Higher Education Bubble Update: Colleges and Universities Charging $50k+ Increases 25X in 3 Yrs.

2012 Mercedes E550 Coupe ($56,590) = 1 Year of College

Top 25 Colleges for Tuition and Room & Board, 2011-2012

Rank	College	2011-2012 Tuition, Room and Board
1	Sarah Lawrence College	$59,170
2	Landmark College	$57,330
3	New York U.	$56,787
4	Columbia University	$56,310
5	Harvey Mudd College	$56,268
6	Wesleyan U.	$56,006
7	Claremont McKenna College	$55,865
8	Johns Hopkins U.	$55,742
9	Berklee College of Music	$55,615
10	Bard College	$55,592
11	Barnard College	$55,566
12	Vanderbilt U.	$55,556
13	Trinity College	$55,450
14	U. of Chicago	$55,416
15	Dartmouth College	$55,365
16	Bates College	$55,300
17	Stevens Institute of Technology	$55,276
18	Vassar College	$55,135
19	Washington U. in St. Louis	$55,111
20	Boston College	$55,079
21	Haverford College	$55,050
22	Pitzer College	$54,988
23	Connecticut College	$54,970
24	Bard College at Simon's Rock	$54,960
25	Bennington College	$54,960

From the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required):

"The 50K club is getting crowded: 123 institutions now charge $50,000 or more for tuition, fees, room, and board, according to data released by the College Board. That's up from last year, when 100 colleges and universities charged that much."

MP: The table above shows the top 25 colleges for tuition, and room and board, for the current 2011-2012 academic year.   

In this related Chicago Tribune article, they point out that: a) only 58 schools charged more than $50,000 for tuition and room and board in 2009-2010 and the year before it was only five colleges, and b) an increasing number of colleges are now charging more for tuition than the average American earns per year ($42,000 according to the Social Security Administration).

HT: Steve Bartin