| Rank | College | Total Cost | |
| 1 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | $53,166 | |
| 2 |
| George Washington University | $50,312 | |
| 3 |
| New York University | $50,182 | |
| 4 |
| Georgetown University | $49,689 | |
| 5 |
| Connecticut College | $49,385 | |
| 6 |
| Bates College | $49,350 | |
| 7 |
| Johns Hopkins University | $49,278 | |
| 8 |
| Skidmore College | $49,266 | |
| 9 |
| Scripps College | $49,236 | |
| 10 |
| Middlebury College | $49,210 | |
| 11 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | $49,200 | |
| 12 |
| Boston College | $49,020 | |
| 13 |
| Wesleyan University | $49,000 | |
| 14 |
| Colgate University | $48,900 | |
| 15 |
| Claremont McKenna College | $48,755 | |
| 16 |
| Vassar College | $48,675 | |
| 17 |
| Haverford College | $48,625 | |
| 18 |
| University of Chicago | $48,588 | |
| 19 |
| Union College | $48,552 | |
| 20 |
| Colby College | $48,520 | |
| 21 |
| Mount Holyoke College | $48,500 | |
| 22 |
| Tufts University | $48,470 | |
| 23 |
| Simon's Rock College of Bard | $48,460 | |
| 24 |
| Franklin & Marshall College | $48,450 | |
| 25 |
| Bard College | $48,438 | |