U.S. National Center for Education Statistics

The 10 Most Expensive Universities in the US: Tuition Costing Up to $500,000

The total annual cost of tuition and fees at four-year American colleges and universities has more than tripled over the past 60 years, from an average of $5,369 annually in 1963 to $17,709 in 2023, according to the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.