduate Tuition (Private) with tuition and key admission statistics. You can search schools by using input box in top right corner of table. In addition, you can sort the table a column that you want by clicking/touching the column name of the table.
*The statistics below is only based on data of four-years colleges granting bachelor's degree. Specialized schools such as law schools and medical schools were excluded from the analysis.
| School Name | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Acceptance Rate | SAT Scores | Enrollment | Students to Faculty | Graduation Rate | Earning after Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA |
$58,111 | $64,288 | 11.24% | 1,475 | 1,264 | 8 to 1 | 93% | $93,200 |
| 2 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL |
$62,241 | $63,936 | 6.48% | 1,545 | 17,834 | 5 to 1 | 96% | $103,000 |
| 3 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY |
$62,870 | $62,870 | 20.15% | 1,480 | 2,435 | 8 to 1 | 93% | $61,500 |
| 4 | Brown University Providence, RI |
$62,304 | $62,083 | 5.51% | 1,515 | 9,948 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $89,100 |
| 5 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY |
$61,966 | $61,966 | 17.19% | 1,425 | 3,054 | 9 to 1 | 90% | $81,100 |
| 6 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT |
$62,049 | $61,469 | 19.44% | 1,405 | 3,053 | 8 to 1 | 91% | $63,400 |
| 7 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA |
$61,503 | $61,396 | 12.51% | 1,475 | 46,287 | 9 to 1 | 92% | $88,800 |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
$58,720 | $61,202 | 7.52% | - | 28,890 | 6 to 1 | 95% | $89,300 |
| 9 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA |
$60,814 | $61,130 | 9.63% | 1,435 | 13,927 | 8 to 1 | 86% | $86,300 |
| 10 | Thiel College Greenville, PA |
$34,470 | 88.04% | 1,065 | 768 | 11 to 1 | 47% | $41,700 | |
| 11 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY |
$58,526 | $60,026 | 53.02% | 1,440 | 7,501 | 17 to 1 | 84% | $86,000 |
| 12 | Williams College Williamstown, MA |
$59,660 | $59,728 | 8.83% | - | 1,987 | 6 to 1 | 94% | $89,800 |
| 13 | Boston University Boston, MA |
$59,816 | $59,418 | 18.65% | 1,440 | 32,718 | 10 to 1 | 89% | $75,900 |
| 14 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH |
$60,870 | $59,283 | 6.17% | 1,500 | 6,292 | 7 to 1 | 94% | $110,200 |
| 15 | Duke University Durham, NC |
$60,244 | $59,141 | 5.89% | 1,513 | 16,172 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $114,500 |
| 16 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA |
$55,878 | $58,967 | 4.11% | - | 11,254 | 3 to 1 | 96% | $153,600 |
| 17 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ |
$56,010 | $58,790 | 4.38% | 1,515 | 7,853 | 4 to 1 | 98% | $116,300 |
| 18 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN |
$58,843 | $58,662 | 15.07% | 1,480 | 12,809 | 9 to 1 | 96% | $98,400 |
| 19 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA |
$58,680 | $58,443 | 3.92% | - | 2,240 | 3 to 1 | 93% | $106,300 |
| 20 | Occidental College Los Angeles, CA |
$58,426 | $58,426 | 38.24% | 1,415 | 1,839 | 8 to 1 | 83% | $59,400 |
| 21 | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO |
$58,866 | $58,288 | 13.00% | 1,530 | 15,449 | 7 to 1 | 93% | $87,900 |
| 22 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL |
$60,768 | $56,567 | 6.97% | 1,520 | 22,603 | 6 to 1 | 95% | $93,400 |
| 23 | Smith College Northampton, MA |
$56,114 | $55,830 | 29.91% | 1,450 | 2,504 | 7 to 1 | 91% | $51,100 |
| 24 | Tufts University Medford, MA |
$63,000 | $55,216 | 11.43% | 1,495 | 12,219 | 10 to 1 | 94% | $103,300 |
| 25 | Georgetown University Washington, DC |
$59,957 | $55,128 | 11.98% | 1,480 | 19,371 | 11 to 1 | 95% | $125,200 |
| 26 | Stanford University Stanford, CA |
$56,169 | $55,011 | 3.95% | 1,520 | 15,953 | 4 to 1 | 96% | $141,300 |
| 27 | University of Denver Denver, CO |
$54,819 | $53,943 | 63.63% | 1,295 | 13,856 | 11 to 1 | 76% | $65,400 |
| 28 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA |
$60,006 | $53,618 | 39.14% | 1,450 | 5,440 | 10 to 1 | 88% | $69,000 |
| 29 | King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA |
$40,880 | $53,293 | 95.84% | - | 2,320 | 11 to 1 | 67% | $57,500 |
| 30 | Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA |
$53,060 | $53,060 | 76.63% | - | 2,241 | 13 to 1 | 74% | $60,900 |
| 31 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY |
$63,530 | $52,924 | 4.13% | 1,520 | 30,135 | 6 to 1 | 97% | $115,600 |
| 32 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY |
$52,756 | $52,408 | 71.36% | 1,360 | 16,158 | 13 to 1 | 69% | $67,800 |
| 33 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA |
$55,587 | $52,170 | 4.01% | 1,530 | 30,391 | 5 to 1 | 97% | $139,100 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN |
$56,966 | $52,162 | 7.14% | 1,525 | 13,537 | 8 to 1 | 93% | $86,200 |
| 35 | The Catholic University of America Washington, DC |
$52,156 | $51,630 | 86.01% | - | 5,366 | 11 to 1 | 74% | $60,500 |
| 36 | Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA |
$47,180 | $51,610 | 77.64% | 1,184 | 1,959 | 12 to 1 | 68% | $48,500 |
| 37 | Rhodes College Memphis, TN |
$50,910 | $50,910 | 56.88% | 1,410 | 1,875 | 9 to 1 | 85% | $64,800 |
| 38 | University of the Pacific Stockton, CA |
$52,352 | $50,638 | 79.30% | 1,250 | 6,263 | 14 to 1 | 69% | $84,200 |
| 39 | Rice University Houston, TX |
$52,895 | $49,941 | 9.48% | 1,530 | 7,643 | 6 to 1 | 92% | $91,600 |
| 40 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH |
$54,532 | $49,398 | 30.24% | 1,470 | 11,465 | 11 to 1 | 84% | $89,300 |
| 41 | The New School New York, NY |
$52,494 | $49,136 | 66.30% | - | 9,047 | 9 to 1 | 70% | $55,200 |
| 42 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA |
$56,320 | $48,328 | 39.34% | - | 1,634 | 8 to 1 | 87% | $61,000 |
| 43 | Clark University Worcester, MA |
$50,302 | $47,730 | 48.03% | 1,311 | 3,405 | 9 to 1 | 79% | $54,700 |
| 44 | Bryant University Smithfield, RI |
$47,782 | $47,720 | 73.61% | 1,210 | 3,674 | 13 to 1 | 84% | $77,600 |
| 45 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY |
$59,378 | $47,541 | 40.55% | 1,445 | 11,741 | 10 to 1 | 86% | $74,300 |
| 46 | Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA |
$59,380 | $47,437 | 18.85% | 1,470 | 2,183 | 8 to 1 | 94% | $93,300 |
| 47 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA |
$58,924 | $47,347 | 13.54% | 1,520 | 13,519 | 5 to 1 | 93% | $103,000 |
| 48 | Presbyterian College Clinton, SC |
$41,080 | $47,000 | 70.98% | 1,115 | 1,309 | 12 to 1 | 59% | $50,800 |
| 49 | Scripps College Claremont, CA |
$58,442 | $46,774 | 29.54% | 1,450 | 958 | 9 to 1 | 82% | $61,800 |
| 50 | Yale University New Haven, CT |
$59,950 | $45,700 | 5.31% | 1,530 | 12,060 | 4 to 1 | 97% | $124,400 |
| 51 | Emory University Atlanta, GA |
$55,468 | $45,684 | 13.05% | 1,480 | 13,997 | 9 to 1 | 90% | $84,400 |
| 52 | Adelphi University Garden City, NY |
$42,475 | $44,520 | 77.46% | 1,195 | 7,584 | 12 to 1 | 71% | $63,000 |
| 53 | Trine University Angola, IN |
$34,180 | $44,428 | 78.52% | 1,135 | 3,573 | 17 to 1 | 64% | $49,600 |
| 54 | Willamette University Salem, OR |
$44,234 | $44,125 | 79.62% | - | 1,866 | 10 to 1 | 72% | $57,900 |
| 55 | SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro, VT |
- | $43,500 | - | - | 137 | 4 to 1 | - | $42,900 |
| 56 | Woodbury University Burbank, CA |
$43,418 | $43,454 | 63.04% | - | 1,132 | 10 to 1 | 59% | $52,100 |
| 57 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY |
$57,591 | $42,954 | 59.19% | 1,310 | 21,322 | 15 to 1 | 82% | $69,200 |
| 58 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
$61,710 | $42,932 | 5.87% | 1,525 | 26,552 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $131,600 |
| 59 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey, CA |
$42,804 | $42,804 | - | - | 686 | 1 to 1 | - | $71,900 |
| 60 | Bentley University Waltham, MA |
$54,910 | $42,200 | 60.94% | 1,327 | 5,177 | 11 to 1 | 88% | $95,400 |
| 61 | Methodist University Fayetteville, NC |
$36,960 | $41,428 | 78.59% | 1,170 | 1,773 | 10 to 1 | 37% | $43,700 |
| 62 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL |
$54,760 | $41,036 | 28.49% | 1,380 | 17,809 | 12 to 1 | 84% | $72,900 |
| 63 | University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN |
$33,520 | $40,560 | 77.85% | - | 5,638 | 13 to 1 | 63% | $46,100 |
| 64 | Suffolk University Boston, MA |
$41,648 | $39,813 | 88.03% | 1,180 | 6,830 | 14 to 1 | 60% | $59,900 |
| 65 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ |
$56,920 | $39,556 | 52.69% | 1,440 | 7,257 | 12 to 1 | 87% | $91,900 |
| 66 | Franklin College Franklin, IN |
$34,966 | $39,314 | 94.65% | 1,070 | 994 | 11 to 1 | 61% | $46,300 |
| 67 | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC |
$59,770 | $39,240 | 25.18% | - | 8,789 | 11 to 1 | 90% | $79,600 |
| 68 | American University Washington, DC |
$53,334 | $38,456 | 64.09% | 1,360 | 14,001 | 11 to 1 | 79% | $67,700 |
| 69 | Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY |
$57,968 | $38,399 | 59.92% | - | 2,465 | 9 to 1 | 71% | $43,700 |
| 70 | New York University New York, NY |
$56,500 | $38,206 | 12.96% | 1,510 | 52,775 | 8 to 1 | 87% | $78,600 |
| 71 | Baylor University Waco, TX |
$50,232 | $37,674 | 56.69% | 1,255 | 19,297 | 15 to 1 | 82% | $58,400 |
| 72 | Chapman University Orange, CA |
$58,634 | $37,538 | 60.37% | 1,310 | 9,761 | 12 to 1 | 80% | $56,600 |
| 73 | Pepperdine University Malibu, CA |
$59,702 | $37,420 | 52.71% | 1,350 | 9,554 | 13 to 1 | 83% | $77,600 |
| 74 | Misericordia University Dallas, PA |
$35,940 | $37,390 | 89.10% | - | 2,374 | 10 to 1 | 71% | $54,400 |
| 75 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA |
$57,136 | $37,074 | 82.63% | 1,310 | 23,589 | 11 to 1 | 78% | $78,000 |
| 76 | University of Mount Union Alliance, OH |
$33,400 | $37,050 | 79.74% | 1,080 | 2,178 | 12 to 1 | 68% | $48,600 |
| 77 | Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD |
$35,914 | $36,696 | 71.82% | 1,160 | 2,019 | 12 to 1 | 71% | $49,500 |
| 78 | Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH |
$42,100 | $36,650 | 88.53% | - | 1,928 | 12 to 1 | 42% | $45,000 |
| 79 | Clarkson University Potsdam, NY |
$54,370 | $36,472 | 74.58% | 1,280 | 4,025 | 13 to 1 | 76% | $74,200 |
| 80 | Mills College Oakland, CA |
$30,950 | $36,443 | 79.81% | 1,396 | 961 | 8 to 1 | 64% | $49,500 |
| 81 | Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA |
- | $36,380 | - | - | 1,949 | - | - | $71,400 |
| 82 | Pacific University Forest Grove, OR |
$50,070 | $36,169 | 91.04% | 1,200 | 3,808 | 10 to 1 | 71% | $51,400 |
| 83 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA |
$55,670 | $36,047 | 88.30% | 1,260 | 2,130 | 9 to 1 | 74% | $59,100 |
| 84 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX |
$60,236 | $35,802 | 53.13% | 1,425 | 12,373 | 11 to 1 | 82% | $77,900 |
| 85 | Yeshiva University New York, NY |
$47,500 | $35,150 | 62.70% | - | 5,524 | 7 to 1 | 80% | $78,800 |
| 86 | Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY |
- | $35,054 | - | - | 4,547 | - | - | $71,400 |
| 87 | Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT |
$45,230 | $34,509 | 66.12% | - | 9,313 | 14 to 1 | 73% | $61,800 |
| 88 | Howard University Washington, DC |
$28,916 | $34,326 | 35.25% | 1,185 | 10,859 | 12 to 1 | 64% | $54,500 |
| 89 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO |
$62,070 | $34,300 | 14.25% | - | 2,050 | 9 to 1 | 86% | $49,900 |
| 90 | Pace University New York, NY |
$48,830 | $34,100 | 87.62% | 1,215 | 12,835 | 14 to 1 | 59% | $66,800 |
| 91 | Emory & Henry College Emory, VA |
$35,165 | $34,033 | 87.21% | - | 1,230 | 10 to 1 | 51% | $45,000 |
| 92 | Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA |
$34,600 | $34,000 | 79.48% | 1,175 | 1,881 | 12 to 1 | 75% | $55,000 |
| 93 | University of Dallas Irving, TX |
$46,864 | $33,750 | 58.36% | 1,250 | 2,489 | 12 to 1 | 72% | $51,400 |
| 94 | Springfield College Springfield, MA |
$40,480 | $33,535 | 76.90% | 1,215 | 3,068 | 12 to 1 | 73% | $48,500 |
| 95 | Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT |
$31,335 | $33,470 | 80.66% | 1,078 | 1,014 | 11 to 1 | 52% | $47,100 |
| 96 | Utica College Utica, NY |
$24,214 | $33,414 | 89.44% | - | 4,613 | 12 to 1 | 60% | $48,600 |
| 97 | Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA |
$51,768 | $33,357 | 70.08% | - | 3,439 | 9 to 1 | 73% | $63,600 |
| 98 | Hendrix College Conway, AR |
$33,350 | $33,350 | 68.30% | 1,215 | 1,077 | 10 to 1 | 73% | $44,500 |
| 99 | Augustana College Rock Island, IL |
$46,189 | 69.13% | - | 2,389 | 11 to 1 | 79% | $56,400 | |
| 100 | Carthage College Kenosha, WI |
$33,000 | $33,000 | 75.69% | 1,090 | 2,763 | 13 to 1 | 68% | $50,100 |
