Below is a college cost ranking of the 130 private colleges in New York with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in New York? Columbia University in the City of New York tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $69,045. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.
School | Tuition In State | |
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY |
$69,045 |
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Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY |
$67,805 |
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Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY |
$67,024 |
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Union CollegeSchenectady, NY |
$66,456 |
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Barnard CollegeNew York, NY |
$66,246 |
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Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY |
$66,014 |
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Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY |
$65,740 |
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Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNew York, NY |
$65,545 |
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Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY |
$65,030 |
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University of RochesterRochester, NY |
$64,348 |
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St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY |
$63,870 |
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Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY |
$63,678 |
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Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY |
$63,612 |
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Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY |
$63,268 |
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Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY |
$63,061 |
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Fordham UniversityBronx, NY |
$61,992 |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY |
$61,884 |
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Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY |
$61,060 |