New York's 10 Most Expensive Private Colleges

Tuition and fees at private colleges in the Empire State exceed the national average by thousands.

School name	City	Tuition and fees (2013-2014)	U.S. News rank and category
Columbia University	New York	$49,138	4, National Universities
Vassar College	Poughkeepsie	$47,890	13, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Union College	Schenectady	$46,785	41, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Colgate University	Hamilton	$46,380	20, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Bard College	Annandale-on-Hudson	$46,370	38, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy	$46,269	41, National Universities
Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Geneva	$46,165	61, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Hamilton College	Clinton	$46,080	14, National Liberal Arts Colleges
St. Lawrence University	Canton	$46,040	56, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs	$45,724	45, National Liberal Arts Colleges

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