N.Y. has 5 of the most expensive colleges in U.S., according to recent study [Video]

A study, conducted by The College Investor, recently ranked the top 20 most expensive colleges and universities across the United States. (Staten Island Advance)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A study recently ranked the top 20 most expensive colleges and universities across the United States, and five of the schools are located in New York.

The study was conducted by The College Investor, a website dedicated to “investing and personal finance for millenials.” Researchers used each school’s published tuition and fees for one year to develop the ranking.

Highlights from the study are below.

Franklin & Marshall College, which is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is at the top of the list, with tuition at $65,652, while New York City’s Barnard College is at No. 20 in the ranking, with tuition at $60,478.

Columbia University, also located in New York City, sits at No. 2, with annual tuition costing $65,524. The school also made a recent ranking of top “dream colleges” in the United States.

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