The Most Expensive College In Each State

Rhode Island: Brown University

Annual Tuition and Fees: $55,656

Room and Board: $14,670

Founded in 1764, Brown University has an undergraduate enrollment of 6,988 students, 54% of whom are female. The campus is 146 acres and located in Providence. It is the only major research university where students can formulate their own course of study. The academic program offers multidisciplinary study in nearly 80 concentrations.

The student-faculty ratio is 7:1, and 70.3% of the classes have fewer than 20 students. Popular majors include computer science, applied mathematics, biology/biological sciences and engineering. The four-year graduation rate is 86%, and 44% of full-time undergraduate students receive some form of need-based financial aid.