No two things are more stressful to a prospective college student than the question of getting accepted and determining if they can actually afford attending the school of their dreams. The cost of college is no joke, and is something we have tried to put a spotlight on since we started ranking expensive colleges back in 2007, as it is a troublesome debt many students will carry for years to come.

Here we list the 100 most expensive colleges in the U.S. based on tuition data reported in the latest IPEDS survey from the US Department of Education.

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Over the years, we have collected a lot of college tuition data as part of our Most Expensive Colleges ranking. Displayed here are the Top 100 Colleges by Highest Tuition from our latest available collection of data. Also listed below are previous tuition rankings so you are able to see how the data changes over the years.

Here are the top 100 most expensive colleges by tuition and required fees for the 2012-2013 school year.