The 40 Most Expensive Colleges in the U.S.

This past year the price of college tuition rose faster that inflation, according to the College Board, and the cost of attending college is now higher than ever. Scroll down to see which American colleges are the most expensive to attend.

1. Columbia University

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New York City

Tuition: $54,504

2. Vassar College

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Poughkeepsie, New York

Tuition: $54,410

3. Harvey Mudd College

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Claremont, California

Tuition: $54,347

4. Franklin & Marshall College

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Tuition: $54,280

5. Reed College

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Portland, Oregon

Tuition: $53,900

6. Duke University

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Durham, North Carolina

Tuition: $53,744

7. Bucknell University

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Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Tuition: $53,692

8. Colgate University

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Hamilton, New York

Tuition: $53,650

9. Amherst College

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Amherst, Massachusetts

Tuition: $53,480

10. University of Southern California

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Los Angeles, California

Tuition: $53,448

11. University of Chicago

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Tuition: $53,292

12. Williams College

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Williamstown, Massachusetts

Tuition: $53,240

13. Bennington College

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Bennington, Vermont

Tuition: $53,160

14. Tufts University

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Medford, Massachusetts

Tuition: $53,152

15. Tulane University

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Tuition: $52,960

16. Cornell University

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Ithaca, New York

Tuition: $52,853

17. Oberlin College

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Oberlin, Ohio

Tuition: $52,762

18. Scripps College

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Tuition: $52,748

19. Carnegie Mellon University

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Tuition: $52,732

20. Sarah Lawrence College

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Bronxville, New York

Tuition: $52,600

21. Claremont McKenna

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Claremont, California

Tuition: $52,580

22. Boston College

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Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Tuition: $52,500

23. Southern Methodist University

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Dallas, Texas

Tuition: $52,498

24. Hobart at William Smith Colleges

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Geneva, New York

Tuition: $52,345

25. Trinity College

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Hartford, Connecticut

Tuition: $52,280

26. Haverford College

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Haverford, Pennsylvania

Tuition: $52,278

27. Occidental College

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Los Angeles, California

Tuition: $52,260

28. Hamilton College

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Clinton, New York

Tuition: $52,250

29. Northwestern University

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Evanston, Illinois

Tuition: $52,239

30. Brown University

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Providence, Rhode Island

Tuition: $52,231

31. Bard College

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Annandale-On-Hudson, New York

Tuition: $52,226

32. Wesleyan University

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Middletown, Connecticut

Tuition: $52,174

33. Johns Hopkins University

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Baltimore, Maryland

Tuition: $52,120

34. Bard College at Simon's Rock

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Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Tuition: $52,118

35. Pitzer College

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Claremont, California

Tuition: $51,964

36. Georgetown University

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Washington, District of Columbia

Tuition: $51,720

37. Dartmouth College

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Hanover, New Hampshire

Tuition: $51,468

38. Brandeis University

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Waltham, Massachusetts

Tuition: $51,460

39. Yale College

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New Haven, Connecticut

Tuition: $51,400

40. University of Rochester

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Rochester, New York

Tuition: $51,090

*This story originally appeared on Townandcountrymag.com

*Minor edits have been made by the Townandcountry.ph editors