Cost & value
Most expensive room and board
Where a year of on-campus food and housing costs the most.
$23,270
#1 · Pepperdine University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Malibu, CA
$13,310
Median
of 359 schools, Division I
1.7×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
$19,995
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division I
#1 · Pepperdine Universityevery school
The spread across 359 schools; the median is $13,310.
How it is measured
The school’s reported charges.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | On-campus food and housing | Setting | Sticker (out-of-state) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference · Malibu, CA | $23,270 | Suburb | $94k | |
| 2 | Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY | $23,075 | City | $90k | |
| 3 | University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA | $22,692 | City | $76k | |
| 4 | San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA | $21,630 | City | $46k | |
| 5 | University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL | $21,580 | Suburb | $88k | |
| 6 | Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN | $21,054 | City | $90k | |
| 7 | Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference · Los Angeles, CA | $20,713 | City | $85k | |
| 8 | Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA | $20,374 | City | $87k | |
| 9 | Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL | $20,334 | City | $91k | |
| 10 | Merrimack College Division I · Metro Conference · North Andover, MA | $19,995 | Suburb | $74k | |
| 11 | University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference · West Haven, CT | $19,954 | Suburb | $70k | |
| 12 | St. John's University (New York) Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Queens, NY | $19,926 | City | $74k | |
| 13 | Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA | $19,922 | Suburb | $88k | |
| 14 | San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference · San Jose, CA | $19,866 | City | $44k | |
| 15 | Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC | $19,750 | City | $89k | |
| 16 | University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA | $19,433 | City | $71k | |
| 17 | Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ | $19,380 | City | $84k | |
| 18 | University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | $19,198 | City | $90k | |
| 19 | Yale University Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT | $19,180 | City | $88k | |
| 20 | University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference · Davis, CA | $19,068 | Suburb | $72k | |
| 21 | Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH | $19,009 | Town | $88k | |
| 22 | Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference · Santa Clara, CA | $18,984 | City | $83k | |
| 23 | Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Boston, MA | $18,790 | City | $85k | |
| 24 | University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA | $18,684 | Suburb | $71k | |
| 25 | Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League · Easton, PA | $18,640 | Suburb | $83k | |
| 26 | Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY | $18,554 | City | $88k | |
| 27 | University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA | $18,496 | City | $89k | |
| 28 | Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA | $18,475 | City | $90k | |
| 29 | DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Chicago, IL | $18,468 | City | $67k | |
| 30 | High Point University Division I · Big South Conference · High Point, NC | $18,462 | City | $66k | |
| 31 | Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT | $18,450 | Suburb | $71k | |
| 32 | Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY | $18,444 | City | $85k | |
| 33 | Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference · The Bronx, NY | $18,440 | City | $73k | |
| 34 | University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference · Irvine, CA | $18,423 | City | $70k | |
| 35 | California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference · Fullerton, CA | $18,348 | Suburb | $43k | |
| 36 | Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference · Vestal, NY | $18,294 | Suburb | $50k | |
| 37 | Iona University Division I · Metro Conference · New Rochelle, NY | $18,270 | Suburb | $67k | |
| 38 | Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League · Baltimore, MD | $18,240 | City | $76k | |
| 39 | Southern Methodist University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX | $18,230 | Suburb | $86k | |
| 40 | Boston University Division I · Patriot League · Boston, MA | $18,110 | City | $86k | |
| 41 | Tulane University Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA | $18,088 | City | $87k | |
| 42 | University of San Diego Division I · West Coast Conference · San Diego, CA | $18,084 | City | $79k | |
| 43 | University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA | $17,982 | City | $64k | |
| 44 | Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC | $17,848 | City | $88k | |
| 45 | College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA | $17,750 | City | $81k | |
| 46 | Monmouth University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · West Long Branch, NJ | $17,738 | Suburb | $68k | |
| 47 | Hofstra University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hempstead, NY | $17,720 | Suburb | $76k | |
| 48 | Marist University Division I · Metro Conference · Poughkeepsie, NY | $17,710 | Suburb | $68k | |
| 49 | Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Stony Brook, NY | $17,662 | Suburb | $52k | |
| 50 | Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference · Jersey City, NJ | $17,590 | City | $61k | |
| 51 | Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Philadelphia, PA | $17,550 | City | $81k | |
| 52 | Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC | $17,458 | City | $87k | |
| 53 | Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT | $17,400 | Suburb | $77k | |
| 54 | University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN | $17,378 | Suburb | $83k | |
| 55 | Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference · Brookville, NY | $17,354 | Suburb | $63k | |
| 56 | Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · South Orange, NJ | $17,350 | Suburb | $73k | |
| 57 | University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference · San Francisco, CA | $17,300 | City | $81k | |
| 58 | California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference · San Luis Obispo, CA | $17,220 | Suburb | $52k | |
| 59 | University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference · San Diego, CA | $17,198 | City | $69k | |
| 60 | Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI | $17,150 | City | $81k | |
| 61 | University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | $17,148 | City | $69k | |
| 62 | University of Denver Division I · West Coast Conference · Denver, CO | $17,049 | City | $81k | |
| 63 | American University Division I · Patriot League · Washington, DC | $17,012 | City | $76k | |
| 64 | Temple University Division I · American Conference · Philadelphia, PA | $16,968 | City | $60k | |
| 65 | University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO | $16,950 | City | $63k | |
| 66 | Bryant University Division I · America East Conference · Smithfield, RI | $16,938 | Suburb | $71k | |
| 67 | Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference · Moraga, CA | $16,900 | Suburb | $78k | |
| 68 | Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA | $16,896 | Suburb | $85k | |
| 69 | Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Chicago, IL | $16,894 | City | $71k | |
| 70 | Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY | $16,800 | City | $90k | |
| 71 | Colgate University Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY | $16,790 | Rural | $87k | |
| 72 | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference · Buffalo, NY | $16,754 | Suburb | $54k | |
| 73 | Rider University Division I · Metro Conference · Lawrenceville, NJ | $16,730 | Suburb | $59k | |
| 74 | Siena University Division I · Metro Conference · Loudonville, NY | $16,700 | Suburb | $65k | |
| 75 | University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference · Stockton, CA | $16,688 | City | $77k | |
| 76 | Boise State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Boise, ID | $16,610 | City | $51k | |
| 77 | University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference · Portland, OR | $16,600 | City | $75k | |
| 78 | Brown University Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI | $16,598 | City | $88k | |
| 79 | Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL | $16,550 | City | $66k | |
| 80 | Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Charlotte, NC | $16,488 | City | $67k | |
| 81 | Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Washington, DC | $16,474 | City | $55k | |
| 82 | Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League · Bethlehem, PA | $16,470 | City | $81k | |
| 83 | Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference · Hamden, CT | $16,470 | Suburb | $73k | |
| 84 | Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC | $16,400 | Suburb | $79k | |
| 85 | Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Atlanta, GA | $16,328 | City | $47k | |
| 86 | George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Washington, DC | $16,300 | City | $84k | |
| 87 | California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference · Sacramento, CA | $16,278 | City | $41k | |
| 88 | University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA | $16,210 | City | $81k | |
| 89 | University at Albany Division I · America East Conference · Albany, NY | $16,182 | City | $48k | |
| 90 | Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA | $16,119 | City | $63k | |
| 91 | Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA | $16,118 | Town | $84k | |
| 92 | Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference · Teaneck, NJ | $16,102 | Suburb | $59k | |
| 93 | Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tempe, AZ | $16,091 | City | $53k | |
| 94 | Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · DeLand, FL | $16,030 | City | $74k | |
| 95 | Rice University Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX | $15,900 | City | $78k | |
| 96 | Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference · Farmville, VA | $15,887 | Town | $47k | |
| 97 | Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Indianapolis, IN | $15,870 | City | $67k | |
| 98 | Furman University Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC | $15,868 | Suburb | $77k | |
| 99 | University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference · Eugene, OR | $15,840 | City | $63k | |
| 100 | Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Milwaukee, WI | $15,740 | City | $68k |
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