The price of college is on the rise. If you are tight on cash, you may want to stop and think before signing up for these two Chicagoland institutions.
The University of Chicago and Northwestern University were named by Forbes this week as two of the most expensive colleges in the United States. The universities ranked second and ninth, respectively, competing with mostly east coast institutions.
The study factors in tuition, room and board, books, mandatory computers, and transportation.
The University of Chicago, "Brainiac Central on Lake Michigan," according to Forbes, gathers in $42,041 a year for tuition, bringing the final cost of living and attending the Hyde Park school to $57,590.
Northwestern is a little cheaper. Tuition charges cap at $40,223 for the year. Additional factors raise the price of the suburban college to $56,406.
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Forbes says that most schools do have financial aid that can lower the price.
The data collector does point out that University of Chicago was the only school on the Top Ten list to appear on an earlier August list of the Best Colleges in America.
