Most Expensive Colleges

Sources: CampusGrotto.com As any parent knows, college can cost a small fortune.Here's the ten most expensive for the 2009-2010 academic year, according to CampusGrotto's annual list. The campus news Web site uses tuition and room and board information that the colleges make public. The schools ranked are four-year undergraduate colleges and excludes junior colleges and music conservatories. That said, click on to see the top ten. Posted Oct. 19, 2009

Photo Credit: Jim Mills Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Total cost: $50,875 Previous ranking: 16

Photo Credit: Hippopotamus Claremont, Calif. Total cost: $51,037 Previous ranking: 27

Photo Credit: Addisonhall New London, Conn. Total cost: $51,115 Previous ranking: 5

Photo Credit: AgnosticPreachersKid Washington, D.C. Total cost: $51,122 Previous ranking: 4

Photo Credit: Daderot Baltimore, Md. Total cost: $51,190 Previous ranking: 7

Photo Credit: Skidmore Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Total cost: $51,196 Previous ranking: 8

Photo Credit: dkolb.org Lewiston, Maine Total cost: $51,300 Previous ranking: 6

Photo Credit: math.nist.gov Washington, D.C. Total cost: $51,730 Previous ranking: 2

Photo Credit: Ecnerwal New York, N.Y. Total cost: $51,991 Previous ranking: 3

Photo Credit: science.slc.edu Bronxville, N.Y. Total cost: $54,410 Previous ranking: 1