Top 20 priciest public universities in America

By Wang Yanfang
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According to the U.S. Department of Education, the average tuition fee at four-year or above public universities in the United States is $6,397 for the 2009/2010 academic year.

The College Affordability and Transparency Lists, released by the department on June 30, rank U.S. college price tags for perspective students and their parents. One list named the most expensive public universities based on tuition.

Pennsylvania State University topped the list with a tuition of $14,416. The University of Pittsburgh and University of Vermont are right behind with $14,154 and $13,554 respectively.

These lists are part of an effort by the U.S. Department of Education to increase college cost transparency for students making decisions about higher education. Lists also include public colleges with the lowest tuition, private colleges with highest and lowest tuition, and the highest and lowest net prices of public colleges.

The net price refers to the price of attendance for full-time students after grants and scholarships are taken into account. The U.S. national average net price is $10,747.

Following are the top 20 public universities in U.S. with highest tuition.

Ranking

Institution

State

Tuition

1

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

PA

$14,416

2

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

PA

$14,154

3

University of Vermont

VT

$13,554

4

St. Mary's College of Maryland

MD

$13,234

5

New Jersey Institute of Technology

NJ

$12,856

6

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona

PA

$12,750

7

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks

PA

$12,750

8

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College

PA

$12,750

9

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

PA

$12,750

10

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

NH

$12,743

11

The College of New Jersey

NJ

$12,722

12

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

IL

$12,528

13

Pennsylvania College of Technology

PA

$12,480

14

Miami University-Oxford

OH

$12,312

15

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington

PA

$12,250

16

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver

PA

$12,250

17

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny

PA

$12,250

18

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

PA

$12,250

19

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto

PA

$12,250

20

Colorado School of Mines

CO

$12,244

Also see Top 20 cheapest public universities in America

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