<p>The cost of an elite private college education is expensive…very expensive. USC is one of many private colleges that now have a cost of attendance of over $60,000 per year. That includes tuition, room, board, books, fees, transportation and miscellaneous costs. According to CBS Money Watch the cost of a private college education since 1982 has increased 167%. The cost of a public college education has increased a whopping 257%.</p>
<p>I checked various sites to compile a list of representative colleges that all have a cost of attendance over $60,000: (Partial list) Undergraduate*</p>
<p>NYU
Harvey Mudd
Bard
Rensselaer PI
Wesleyan
Dartmouth
Univ. of Chicago
Bard at Simon’s Rock
Vassar</p>
<p>*Some colleges have much higher fees for certain majors in the sciences or engineering.</p>