Sometimes, it can help to get a little perspective on the relative costs of college education. A college education ain’t cheap, and looking at some figures on the differing costs of college degrees can help you get a good read on what paying for a college education might mean for you.
And if nothing else, figure out how much money you’ll need to save to buy a 20-foot long animatronic triceratops.
Yeah. You heard me.
Private Colleges and Universities
| National Average for 4-year degree | $21,324 |
| Harvard College | $52,652 |
| Yearly tuition, room, board, and fees | |
| Sarah Lawrence College | $56,282 |
| Yearly tuition, room, insurance, and fees | |
| University of Pennsylvania | $57,360 |
| Yearly tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, and personal costs |
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| Princeton University | $55,850 |
| Yearly tuition, room, board, and miscellaneous expenses |
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| Yale University | $55,850 |
| Yearly tuition, room, board, books, and personal expenses |
Public Colleges and Universities
| National Average for 4-year degree | $6,397 |
| National Average for 2-year degree | $2,527 |
| University of Pittsburgh Titusville | $20,860 |
| Yearly tuition, room, board, and fees | |
| College of William and Mary | $12,412 |
| Yearly tution, room, board, books, travel, incidentals, and fees |
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| Ohio State University | $19,926 |
| Yearly tuition, room, board, and fees |
Community Colleges
| Fox College | $16,247 |
| Yearly tuition, fees, books, and supplies | |
| Ozarka College | $16,105 |
| Yearly tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, and expenses |
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| Los Angeles City College | $16,815 |
| Yearly tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, and expenses |
Who really needs a college degree, though?
| Fully Functional Tron Light Cycle | $55,000 |
| 20 Foot Animatronic Triceratops | $350,000 |
| Lifetime Supply of Twinkies | $27,375 |
| Assuming you eat 3 twinkies a day for the next 50 years |
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| A Hawaiian Vacation | $4,750 |
| Two week trip, flight and hotel included | |
| Lady Gaga’s Meat Dress | $100,000 |
All facts and figures concerning tuition are sourced to the individual websites of the colleges and universities. Facts and figures concerning national average figures come from the US Department of Education.
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