The Most Expensive College In Each State

Nevada: Sierra Nevada College

Annual Tuition and Fees: $32, 639

Room and Board: $12,764

Founded in 1969, this private college has an undergraduate enrollment of 435 students, 57% of whom are female. The campus size is 18 acres and on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. It has six departments: fine arts, business, interdisciplinary studies, humanities and social sciences, and science and technology. It offers more than 37 majors and concentrations, and each program affords hands-on learning opportunities.

The college has a unique program in Outdoor Adventure Leadership. It is one of the only colleges with a bachelor’s degree specific to the snow sports industry.The student-faculty ratio is 10:1, and 88.3% of the classes have fewer than 20 students. Popular majors are psychology, entrepreneurship and interdisciplinary studies.