The most expensive colleges in the U.S.

You think you're paying a lot for tuition? Has it even hit the $50,000-a-year mark? If not, you're not even close.

Check out Forbes' list of America's 10 Most Expensive Colleges.

(By the way, they tend to be small, northeastern institutions.)

Here's a brief summary:

  1. Sarah Lawrence College: $57,556

  2. Columbia University: $54,385

  3. Bard College: $54,275

  4. Wesleyan University: $53,976

  5. Vanderbilt University: $53,660

  6. University of Chicago: $53,604

  7. Harvey Mudd College: $53,588

  8. Trinity College: $53,380

  9. Georgetown University: $53,340

  10. Bates College: $53,300

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